The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
The Village at Kendallville
Registered name: LUTHERAN LIFE VILLAGES
KENDALLVILLE, IN · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall for The Village at Kendallville, with 5-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings and no fines in the last 24 months. Reported nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations included medication storage and labeling, infection control, and resident record privacy.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7131 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 3, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7131.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.86
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.32
- Nurse aides
- 2.53
- Weekend nursing
- 3.41
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
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
10%8.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.9%3.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.8%2.6%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
9.1%1.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.5%18.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.7%16.5%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.3%20%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—9.7%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.1%39.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—93.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%96.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 81.4 residents on an average day (82% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 20 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.