Kindred Hospital Indianapolis
Specialty Hospital · Indianapolis, IN
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 1:6
- nurse-to-patient, employer research
- 59
- beds
- 4.6
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2 · Nights 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You take a typical LTAC assignment of about six patients, often including two to three on vents and two to three restrained, in a 59-bed long-term acute care hospital.
Travel nurses
Travel postings here list 12-hour night shifts (19:00–07:00) at 36 hours a week on LTAC/Telemetry.
Experienced nurses
Evening and night differentials have been advertised at RN hiring events when they are staffing up.
Moving here
The building sits by the White River just off North White Parkway in Indianapolis, where overall costs run a few points under the national average.
As of 2026Source: lensa.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Nurses who stayed have named great coworkers and the patient-care work itself as the reasons they kept showing up.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
Travel nurses
Full-time day staff roles have also been posted alongside the night travel pattern, so shift mix is not only nights.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Staff FT days posted; travel listing uses 12-hour nights 19:00-07:00 at 36 hrs/week; eve and noc differentials advertised at hiring event
The city
Living in Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis blends Midwestern affordability with big-city amenities, making it a practical choice for nurses seeking value without sacrificing culture. The city centers on Monument Circle, with the Canal Walk offering a scenic downtown commute. Broad Ripple and Fountain Square provide distinct dining and nightlife scenes.
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- Metro price level · Indianapolis area
- 4% below the national average
- BEA index 95.7 (100 = national)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities
Who they are
You are looking at a 59-bed long-term acute care hospital by the White River off North White Parkway in Indianapolis.
- Specialty Hospital · Indianapolis
- Hiring days & nights
More about Kindred Hospital Indianapolis
The work is extended recovery with 24-hour clinical care—LTAC and LTAC/Telemetry roles where a typical assignment has been described as six patients, often with advanced airways, several ventilated, and several restrained. Shifts on the board have included full-time days for staff and 12-hour nights (19:00–07:00) at 36 hours a week on travel postings. Evening and night differentials have been called out at hiring events. Nurses who have worked here point to good coworkers and the patient care itself. The same voices also describe thin aide coverage after call-offs, high turnover (including people leaving before orientation ends), and frustration with nursing leadership. Aggregated Indianapolis RN reviews on Glassdoor for this employer sit at 1.0 with 0% willing to recommend across six reviews. That is the picture you weigh before you apply.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- unsafe staffing ratios
- Reviewer describes very high nurse-to-patient loads with complex ventilated and restrained patients and missing aides after call-offs, calling the unit unsafe.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
- high turnover and short tenure
- High turnover reported; new nurses and CNAs sometimes leave before finishing orientation.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
- management dissatisfaction
- Reviewer says conditions worsened under current nursing leadership despite nearly two years in role and blames on prior leadership.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- coworkers and patient care
- Pros cited include working with great people and enjoying patient care.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
- overall RN recommendation rate Indianapolis
- Aggregated Indianapolis RN reviews show 1.0 rating and 0% would recommend (6 reviews); work/life and comp/benefits both 2.3.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.in
What to weigh
A former RN described the unit as unsafe when aides call off—six complex airway patients, several ventilated and restrained, with no help—and noted high turnover, including new nurses and CNAs leaving before orientation ends.
As of 2024-03-25Source: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 9, 2026
- Website
- kindredhospitals.com ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-SurgDays 1 · Nights 12 open
LTAC
Former RN reports typical assignment of 6 patients with advanced airways, often 2–3 ventilated and 2–3 restrained, frequently without aides.
- Reported ratio
- 1:6
LTAC/Telemetry
Travel RN posting describes LTAC/Telemetry RN role with 12-hour night shifts at Kindred Hospital-Indianapolis North.
LTAC
Employer describes facility as a 59-bed long-term acute care hospital with 24-hour clinical care.
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