Belmont Health & Rehabilitation, The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1972-09-01. 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 (812) 669-5500 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Belmont Health & Rehabilitation, The holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 55.2/100, placing it #13234 of 14703 facilities nationally and #487 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 Belmont Health & Rehabilitation, The receives a reported average of 2 hours 28 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 13 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 31 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 45 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 1 hour 51 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 36.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $36,465. 13 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 46.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Belmont Health & Rehabilitation, The ranks 13234th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 55.2/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IN, it ranks 487th out of 507 nursing homes. In Columbus, it ranks 4th out of 5 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #14,007 nationally and RN hours rank #13,718 nationally (#491 in IN). Our composite quality score of 55.2/100 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 Columbus, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/indiana/columbus/