The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
LIFE CARE CENTER OF VALPARAISO
VALPARAISO, IN · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
In good standing
Government-runChain member
5 of 5 overall
LIFE CARE CENTER OF VALPARAISO has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with strong quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating, but a 3-star staffing rating and 3.40 nurse hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1. It reported no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4007 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 6, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4007.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.89
- Nurse aides
- 1.82
- Weekend nursing
- 2.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 19%
Registered nurse turnover: 24%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.7%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
57%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
25.2%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Chain
- Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA · 194 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 98.7 residents on an average day (90% of 110 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.