The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
INDIANA VETERANS HOME
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · Medicare-certified · 212 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette has an overall 3-star rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and quality, 4 stars for staffing, and no fines in the last 24 months. Reported nurse staffing is 5.61 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations involved accident hazards/supervision, resident dignity and rights, and appropriate treatment and care.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.614 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.614.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.20
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.54
- Nurse aides
- 3.87
- Weekend nursing
- 4.79
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 64%
Registered nurse turnover: 54%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19.7%23%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.9%2.9%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.6%0.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.9%3.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1%4.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.8%11.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20.8%13.6%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.6%8.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.8%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.1%20.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
5%3.3%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.2%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 103.6 residents on an average day (49% of 212 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 15 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.