Nursing home
Harbor Health & Rehab
5025 Mccook Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312 · Map
Government - County · Part of Casa Consulting (7 facilities) · 106 certified beds
Harbor Health & Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Chicago, Indiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Aug 9, 2024 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $29,230In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Harbor Health & Rehab 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) | — | 3.71 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.66 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.27 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 47.0% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 11, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $29,230, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Harbor Health & Rehab
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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · 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 · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · 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
- 5025 Mccook Ave
East Chicago, IN 46312 - CMS certification #
- 155653
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 106
- Avg residents/day
- 66.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-09-01
- Chain
- Casa Consulting (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Casa Consulting
Casa Consulting operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Casa Consulting facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Harbor Health & Rehab using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, behavioral support, staff speak spanish
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Harbor Health & Rehab 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 services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers behavioral support.
Behavioral health services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Staff speak Spanish.
Harbor Health and Rehab’s Latino Program is designed to satisfy the cultural and linguistic needs of our Spanish-speaking residents and their families.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private suites
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 11, 2023 to Jul 10, 2025. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Harbor Health & Rehab (Harbor Health, LLC.). Case 2005505.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Catherine Hospital Inc, East Chicago. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Munster Med-inn, Munster. 4.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prairie Healthcare Services LLC, Hammond. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46312 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago, East Chicago, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - East Chicago Dialysis Center, East Chicago, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Comprehensive Renal Care - Hammond, Hammond, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46312.
Hospice Of The Calumet Area Inc, office in Munster, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Providence Hospice, Inc, office in Saint John, 13.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Unity Hospice Of Northwest Indiana LLC, office in Merrillville, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Chicago, Harvey. 10.1 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 very high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Harbor Health & Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Harbor Health & Rehab 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.
Has Harbor Health & Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Harbor Health & Rehab have?
Harbor Health & Rehab is certified for 106 beds.