Bloomington, Indiana · CMS Care Compare

Bell Trace Health and Living Center

5 of 5 · CMS overall rating Much above average

725 BELL TRACE CIRCLE, Bloomington, IN 47408

Bloomington, Indiana · CMS verdict

On the federal five-star scale, Bell Trace Health and Living Center shows above-average quality that runs above Indiana's state average of 3.1.

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Bell Trace Health and Living Center in Bloomington, Indiana holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 86 of 100 (grade B). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

86 of 100 · B

Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)

Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.

How the 86 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 86.

Health inspections 100/100
Staffing 50/100
Quality measures 100/100
Inspection record 94/100

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Bell Trace Health and Living Center's lighter CMS deficiency book

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Indiana.

What each sub-rating measures

The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.

Size and setting

Located in Bloomington, Indiana. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 87%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.

Same-ownership peers

Within Indiana, Bell Trace Health and Living Center is one of 103 government - county nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the government - county-segment average of 3.2 stars, ahead of roughly 80% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.

Where these figures come from

Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.

How Bell Trace Health and Living Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Indiana

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Indiana facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 5/5 · state avg 3.1
Health inspection 5/5 · state avg 2.8
Staffing 3/5 · state avg 2.4
Quality measures 5/5 · state avg 4.2

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Indiana state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Bell Trace Health and Living Center ranks in Indiana

Among the 504 CMS-rated nursing homes in Indiana, Bell Trace Health and Living Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 78% of them. The bars show how all Indiana homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 88 · 17%
2 stars 87 · 17%
3 stars 109 · 22%
4 stars 107 · 21%
5 stars · this facility 113 · 22%

113 Indiana homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 90
Residents 78
Ownership Government - County
County Monroe
Penalties 0
Deficiencies 4

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Bell Trace Health and Living Center? ▾

Bell Trace Health and Living Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Indiana average in the chart on this page.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in Indiana? ▾

The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Indiana is $8,943 per month ($107,310 annually). A private room averages $10,326 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.

What services does Bell Trace Health and Living Center offer? ▾

Bell Trace Health and Living Center is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.

Does Bell Trace Health and Living Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾

Bell Trace Health and Living Center has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Indiana? ▾

In Indiana, alternatives include assisted living ($5,639/mo), home health aides ($6,673/mo), and adult day care ($2,752/mo).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare