Washington Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Washington Healthcare Center is a 94-bed government-run nursing home in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of American Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Washington Healthcare Center
8201 W Washington StIndianapolis, IN 46231
Marion 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 Washington Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Indiana average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.40 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Washington 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 45.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Washington Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Washington Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: American Senior Communities, 90 homes
- Legal name: The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 24, 1991
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Washington Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westside Retirement Village Indianapolis | 3.0 | 132 | 2.24 | 3.72 | 40.3% | 2 | None |
| Envive of Indianapolis Indianapolis | 3.0 | 184 | 1.99 | 3.49 | 44.7% | 1 | $61,180 |
| Wellbrooke of Avon Indianapolis | 3.4 | 70 | 2.17 | 3.99 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| Brooke Knoll Village Avon | 3.8 | 117 | 2.85 | 4.07 | 61.7% | 2 | None |
| Plainfield Health Care Center Plainfield · SFF candidate | 3.9 | 189 | 2.06 | 3.22 | 61.3% | 2 | $31,852 |
| Chalet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Indianapolis | 4.0 | 88 | 1.95 | 3.55 | 61.8% | 2 | None |
| Countryside Meadows Avon | 4.1 | 171 | 2.08 | 3.47 | 38.5% | 3 | None |
| Eagle Valley Meadows Indianapolis | 5.1 | 114 | 2.24 | 3.63 | 31.4% | 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.