Overview
Heritage Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 12th of 17 nursing homes in Evansville. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% 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 April 25, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more 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.
Heritage Center is a government-run facility with 172 certified beds, caring for about 138 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- 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 staff3.92 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 172
- Average residents per day
- 138
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1979
- 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