CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Elkhart County, Indiana
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 13 nursing homes in Elkhart County, Indiana qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Elkhart County as urban.
In Indiana, 369 of 507 nursing homes (72.8%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - ELKHART CARE CENTER | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | Brickyard Healthcare | 175 | 155685 |
| EAST LAKE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | American Senior Communities | 152 | 155269 |
| ELKHART MEADOWS | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | American Senior Communities | 58 | 155352 |
| GREENCROFT HEALTHCARE | Goshen | Yes, urban county | Greencroft Communities | 214 | 155205 |
| GREENLEAF HEALTH CAMPUS | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | Trilogy Health Services | 60 | 155783 |
| HUBBARD HILL ESTATES INC | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | 66 | 155754 | |
| MAJESTIC CARE OF GOSHEN | Goshen | Yes, urban county | 186 | 155689 | |
| RESTORACY OF GOSHEN, THE | Goshen | Yes, urban county | 48 | 155856 | |
| RIVERSIDE VILLAGE | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | American Senior Communities | 97 | 155695 |
| VALLEY VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | Communicare Health | 94 | 155496 |
| WATERFORD CROSSING | Goshen | Yes, urban county | Trilogy Health Services | 87 | 155760 |
| WATERS OF WAKARUSA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE | Wakarusa | Yes, urban county | Infinity Healthcare Consulting | 133 | 155582 |
| WOODLAND MANOR | Elkhart | Yes, urban county | Adams County Memorial Hospital | 80 | 155086 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.