Nursing Homes in Alexandria, IN- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 28, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Alexandria
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 28, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Alexandria has a total of 60 active skilled nursing facilities and 5,689 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Alexandria of 4,968, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.87 persons in Alexandria. There were 4,057 residents in nursing homes as April 28, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 71.31 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Alexandria has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Alexandria and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.57 0.63 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.19 2.23 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.92 0.78 / 0.88
All Staff 3.68 3.64 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Indiana.

COVID-19 Infections in Alexandria Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Alexandria there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 28, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Alexandria

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Alexandria Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Alexandria, IN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Alexandria

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Alexandria based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
The Waters of Middletown Skilled Nursing Facility
981 BEECHWOOD AVE
MIDDLETOWN, IN
23.33
Parker Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
359 RANDOLPH ST
PARKER CITY, IN
6.67
Willowbend Living Center
7524 E JACKSON ST
MUNCIE, IN
8.00
Westminster Village Muncie Inc
5801 W BETHEL AVE
MUNCIE, IN
14.00
Rawlins House Health and Living Community
300 J H WALKER DR
PENDLETON, IN
14.67
Waters of Hartford City Skilled Nursing Facility
0548 S 100 W
HARTFORD CITY, IN
8.00
Miller's Merry Manor
505 N BRADNER AVE
MARION, IN
16.00
Waters Edge Village
2200 WEST WHITE RIVER BLVD
MUNCIE, IN
8.67
Colonial Oaks Health Care Center
4725 S COLONIAL OAKS DR
MARION, IN
10.67
Summit Health and Living
701 S MAIN ST
SUMMITVILLE, IN
6.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Alexandria based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Hickory Creek at New Castle
901 N 16TH STREET
NEW CASTLE, IN
34.67
Carmel Health and Living Community
118 MEDICAL DR
CARMEL, IN
45.33
Brookside Care Strategies
505 N GAVIN ST
MUNCIE, IN
119.83
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Mcgivney Health Care Center
2907 EAST SMOKY ROW
CARMEL, IN
116.67
Allison Pointe Healthcare Center
5226 E 82ND STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
294.17
Bridgewater Healthcare Center
14751 CAREY ROAD
CARMEL, IN
91.67
Restoracy of Carmel
616 GREEN HOUSE WAY
CARMEL, IN
157.33
Cardinal Care Strategies
4600 E JACKSON ST
MUNCIE, IN
145.83
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Aperion Care Kokomo
3518 S LAFOUNTAIN ST
KOKOMO, IN
86.00
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Castleton Health Care Center
7630 E 86TH ST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
128.00

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