LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-11-18, LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY is a 120-bed nursing home in MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, averaging 90.8 residents a day.
Has LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY been cited for violations?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY since 2023-04-28, 23 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2025-10-28.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | F0684, F0695 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2025-08-08 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2025-08-08 | F0554, F0580, F0684, F0685, F0687, F0740, F0761, F0842, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-03-31 | F0580, F0689 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-09-11 | F0661, F0757 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-06-14 | F0685, F0692, F0695 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-04-02 | F0554, F0684 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2024-04-02 | F0580, F0689 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-04-28 | F0684, F0695, F0812, F0921 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2023-04-28 | F0554, F0677, F0679, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0758, F0760, F0761 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY staffed relative to the IN average?
| Measure | This facility | IN average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.58388 | 3.67961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 46.2 | 45.9 |
| Average number of residents per day | 90.8 | 72.5 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF MICHIGAN CITY is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual, operates under the legal business name HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | ENGELS, ERIN, GENTRY, MARK, STARKEY, TYLER, WAITE, JOHN, WHICKER, TIMOTHY | since 01/12/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | FENOUGHTY, DEANNA | since 07/10/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., MICHIGAN CITY MEDICAL INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AGARWAL, BIKASH, FENOUGHTY, DEANNA, FLETCHER, TODD, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, PHILLIPS, TERRI, PRESTON, AUBREY, PRESTON, FORREST, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 07/10/2023 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | CROSS, CINDY | since 02/25/2025 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | ENGELS, ERIN, GENTRY, MARK, STARKEY, TYLER, WAITE, JOHN, WHICKER, TIMOTHY | since 01/12/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., MICHIGAN CITY MEDICAL INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AGARWAL, BIKASH, PHILLIPS, TERRI, PRESTON, FORREST | since 02/25/2025 |
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