Plainfield Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Plainfield Health Care Center is a 189-bed for-profit nursing home in Plainfield, Indiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Plainfield Health Care Center
3700 Clarks Creek RdPlainfield, IN 46168
Hendricks County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Plainfield Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Indiana average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.84 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
61.3% of nursing staff at Plainfield Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $31,852 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Payment Denial | 19 days from Feb 21, 2026 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Fine | $31,852 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Plainfield Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Plainfield Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Hendricks County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 24, 1983
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Plainfield Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cumberland Trace Health & Living Community Plainfield | 1.9 | 104 | 2.14 | 3.85 | 43.4% | 3 | $33,579 |
| Countryside Meadows Avon | 3.0 | 171 | 2.08 | 3.47 | 38.5% | 3 | None |
| Washington Healthcare Center Indianapolis | 3.9 | 94 | 2.09 | 3.40 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Majestic Care of Avon Avon | 4.6 | 117 | 2.24 | 3.32 | 40.5% | 2 | None |
| Brooke Knoll Village Avon | 5.0 | 117 | 2.85 | 4.07 | 61.7% | 2 | None |
| Wellbrooke of Avon Indianapolis | 5.2 | 70 | 2.17 | 3.99 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| Avon Health & Rehabilitation Center Avon | 5.7 | 137 | 2.22 | 3.50 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Westside Retirement Village Indianapolis | 5.7 | 132 | 2.24 | 3.72 | 40.3% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.