Overview
Cardinal Care Strategies has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 10th of 10 nursing homes in Muncie. Its strongest area is quality of care (2 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% 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 January 9, 2026, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 8 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.
Cardinal Care Strategies is a for-profit facility with 104 certified beds, caring for about 73 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
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 22
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.94 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.02 hrs
- Nurse aides3.55 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 17, 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