A nurse in magenta scrubs talking with a resident in a nursing home
Nursing home · Valparaiso, IN

Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center

251 Sturdy Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383

RN turnover here is 20%, well under the Indiana average of 40.5%.

RN turnover
20%
Indiana average 40.5%
RN time per resident
39 min/day
Indiana average 41 min
Nursing team turnover
34.2%
Indiana average 46.1%
CMS staffing rating
3 of 5
Certified beds 85
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center

Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center is a 85-bed nursing home in Valparaiso, Indiana. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 20% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 463 Indiana nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 40.5%, so Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center keeps its RNs better than 84% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 39 minutes of RN time per day, against 41 minutes across Indiana. That is less RN coverage than most Indiana nursing homes. CMS gives Brickyard Healthcare - Valparaiso Care Center a staffing rating of 3 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 34.2% here compared with 46.1% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 80% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run below the state average, so ask how assignments are built on your shift.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.