Overview
Harbor Health & Rehab has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in East Chicago. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 17, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,637 in the past three years.
Harbor Health & Rehab is a nonprofit facility with 106 certified beds, caring for about 68 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,637
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.89 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.03 hrs
- Nurse aides1.45 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 68
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1998
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes