Cardinal Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

Cardinal Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a senior care community located in South Bend, IN. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the South Bend area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (574) 287-6501.

Operated by American Senior Communities, which runs 84 communities in our directory.

Employer rating 3.0 out of 5 1,479 reviews from their own employees on Indeed. See what they say.

Cardinal Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is licensed for 144 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in South Bend average about 111 beds.

Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 47% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the South Bend average of roughly 61%.

Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in South Bend average about 3.1 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2025 and recorded no deficiencies.

Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in South Bend average about 3.8 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 38%.

The community is located in St. Joseph County, IN.

Medicare five-star ratings

• Overall ★★★★★ 5/5
• Health inspections ★★★★★ 5/5
• Staffing ★★★★★ 2/5
• Quality measures ★★★★★ 5/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 13 problems at Cardinal Nursing And Rehabilitation Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 2 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.

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.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Cardinal Nursing And Rehabilitation Center offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

• Organization type for-profit corporation
• Beds / units 144
• Occupancy 47%
• Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
• Annual staff turnover 38%
• Last health inspection April 2025