How to file a complaint about care →
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
0770 North 075 East, Lagrange, IN 46761 (opens Google Maps) · Lagrange County · (260) 463-7445· 87 certified beds · avg 46 residents/day · certified since Nov 13, 1989 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
New to these records? How to read an inspection report →
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 9 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. F-0550
The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. F-0554
The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). F-0628
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · F-0550 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). · F-0628 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · F-0693 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · F-0867 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. · F-0921 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (3 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
How to file a complaint about care →
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Indiana avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.92 | 3.42 | 3.95 | top 17% in Indiana; top 43% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.69 | top 28% in Indiana; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.59 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 14% in Indiana; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.48 | bottom 38% in Indiana; bottom 45% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.1 | 45.9 | 45.8 | bottom 39% in Indiana; bottom 39% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 55.6 | 40.4 | 42.9 | bottom 24% in Indiana; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.71, RN 0.67, weekend 3.39.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.71 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
No verified facility-specific private-pay price is available in our data for Life Care Center of Lagrange. CMS inspection and staffing records do not tell us what this home will charge you.
Use a written private-pay quote. This worksheet adds only the amounts you enter; it does not calculate Medicare, Medicaid or insurance benefits.
Formula: (room rate + daily extras) × days + one-time charges. A 30-day scenario is not a calendar-month quote. Refundable deposits, rate changes and charges you omit are not automatically included. Entries are not saved or sent to our server.
Understand who pays for care · How we handle price evidence · Report an incorrect price
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernacchi, Tina | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/10/2024 |
| Bernacchi, Tina | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/10/2024 |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Engels, Erin | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Engels, Erin | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/10/2023 |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/10/2023 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Gentry, Mark | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2022 |
| Gentry, Mark | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2022 |
| Hendricks County Hospital | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/27/2025 |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Lagrange Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Lagrange Medical Investors Limited Partnership | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2018 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2025 |
| Pechin, Thomas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2010 |
| Pechin, Thomas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2010 |
| Preston, Aubrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/06/2025 |
Showing 20 of 31 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 11 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 193 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters of Lagrange Skilled Nursing Facility, the | 0.4 mi | Lagrange, IN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Froh Community Home | 10.4 mi | Sturgis, MI | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Orchard Pointe Health Campus | 15.2 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Avalon Village | 16.6 mi | Ligonier, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Kendallville Manor | 17.0 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Lutheran Life Villages | 17.0 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community | 19.5 mi | Centreville, MI | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155343.
This page is the printable visit checklist. If your browser did not open the print dialog automatically, use File → Print (Ctrl/⌘-P).
May we use Google Analytics cookies to measure visits and pages viewed? Optional — every feature works without them. Privacy details