Rensselaer Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
1309 E Grace St, Rensselaer, IN 47978
Rensselaer Care Center is a senior care community located in Rensselaer, IN. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Rensselaer area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (219) 866-4181.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Rensselaer Care Center is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Jasper County average about 95 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 76% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2026 and recorded 14 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 61%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Jasper County, IN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 43 problems at Rensselaer Care Center. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 18 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $128,311.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Rensselaer Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 76%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 61%
- Last health inspection May 2026
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