1017 BONTRAGER AVE, Elkhart, IN 46517
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About Elkhart Meadows
ELKHART MEADOWS is a government - county nursing home in ELKHART, IN with 58 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
58 residents
Location
Elkhart, IN
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2600 MOREHOUSE AVE, Elkhart, Indiana 46517
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 4, 2025, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 17 minutes with each resident a day, below the Indiana average of 3 hours 41 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Elkhart Meadows in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 17 minutesBelow the Indiana average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 24 minutesBelow the Indiana average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 45% |
Inspections
4 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 30, 2024 · Standard inspection · 4 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 22, 2024Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 22, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 22, 2024Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Sep 22, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Legal business name
- The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
- Medicare-certified beds
- 58
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- March 9, 1990
- Part of a chain
- American Senior Communities, 90 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 155352
Location
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2600 MOREHOUSE AVEElkhart, IN 46517
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Questions about Elkhart Meadows
How did Elkhart Meadows do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 4, 2025 and found no health deficiencies. The Indiana average is 7.2.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Elkhart Meadows?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 17 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 45% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Elkhart Meadows been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Elkhart Meadows in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.