Rensselaer Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rensselaer Care Center is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Rensselaer, Indiana, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 60.5% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Rensselaer Care Center
1309 E Grace StRensselaer, IN 47978
Jasper County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Rensselaer Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Indiana average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 219 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
60.5% of nursing staff at Rensselaer 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 75.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $128,311 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | Fine | $128,311 |
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. Rensselaer Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Rensselaer Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Hendricks County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 15, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Rensselaer Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| George Ade Memorial Health Care Center Brook | 10.8 | 70 | 2.19 | 3.53 | 30.8% | 2 | None |
| Parkview Haven Francesville · staffing data not validated | 13.9 | 42 | — | — | 21.1% | 2 | None |
| Aperion Care Demotte Demotte | 17.8 | 93 | 1.45 | 2.64 | 52.9% | 1 | None |
| Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village Demotte | 18.9 | 73 | 2.52 | 4.34 | 48.8% | 1 | None |
| Monticello Healthcare Monticello | 22.9 | 102 | 2.00 | 3.42 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| White Oak Health Campus Monticello | 23.0 | 61 | 2.32 | 4.07 | 29.8% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Creek Health Campus Lowell | 28.8 | 58 | 1.71 | 3.58 | 27.1% | 4 | $8,021 |
| Lowell Healthcare Lowell | 28.9 | 86 | 2.17 | 3.60 | 34.6% | 5 | 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.