Overview
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Chesterton. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 81% 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 February 24, 2026, found 26 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 18 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
Ignite Medical Resort Chesterton is a for-profit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2016.
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 67%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 26
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 18
- 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 staff3.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.16 hrs
- Nurse aides1.79 hrs
- Physical therapists0.23 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 9, 2016
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes