Lincolnshire Health & Rehabilitation Center
Merrillville, Indiana · CCN 155650
57 surveys since 2010, 10 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 265
- Surveys
- 57
- Harm or worse
- 10
- Immediate jeopardy
- 2
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 100
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- CASA CONSULTING
- County
- Lake
- Medicare-certified since
- 1998
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 67 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in Indiana.
Last survey on record
May 22, 2026
171 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.26 | 3.43 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.44 | — |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $3,418 across 1 penalty
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D4273.7% | E915.8% | F35.3% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C35.3% |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6775×
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F6844×
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F6863×
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F9213×
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F5542×
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Lincolnshire Health & Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF678Apr 6, 2021
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide continuous CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to a resident until EMS (Emergency Medical Services) arrived. The resident had an Advance Directive indicating the desire for CPR (full code status). The staff ceased CPR and canceled the EMS call after CPR was initiated for 7 minutes, without an order from the Resident's Physician, resulting in the death of a resident for 1 of 6 residents reviewed for Advanced Directives. The immediate jeopardy began on [DATE] when two RNs ceased CPR prior to EMS arriving at the facility and without a physician's orders [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Nov 24, 2025
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was stored and served under sanitary conditions related to touching food with bare hands, glove use, beard restraints, dirty food equipment, ice on the freezer floor, food spillage in the walk in cooler, and food brought in by visitors or resident's food that was not labeled for 1 of 1 kitchen and 1 of 2 wings. (The main kitchen and the A Wing)Findings incude:1. During the Brief Kitchen Sanitation Tour on 11/17/2025 at 9:56 a.m. with the Dietary Food Manager (DFM) the following was observed:a. Dietary [NAME] 1 was observed with a disposable glove on her left hand and her right hand was bare. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF921Nov 24, 2025
Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to keep the kitchen and residents' environment clean and in good repair related to dirty walls, ceilings, floor tile, ceiling vents and adhered dirty against the baseboard for 1 of 1 kitchen (The main kitchen); marred and water-damaged walls, grab bar not secured to the wall, and uncontained basins (Resident Rooms A02, B01, B08) Findings include:1. During the Brief Kitchen Sanitation Tour on 11/17/2025 at 9:56 a.m. with the Dietary Food Manager (DFM) the following was observed: a. The dish room walls were observed with dried food spillage. b. The floor drains under the dish machine were dirty with a large accumulation of dirt and debris under the dish machine. c. The floor tile grout was discolored near the steam tables. d. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Dec 7, 2023
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) was scheduled in the facility for at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week. This had the potential to affect 64 of 64 residents who resided in the facility. Finding includes. Review of the nursing staffing schedules for November 2023 on 12/6/23 at 2 p.m., indicated there was no RN in the facility for eight consecutive hours on November 11, 2023. During an interview on 12/7/23 at 8:57 a.m., the Director of Nursing acknowledged the schedule for 11/11/23 indicated the RN who was scheduled had called off and there was no other RN in the building for eight consecutive hours. This citation related to Complaints IN00419693, IN00422944, and IN00423001. 3.1 -17(b)(3)
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF684Nov 24, 2025
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a treatment to a surgical incision was completed as ordered, areas of bruising and scabbing were assessed and monitored, and interventions were in place for areas of dry scaly skin for 5 of 6 residents reviewed for skin conditions non-pressure related. (Residents D, H, J, F, and G)Findings include:1. The closed record for Resident D was reviewed on 11/19/25 at 3:22 p.m. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to, aortocoronary bypass graft, atherosclerotic heart disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The Medicare 5-day Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 8/9/25, indicated the resident had moderate cognitive impairment and required partial/moderate assistance with bathing and dressing. […]
Read 30 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 30 of 265 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- May 22, 2026Complaint3 findings
- Feb 26, 2026Complaint4 findings
- Nov 24, 2025Standard and complaint17 findings
- Jul 7, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Jun 5, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Jul 12, 2024Standard and complaint12 findings
- May 31, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Apr 8, 2024Complaint1 finding
Show the 49 earlier surveys
- Dec 7, 2023Complaint4 findings
- Jul 28, 2023Standard10 findings
- May 9, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Mar 1, 2023Complaint6 findings
- Nov 7, 2022Complaint4 findings
- Sep 26, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Jul 22, 2022Standard10 findings
- Jan 4, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Dec 9, 2021Complaint3 findings
- Aug 24, 2021Complaint2 findings
- Jun 7, 2021Standard4 findings
- Apr 6, 2021Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 28, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Aug 6, 2020Complaint5 findings
- Feb 14, 2020Standard and complaint11 findings
- Jan 6, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Oct 28, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Oct 21, 2019Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Aug 6, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Jul 1, 2019Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 22, 2019Standard13 findings
- Dec 19, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Nov 27, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Nov 14, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Jul 6, 2018Complaint5 findings
- Apr 25, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Mar 28, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Jan 17, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Dec 11, 2017Standard8 findings
- Mar 31, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Oct 28, 2016Standard9 findings
- Oct 8, 2015Complaint2 findings
- Oct 2, 2015Standard7 findings
- Dec 29, 2014Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Oct 31, 2014Standard10 findings
- Mar 26, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Jan 16, 2014—5 findings
- Aug 30, 2013—6 findings · 3 harm
- Jun 13, 2013—1 finding · 1 harm
- May 21, 2013Complaint5 findings
- Mar 4, 2013—1 finding
- Jan 31, 2013—1 finding
- Dec 27, 2012—2 findings
- Nov 20, 2012—6 findings
- Nov 17, 2011—5 findings
- Sep 21, 2011—27 findings · 2 harm
- Sep 8, 2011Complaint4 findings
- Jun 7, 2011—4 findings
- Dec 10, 2010—5 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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