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

Data as of March 24, 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 Bloomington
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on March 24, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Bloomington has a total of 24 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,212 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Bloomington of 115,884, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 52.39 persons in Bloomington. There were 1,567 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 70.84 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, Bloomington 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 Bloomington and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.48 0.63 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 1.98 2.22 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.79 0.78 / 0.88
All Staff 3.24 3.63 / 3.78

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

COVID-19 Infections in Bloomington 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 Bloomington there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Bloomington

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 Bloomington Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Bloomington, 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 Bloomington

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Bloomington 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
Bell Trace Health and Living Center
725 BELL TRACE CIRCLE
BLOOMINGTON, IN
0.00
Stonecroft Health Campus
363 SOUTH FIELDSTONE BLVD
BLOOMINGTON, IN
20.00
Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1510 CLINIC DR
BEDFORD, IN
2.00
Mccormick's Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare
210 STATE HWY 43
SPENCER, IN
26.00
Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center
601 E RACE ST
ODON, IN
22.67
Franklin Meadows
1285 W JEFFERSON ST
FRANKLIN, IN
14.00
Grand Valley Health and Rehab
621 GRAND VALLEY BOULEVARD
MARTINSVILLE, IN
15.33
Hearthstone Health Campus
3043 NORTH LINTEL DRIVE
BLOOMINGTON, IN
21.33
Majestic Care of Bedford
2111 NORTON LN
BEDFORD, IN
20.00
White River Lodge
3710 KENNY SIMPSON LN
BEDFORD, IN
22.00

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

Facility Rating
Brickyard Healthcare - Bloomington Care Center
155 E BURKS DR
BLOOMINGTON, IN
54.67
The Waters of Martinsville
2055 HERITAGE DR
MARTINSVILLE, IN
61.83
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Bloomington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
120 E MILLER DR
BLOOMINGTON, IN
91.33
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Core of Bedford
514 E 16TH ST
BEDFORD, IN
52.33
Hickory Creek at Franklin
580 LEMLEY STREET
FRANKLIN, IN
54.17
Morgantown Health Care
140 W WASHINGTON ST
MORGANTOWN, IN
15.33
Brown County Health and Living Community
55 E WILLOW ST
NASHVILLE, IN
39.00
Richland Bean Blossom Health Care Center
5911 STATE ROAD 46
ELLETTSVILLE, IN
36.00
Owen Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
920 W HIGHWAY 46
SPENCER, IN
31.33
Otterbein Franklin Seniorlife Comm Res and Com Care
1070 W JEFFERSON ST
FRANKLIN, IN
29.33
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