Rensselaer Care Center
1309 E Grace St, Rensselaer, IN, 47978
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 85 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 61.9% — higher than most Indiana nursing homesIndiana avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Indiana nursing homesIndiana avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 3 departed — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $128,311 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 155287
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 85 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Hendricks County Hospital
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (22 on record)
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aubrey Preston
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Hendricks County Hospital
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jillian Kutemeier
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Pragneshkumar n Radadiya
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
+ 16 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 44)
- F0887·May 6, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- F0812·May 6, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·May 6, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0757·May 6, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0697·May 6, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0691·May 6, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D0690·May 6, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0689·May 6, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $128K
Most recent events
- May 6, 2024Fine · $128K
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 7, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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