Overview
Life Care Center of Valparaiso has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 5 nursing homes in Valparaiso. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 59% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 6, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Indiana average of 7.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Valparaiso is a government-run facility with 110 certified beds, caring for about 97 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
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 20%
Top 7%
Top 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- 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 staff3.51 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.82 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.79 hrs
- Nurse aides1.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 27, 1989
- 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