Nursing Homes in Fishers

Compare licensed nursing homes in Fishers and the surrounding Hamilton County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Fishers

Hamilton County

Quick answer

There is 1 verified nursing homes option listed in Fishers. Indiana licenses and inspects this care type through the Indiana Department of Health.

A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing. Indiana licenses these as Comprehensive Care Facilities, a separate license from the Residential Care Facility (assisted living) rule chapter. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.

Short answer

We list 1 verified nursing homes option in Fishers.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Fishers

Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Fishers

Community	Care type	Address	County
Hamilton Trace	Independent Living	11851 Cumberland Road Fishers, OH 46037	Hamilton

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

Families in Fishers sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

Community	Care type	Address	County
Robin Run Village	Independent Living	5457 West 62nd St Indianapolis, OH 46268	Marion
Hoosier Village	Independent Living	9891 Purple Plum Lane Indianapolis, OH 46268	Marion
Westside Village Nursing Center	Nursing Home	8616 W. 10th St Indianapolis, OH 46234	Marion
SouthPointe Healthcare Center	Nursing Home	4904 War Admiral Dr Indianapolis, OH 46237	Marion
Majestic Care of Southport	Nursing Home	8549 S. Madison Ave Indianapolis, OH 46227	Marion
Community Nursing & Rehabilitation	Nursing Home	5600 East 16th St Indianapolis, OH 46218	Marion

The Fishers market specifically

Fishers is younger on average than the rest of Hamilton County, but its original 1990s subdivisions are now producing a first wave of residents in their 60s and 70s, driving new memory-care and assisted-living development around the Nickel Plate District corridor.

Fishers families frequently cross-shop with Carmel and Noblesville, since driving distance between the three is short and several operators run sister communities in more than one of the three cities.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

You can check any facility's record free. Use the Indiana Long Term Care Survey & Inspection Public Search (hoosierusa.isdh.in.gov) and, for nursing homes, CMS Care Compare. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

What's the difference between a nursing home and assisted living in Indiana?

A nursing home is licensed in Indiana as a Comprehensive Care Facility, providing 24-hour skilled nursing care and carrying a federal CMS star rating. Assisted living is licensed as a Residential Care Facility, a lower level of care with no CMS rating.

What's the difference between hospice and palliative care?

Palliative care focuses on symptom relief and quality of life, and can run alongside curative treatment at any stage of an illness. Hospice is for a life-limiting illness when a physician expects six months or less if the disease runs its normal course, and generally means curative treatment has stopped.

What license does Indiana require for assisted living?

Indiana licenses assisted-living-type communities as Residential Care Facilities (RCF) under 410 IAC 16.2-5 and Indiana Code 16-28-2, issued by the Indiana Department of Health. It is a single license type -- Indiana does not tier assisted living into Type A/Type B categories the way Texas does.

Does Indiana require every assisted living community to be licensed?

No. Under 410 IAC 16.2-5-0.5(c), a community that provides only room, board, housekeeping and activities -- without administering medication or providing nursing care -- is not required to hold a Residential Care Facility license at all. Some buildings marketed as assisted living in Indiana may carry no state license, so always confirm directly.