CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Lake 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 20 nursing homes in Lake County, Indiana qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APERION CARE TOLLESTON PARK | Gary | Yes, urban county | Aperion Care | 178 | 155580 |
| BRICKYARD HEALTHCARE - MERRILLVILLE CARE CENTER | Merrillville | Yes, urban county | Brickyard Healthcare | 164 | 155362 |
| CASA OF HOBART | Hobart | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 138 | 155469 |
| CEDAR CREEK HEALTH CAMPUS | Lowell | Yes, urban county | Trilogy Health Services | 58 | 155822 |
| COLONIAL NURSING HOME | Crown Point | Yes, urban county | Ide Management Group | 55 | 155733 |
| CROWN POINT HEALTH CAMPUS | Crown Point | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 145 | 155637 |
| DYER NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Dyer | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 161 | 155220 |
| GREAT LAKES HEALTHCARE CENTER | Dyer | Yes, urban county | Communicare Health | 134 | 155218 |
| HAMMOND-WHITING CARE CENTER | Whiting | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 80 | 155423 |
| HARBOR HEALTH & REHAB | East Chicago | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 106 | 155653 |
| IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT CROWN POINT LLC | Crown Point | Yes, urban county | Ignite Medical Resorts | 70 | 155835 |
| IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT DYER LLC | Dyer | Yes, urban county | Ignite Medical Resorts | 100 | 155840 |
| LINCOLNSHIRE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER | Merrillville | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 100 | 155650 |
| LOWELL HEALTHCARE | Lowell | Yes, urban county | American Senior Communities | 86 | 155448 |
| MUNSTER MED-INN | Munster | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 225 | 155131 |
| REHABILITATION CENTER AT HARTSFIELD VILLAGE | Munster | Yes, urban county | 112 | 155662 | |
| SAINT ANTHONY | Crown Point | Yes, urban county | Majestic Care | 189 | 155214 |
| SOUTH SHORE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER | Gary | Yes, urban county | Sterling Healthcare | 100 | 155530 |
| SPRING MILL HEALTH CAMPUS | Merrillville | Yes, urban county | Casa Consulting | 64 | 155764 |
| WATERS OF HOBART SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, THE | Hobart | Yes, urban county | Infinity Healthcare Consulting | 110 | 155251 |
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.