Heritage Healthcare
Nursing Home Facility
3401 Soldiers Home Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Heritage Healthcare is a senior care community located in West Lafayette, IN. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the West Lafayette area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (765) 463-1541.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Heritage Healthcare is licensed for 127 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in West Lafayette average about 102 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 62% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the West Lafayette average of roughly 74%.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in West Lafayette average about 5.0 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 46%.
The community is located in Tippecanoe County, IN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 24 problems at Heritage Healthcare. None of them caused harm to a resident. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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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, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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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.
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.
Heritage Healthcare offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 127
- Occupancy 62%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 46%
- Last health inspection August 2025
Resident & family reviews
While at first glance down the majority of Heritage Healthcare's living halls, one's first impression might be that of a run down building. If you are the type of person who judges things on first impressions than this review is probably not for you. While true, it is not one of the prettiest of buildings, the staff at Heritage Healthcare is what counts makes up for anything in the way of fanciful surroundings. I have never encountered a group of more dedicated workers in my life. The patient care that my father received is more than I could of ever hoped for, considering we have had him at several facilities and the patient care was less than what I thought it should be. I know for some it is a very scary thing to have to put a loved one in a facility, but know that they will be in loving hands Heritage.
by Verified visitor, Mar 2010