Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse) · Indiana
Life Care Center of the Willows
Valparaiso, IN · ~109 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Life Care Center of the Willows runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse) workplace, earning a grade F.
Life Care Center of the Willows: 8.3 TCR = 219% of Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse) BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Life Care Center of the Willows safety composite
Life Care Center of the Willows scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Life Care Center of the Willows: 5.6 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 28.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2024
Life Care Center of the Willows's TCR rose 0.7 from 5.6 in 2019 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 28.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622310 · Valparaiso, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 219% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #33/45
- PHOTO Madonna Rehab Hospit…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Madonna Rehab Hospital-Omaha (0.0 TCR gap)
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Life Care Center of the Willows in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Life Care Center of the Willows
8.3 TCR
- Madonna Rehab
Madonna Rehab Hospital-Omaha
8.3 TCR
- HealthSouth Se
HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehab Hospital
8.3 TCR
- KPC Promise Ho
KPC Promise Hospital of Wichita Falls
8.3 TCR
- HealthSouth Ni
HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
8.3 TCR
What this shows Life Care Center of the Willows averages 8.3 TCR (219% of the Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse) BLS benchmark).
Life Care Center of the Willows TCR series: 2019=5.6 · 2020=28.1 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.8
Where Life Care Center of the Willows falls in its industry
1,390 Extended care hospitals (excep establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 45 Extended care hospitals (excep employers in Indiana.
Life Care Center of the Willows has fewer employees than the Extended care hospitals (except mental, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622310 · IN · Valparaiso
1,390 Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 122 employers in Valparaiso, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Madonna Rehab Hospital-Omaha | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehab Hospital | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KPC Promise Hospital of Wichita Falls | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Muncie Svc Ctr | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 605-NiSource-Fort Wayne IN-Operating HQ | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Starcon @ BP Whiting | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Porter Hospital LLC | 1,509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Valparaiso | 411 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0203 - Chula Vista Broadway | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Market-St Paul | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 020m - Las Vegas Nv Rntl | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance - Marinette | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hispanic Markets Inc. | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Materials | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Daytona Dc | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arway Apron & Uniform Rental Inc | 109 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.