Life Care Center Of The Willows
1000 Elizabeth Dr, Valparaiso, IN, 46383
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 92 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.1% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 155158
- Certified beds
- 92 beds · avg 65 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
- Hendricks County Hospital
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Deanna m Fenoughty
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Mark Edward Gentry
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
- Timothy a Whicker
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
- John Waite
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2020
+ 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 37)
- D0677·Mar 25, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F0921·Jan 27, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0881·Jan 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D0880·Jan 27, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jan 27, 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.
- D0757·Jan 27, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0695·Jan 27, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0693·Jan 27, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Fire-safety citations
44 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 27, 2026. 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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