Overview
Altenheim Health & Living Community has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 9th of 44 nursing homes in Indianapolis. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 51% 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 June 19, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Indiana average of 7.1. 2 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.
Altenheim Health & Living Community is a government-run facility with 87 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1980.
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 21%
Top 26%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff3.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides1.93 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 87
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 22, 1980
- 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