Cardinal Care Strategies is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1989-08-17. 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 (765) 282-1416 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Cardinal Care Strategies 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 (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 43.1/100, placing it #14514 of 14703 facilities nationally and #507 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 Cardinal Care Strategies receives a reported average of 3 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 47 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 47 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 30 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 97.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Cardinal Care Strategies with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 11 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $343,636. 23 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 298.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Cardinal Care Strategies ranks 14514th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 43.1/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IN, it ranks 507th out of 507 nursing homes. In Muncie, it ranks 11th out of 11 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 5th of 5. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,323 nationally and RN hours rank #11,740 nationally (#457 in IN). Our composite quality score of 43.1/100 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 Muncie, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/indiana/muncie/