Life Care Center of Michigan City
802 US HIGHWAY 20 EAST, Michigan City, IN, 46360
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 12 deficiencies against Life Care Center of Michigan City in Michigan City, Indiana at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-08-08, 2 of them arising from complaints. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 20 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-10-28 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2025-10-28 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0921 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0554 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0580 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0685 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0687 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0740 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0761 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-08-08 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0580 · 2025-03-31 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-03-31 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0661 · 2024-09-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0757 · 2024-09-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0685 · 2024-06-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0692 · 2024-06-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2024-06-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0554 · 2024-04-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns Life Care Center of Michigan City
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGELS, ERIN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2018 |
| GENTRY, MARK | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/12/2022 |
| STARKEY, TYLER | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2020 |
| WAITE, JOHN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2020 |
| WHICKER, TIMOTHY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/12/2022 |
| FENOUGHTY, DEANNA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/10/2023 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2018 |
| MICHIGAN CITY MEDICAL INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2018 |
| AGARWAL, BIKASH | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2019 |
| FENOUGHTY, DEANNA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/10/2023 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2018 |
| HENRY, TERRY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2018 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 155344.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction