Great Lakes Healthcare Center

    2300 Great Lakes Dr, Dyer, IN 46311
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.0ยท98 reviews

    Very satisfied resident, clean, caring

    I'm very happy with my experience - the building is clean and well-kept, my large private room is bright, and activities are festive with strong resident participation. Admissions (Jessica) and social services were informative and supportive; therapists and nurses like Aretha, Leesha and Anna, CNAs and housekeeping are friendly, hardworking, and privacy-conscious. Great food, helpful amenities through Great Lakes Healthcare, and respectful staff - I'd highly recommend this facility.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.03ยท(98)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.6
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      1.8
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical and occupational therapy services
    • Compassionate, dedicated CNAs
    • Caring and skilled individual nurses
    • Clean, bright private-room options
    • Active and varied activity/recreation programming
    • Supportive social-services coordination
    • Responsive admissions and tour staff
    • Attentive housekeeping and laundry when staffed
    • Occasional fresh, appealing meal preparation

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and staffing instability
    • Delayed response to call lights and assistance requests
    • Gaps in medication administration and pain management
    • Incontinence-care and timely-turning deficiencies
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Variable food-service consistency and limited dietary accommodations
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and communication
    • Weaknesses in transfer safety and therapy-related risk management
    • Poor management follow-up and complaint-resolution processes
    • Property-control weaknesses and allegations of theft
    • Inadequate activity access for certain patient populations
    • Infection-control and wound-care management gaps
    • Pest-control and odor concerns in some areas

    Summary of reviews

    Across the compiled reviews there is a clear pattern of highly mixed experiences. Several families and residents describe strong clinical rehabilitation services โ€” physical and occupational therapy teams receive consistent praise for their skill and motivation โ€” and individual staff members (both CNAs and some nurses) are frequently identified as compassionate and dedicated. Admissions and some housekeeping staff are also described as helpful, and the facility offers private, bright rooms and an active activity program that some residents enjoy.

    Counterbalancing those positive notes are repeated operational weaknesses. Chronic understaffing and staffing instability are a dominant theme and are associated with long waits for assistance, delayed call-light responses, and inconsistent completion of basic care tasks. Reviewers describe gaps in medication administration and pain management timing, missed or delayed repositioning and wound care, and instances where clinical follow-up appeared insufficient. These patterns correlate with concerns about pressure-injury management, infection control, and other clinical outcomes.

    Housekeeping and environmental maintenance are inconsistent: some units and rooms are described as clean and well-kept, while others have sanitation and odor concerns, pest-control issues, and lapses in laundry and surface-cleaning practices. Dining experiences are similarly variable โ€” some residents report fresh, appealing meals, others describe cold or low-nutrition options and limited diabetic or specialized meal accommodations. Activity programming is generally viewed as a strength, but reviewers indicate that programming accessibility is uneven, particularly for residents with dialysis or greater mobility limitations.

    Communication and leadership responsiveness are recurring areas of concern. Families report difficulties getting timely responses to complaints, unclear followโ€‘up on incidents, and turnover or instability in management roles. Several reviews raise security and property-control issues, including allegations of missing personal items. Safety during transfers and therapy is another noteworthy pattern: reviewers cite instances that suggest transfer and mobility-assist practices may not be reliably protective for all residents.

    For prospective residents and families: this facility shows pronounced variability between individual caregivers, units, and shifts. When considering placement, recommended steps include observing staffing levels during different shifts, asking for written policies on medication timing, wound and pressure-injury management, infection control protocols, dietary accommodations (especially for diabetes), and property safeguards. Meet the therapy team, review the activity schedule and how it accommodates medical appointments, and clarify how complaints and incident follow-up are documented and communicated. Visiting at different times of day can help assess consistency in housekeeping, meal service, and staff responsiveness.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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    Location

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    Great Lakes Healthcare Center is located at 2300 Great Lakes Dr, Dyer, IN, 46311.

    About Great Lakes Healthcare Center

    Great Lakes Healthcare Center, also known as Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Dyer, sits in Dyer, Indiana, just a few minutes from Franciscan Health Dyer Hospital, and the facility provides both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation in a place where seniors can feel safe, maintain their dignity, and get help to stay as independent as possible. The staff offers 24-hour skilled nursing care, which covers everything from bathing, dressing, and grooming, to help with diabetic injections, medication distribution, toileting, laundry, and meals, plus registered nurse services are always available for those who need them. This healthcare center is family-operated by CommuniCare and focuses on emotional and physical well-being, making sure people get the care they need whether they're recovering from surgery or living with a chronic illness.

    Specialty services like in-house dialysis-offering both vent dialysis and trach dialysis-along with ventilator and tracheostomy support, happen right at the facility, so residents don't have to travel for these treatments, and for those with more complex needs, there's memory care, hospice, palliative care, neurorehabilitation, cardiac management, and substance abuse programs, all under one roof. Therapy offerings include physical, occupational, and speech therapy through their Advance Rehabilitation Unit (ARU), where recovery plans help seniors regain strength, movement, and confidence, and equipment for therapy is readily available right on site.

    Residents can join community activities like bingo, bunko, or community outings, and there's a Mother's Day luncheon every year that includes families and people from around Dyer, which helps everyone stay connected and involved, and the programs at Great Lakes Healthcare Center make sure families are kept in the loop and can stay in touch with staff about care. The center tries to keep daily life as engaging as possible, creating opportunities for socialization and active lifestyles, and their goal always seems to be helping each person feel supported in every way-physically, emotionally, and socially-without overpromising, but making sure needs are met every day.

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