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Life Care Center of Michigan City

802 US HIGHWAY 20 EAST, MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 46360

(219) 872-7251

lcca.com

120 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

802 Us Highway 20 East

Michigan City, IN 46360

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Bed capacity

120

CMS facility ID

155344

Care type

Nursing home

County

La Porte

Facility name

Life Care Center of Michigan City

Street address

802 US HIGHWAY 20 EAST

City / state / ZIP

Michigan City, IN 46360

Phone

(219) 872-7251

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Michigan City

Life Care Center of Michigan City is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Michigan City, Indiana. It is licensed for 120 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Michigan City and 507 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Michigan City 59 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Agarwal, Bikash

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Cross, Cindy

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Engels, Erin

Governing body · Trustee — since 2018

Fenoughty, Deanna

Officer · Operational control — since 2023

Fletcher, Todd

Operational control — since 2018

Gentry, Mark

Governing body · Trustee — since 2022

Hendricks County Hospital

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Henry, Terry

Operational control — since 2018

Lay, Lisa

Operational control — since 2018

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Michigan City Medical Investors Limited Partnership

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Phillips, Terri

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2018

Preston, Forrest

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Starkey, Tyler

Governing body · Trustee — since 2020

Swanker, Richard

Operational control — since 2018

Thurmond, Joan

Operational control — since 2018

Waite, John

Governing body · Trustee — since 2020

Whicker, Timothy

Governing body · Trustee — since 2022

Ziegler, James

Operational control — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1989-11-18

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

12 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-08

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$546 per day (≈ $16,600/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

58% Medicaid · 26% Medicare · 16% private/other

Occupancy

70% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

46% above the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

120

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-10-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-11-19

F-0695

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-11-19

2025-08-08Health inspection10 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0687

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate foot care.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0740

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-15

F-0921

E · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2025-09-15

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (47 citations)

2025-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-18

2024-09-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0661

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2024-10-04

F-0757

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-10-04

2024-06-14Health inspection3 citations

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2024-07-12

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-07-12

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-07-12

2024-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0554

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-04-30

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-04-30

2023-04-28Health inspection13 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-05-23

F-0921

E · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2023-05-23

2025-08-08Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0300

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0341

E · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-10-06

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-10-06

2024-06-14Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0100

E · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2024-08-08

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-08-08

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-08-08

2023-04-28Fire-safety inspection13 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-07-11

E-0013

F · No harm found

Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

Corrected 2023-07-11

E-0018

F · No harm found

Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.

Corrected 2023-07-11

E-0029

F · No harm found

Develop a communication plan.

Corrected 2023-07-11

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0345

C · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-07-11

K-0927

F · No harm found

Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

Corrected 2023-07-11

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 155344.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.2137 ratings on Google

★★★★★Virni Webb · 2026-05-13 · via Google
“Facility is almost always very clean and odor free thats no exception today. I observed staff mopping and cleaning. My family member was dressed and clean as well and came immediately upon my visit to make sure she was still clean and unsoiled. Her floors were clean, bed tidy and bathroom clean, room was odor free I almost forgot I was visiting in a nursing home. This is the one area I can say t…”

★★★★★Linda Carnes · 2026-04-17 · via Google
“I was at this facility for around a month. I received excellent care while there. The staff are awesome. I couldn’t ask for better care. If you know someone that, or even yourself, needs to go into “a skilled nursing facility”, please consider this one. You will not regret it. From housekeeping to the nurses, the aides, and all of the therapists, their care and support was exceptional. I want to g…”

★Victoria Smith · 2026-05-30 · via Google
“As with all places there is good and bad. That rolls over to the staffing also. Im concerned with the loved ones well being. I've encountered a receptionist who will lie to save her own hide and violate hippa. There are some.good points, but over all I'm deeply concerned with the ethics and proper care received. Highly unprofessional to hang up on clients and highly unprofessional to mention anyth…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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