Overview
Rensselaer Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Indiana average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Rensselaer. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 57% 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 May 6, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Indiana average of 7.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $128,311 in the past three years.
Rensselaer Care Center is a government-run facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
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
- May 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $128,311
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.67 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.39 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 15, 1986
- 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