Nursing home
Great Lakes Healthcare Center
2300 Great Lakes Dr, Dyer, IN 46311 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 134 certified beds
Great Lakes Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dyer, Indiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Feb 24, 2025 cited 27 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Great Lakes Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Indiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Indiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.30 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.69 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.2% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 27.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Great Lakes Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2300 Great Lakes Dr
Dyer, IN 46311 - CMS certification #
- 155218
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 134
- Avg residents/day
- 105.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-08-10
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Great Lakes Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Great Lakes Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 22, 2022: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 2, 2023. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $6,400 proposed, $4,160 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 112682 - Great Lakes Healthcare Center.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $5,400 proposed, $3,510 now. To be fixed by May 5, 2022.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 5, 2022.
- Other than serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(r)(1)(ii)). Penalty $1,000 proposed, $650 now. To be fixed by Apr 4, 2022.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Franciscan Health Dyer, Dyer. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ignite Medical Resort Dyer LLC, Dyer. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Favor Healthcare Services Inc, Dyer. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46311 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Schererville Dialysis Center, Schererville, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Munster Dialysis Center, Munster, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Comprehensive Renal Care - Munster, Munster, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46311.
Hospice Of The Calumet Area Inc, office in Munster, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Providence Hospice, Inc, office in Saint John, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Traditions Health, office in Crown Point, 9.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Chicago, Harvey. 11.4 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Great Lakes Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Great Lakes Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Great Lakes Healthcare Center staffed?
Great Lakes Healthcare Center reports 3.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Great Lakes Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 27 deficiencies.
How many beds does Great Lakes Healthcare Center have?
Great Lakes Healthcare Center is certified for 134 beds.