Overview
Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. Among the 10 nursing homes in South Bend, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 53% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 144 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1970.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 10%
Top 4%
Top 4%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 16, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.63 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.04 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 12, 1970
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes