Valley View Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley View Healthcare Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Elkhart, Indiana, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 59.0% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Valley View Healthcare Center
333 W Mishawaka RdElkhart, IN 46517
Elkhart 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 Valley View Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Indiana average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 165 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.32 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 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
59.0% of nursing staff at Valley View Healthcare 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 70.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $284,560 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | Fine | $284,560 |
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. Valley View Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Valley View Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Hancock Regional Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 11, 1993
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley View Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brickyard Healthcare - Elkhart Care Center Elkhart | 0.7 | 175 | 2.25 | 3.36 | 33.3% | 1 | None |
| Elkhart Meadows Elkhart | 0.8 | 58 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Hubbard Hill Estates Inc Elkhart | 1.9 | 66 | 2.32 | 4.27 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| Riverside Village Elkhart | 1.9 | 97 | 2.22 | 3.43 | 65.4% | 2 | None |
| Woodland Manor Elkhart · many days without an RN | 2.5 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.53 | 69.5% | 1 | $114,339 |
| Greenleaf Health Campus Elkhart | 3.1 | 60 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 34.8% | 3 | None |
| East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Elkhart | 4.7 | 152 | 2.38 | 3.76 | 45.2% | 3 | None |
| The Waters of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility Wakarusa | 8.3 | 133 | 2.28 | 3.46 | 57.1% | 1 | $14,661 |
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.