The Milton Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Milton Home is a 34-bed nonprofit nursing home in South Bend, Indiana, part of Sterling Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Indiana average of 2.23, and 45.2% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
The Milton Home
206 E Marion StSouth Bend, IN 46601
St. Joseph 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 The Milton Home, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Indiana average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 65 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.44 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.72 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at The Milton Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Milton Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About The Milton Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sterling Healthcare, 5 homes
- Legal name: Pulaski Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 3, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Milton Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center South Bend | 0.7 | 144 | 2.01 | 3.35 | 37.7% | 5 | None |
| Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Inc Notre Dame | 1.0 | 52 | 3.34 | 4.89 | 35.5% | 3 | None |
| Wellbrooke of South Bend South Bend | 2.0 | 70 | 2.36 | 4.31 | 40.7% | 4 | None |
| Trailpoint Village South Bend · abuse citation | 3.1 | 183 | 2.10 | 3.57 | 42.7% | 2 | $14,069 |
| Holy Cross Rehabilitation and Wellness South Bend | 3.1 | 168 | 1.92 | 4.07 | 45.4% | 2 | None |
| Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center Mishawaka | 3.3 | 130 | 2.10 | 3.22 | 39.5% | 2 | None |
| West Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation South Bend | 3.3 | 157 | 2.50 | 3.83 | 43.1% | 5 | None |
| Healthwin Health & Rehabilitation South Bend | 3.5 | 145 | 2.49 | 4.24 | 74.6% | 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.