Nursing Homes in Kokomo, 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 Kokomo
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, Kokomo has a total of 36 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,486 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Kokomo of 79,351, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 22.76 persons in Kokomo. There were 2,360 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 67.70 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, Kokomo 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 Kokomo and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.57 | 0.63 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.28 | 2.22 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.80 | 0.78 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.64 | 3.63 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Indiana.
COVID-19 Infections in Kokomo 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 Kokomo there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 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 Kokomo
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 Kokomo Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Kokomo, 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 Kokomo
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Kokomo 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 |
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Miller's Merry Manor 505 N BRADNER AVE MARION, IN |
25.33 |
Camelot Care Center 1555 COMMERCE ST LOGANSPORT, IN |
6.67 |
Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility West 1720 ALBER ST WABASH, IN |
19.33 |
Colonial Oaks Health Care Center 4725 S COLONIAL OAKS DR MARION, IN |
11.33 |
Rolling Meadows Health Care Center 604 RENNAKER ST LA FONTAINE, IN |
6.67 |
Woodbridge Health Campus 602 WOODBRIDGE AVE LOGANSPORT, IN |
29.33 |
Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre 600 WASHINGTON AVE WABASH, IN |
34.83 |
Blair Ridge Health Campus 269 MEADOWVIEW DR PERU, IN |
28.00 |
Chase Center 2 CHASE PARK LOGANSPORT, IN |
28.00 |
Edgewater Woods 1809 N MADISON AVE ANDERSON, IN |
35.33 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Kokomo based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Envive of Anderson 1821 LINDBERG RD ANDERSON, IN |
88.67 |
Miller's Merry Manor 200 26TH ST LOGANSPORT, IN |
53.33 |
Wellbrooke of Kokomo 2200 SOUTH DIXON ROAD KOKOMO, IN |
102.00 |
Clinton House Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 809 W FREEMAN ST FRANKFORT, IN |
79.17 |
Aperion Care Kokomo 3518 S LAFOUNTAIN ST KOKOMO, IN |
98.00 / |
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1345 N MADISON AVE ANDERSON, IN |
93.17 |
Aperion Care Marion LLC 614 WEST 14TH STREET MARION, IN |
154.17 / |
Waterford Place Health Campus 800 ST JOSEPH DR KOKOMO, IN |
48.00 |
Vernon Health and Rehabilitation 1955 S VERNON ST WABASH, IN |
31.33 |
Aperion Care Peru 1850 WEST MATADOR ST PERU, IN |
40.67 |
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