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INDIANA VETERANS HOME

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · Medicare-certified · 212 beds

In good standing
Government-run
3 of 5 overall

Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette has a 3-star overall rating, with stronger staffing at 4 stars and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.37 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). Its quality measures are lower at 2 stars, health inspections are 3 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

5.3739 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 5.3739.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.06
Licensed practical nurses
0.53
Nurse aides
3.78
Weekend nursing
4.61

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 64%
Registered nurse turnover: 59%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

17.8%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.1%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.5%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.5%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

3.1%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

19.7%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

22.4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

12%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

2.4%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.7%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

17.5%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.8%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.9%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.7%Improving

What the inspectors found

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

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 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 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

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Government - State
Occupancy
107.4 residents on an average day (51% 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.