Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1974-04-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (219) 874-5211 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of N/A out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (N/A★), Staffing (N/A★), and Quality of Resident Care (N/A★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 49.4/100, placing it #14073 of 14703 facilities nationally and #499 of 507 in Indiana. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City receives a reported average of 3 hours 17 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 23 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 55 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 59 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 46 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is N/A out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 58.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 27 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $305,159. 322 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 163.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City ranks 14073rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 49.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IN, it ranks 499th out of 507 nursing homes. In Michigan City, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,259 nationally and RN hours rank #11,207 nationally (#438 in IN). Our composite quality score of 49.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Michigan City, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/indiana/michigan-city/