Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in La Porte, IN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in La Porte
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, La Porte has a total of 33 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,396 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of La Porte of 21,569, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 6.35 persons in La Porte. There were 2,379 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 70.05 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, La Porte has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for La Porte and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.63 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.19	2.23 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.78	0.78 / 0.88
All Staff	3.68	3.65 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Indiana.

COVID-19 Infections in La Porte Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in La Porte there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in La Porte

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for La Porte Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in La Porte, IN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in La Porte

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in La Porte based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Miller's Merry Manor 5909 LUTE RD PORTAGE, IN	11.33
Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center 300 E CULVER RD KNOX, IN	7.33
Miller's Merry Manor 635 OAKHILL AVE PLYMOUTH, IN	27.33
West Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation 4600 W WASHINGTON AVE SOUTH BEND, IN	33.33
Wellbrooke of South Bend 52565 STATE ROAD 933 SOUTH BEND, IN	29.33
Avalon Springs Health Campus 2400 SILHAVY ROAD VALPARAISO, IN	28.67
Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center 251 STURDY RD VALPARAISO, IN	15.33
Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Inc 54515 STATE ROAD 933 NORTH NOTRE DAME, IN	38.00
Life Care Center of Valparaiso 3405 N CAMPBELL RD VALPARAISO, IN	38.67
West Woods of Niles 1211 STATE LINE RD NILES, MI	70.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in La Porte based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Life Care Center of The Willows 1000 ELIZABETH DR VALPARAISO, IN	86.00
Chalet of Niles, LLC 911 S 3RD ST NILES, MI	234.67
Briarcliff Health and Rehabilitation Center 5024 WESTERN AVENUE SOUTH BEND, IN	82.67 /
Riveridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1333 WELLS ST NILES, MI	179.33 /
Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center 3175 LANCER ST PORTAGE, IN	63.33
Brickyard Healthcare - Terrace Care Center 1900 ANDREW AVE LA PORTE, IN	81.33
Chesterton Manor 110 BEVERLY DR CHESTERTON, IN	61.33
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton 2775 VILLAGE POINT CHESTERTON, IN	43.33
Healthwin 20531 DARDEN RD SOUTH BEND, IN	101.83
Hamilton Grove 31869 CHICAGO TRAIL NEW CARLISLE, IN	103.00

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