2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)
Fort Wayne, IN
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 2 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
4430 Elsdale Dr, Fort Wayne, IN
(260) 485-8157
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
90
Certified beds
Average residents
78
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
American Senior Communities
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2000-10-26
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
91 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 5 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.83
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.66 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.30
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.46
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.27 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.58
All reported nurse hours · state 3.71 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.12
RN + LPN hours · state 1.44 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.96
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.24 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.53
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.45 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.03
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.77
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.33
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.47
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
25%
Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
45%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
7,961
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
28.26
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9849
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
5.65
Baseline 56.34% · Performance 40.58% · Measure score 5.65 · Achievement 5.65 · Improvement 4.50
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.24 hours · Performance 3.1 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.85% |
10.72%
0.9 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 39 · Observed rate 5.13% · Lower 95% interval 5.52% |
| Discharge to community | 48.88% |
50.57%
1.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 27 · Observed rate 40.74% · Lower 95% interval 31.63% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.87 |
1.02
0.2 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 23 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 96 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 48.65% |
42%
6.6 pts better
|
Numerator 90 · Denominator 185 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 8 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
1.6
0.2 pts better
|
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.5
0.7 pts better
|
1.8
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 96.7% |
93.6%
3.1 pts better
|
93.4%
3.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.4% · Q2 98.5% · Q3 98.6% · Q4 97.2% · 4Q avg 96.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.2% |
95.4%
1.8 pts better
|
95.5%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.8% |
3.8%
2 pts worse
|
3.3%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.1% · Q2 4.5% · Q3 5.7% · Q4 6.9% · 4Q avg 5.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 15.3% |
24.6%
9.3 pts better
|
11.4%
3.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.7% · Q2 9.4% · Q3 24.2% · Q4 14.7% · 4Q avg 15.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.6% |
5.6%
3 pts better
|
5.4%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 1.6% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 2.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 15.6% |
23.5%
7.9 pts better
|
19.6%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.0% · Q2 16.1% · Q3 11.3% · Q4 18.3% · 4Q avg 15.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 8.9% |
14.8%
5.9 pts better
|
16.7%
7.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.3% · Q2 9.1% · Q3 8.7% · Q4 8.5% · 4Q avg 8.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 13.8% |
13.3%
0.5 pts worse
|
16.3%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.9% · Q2 15.2% · Q3 12.3% · Q4 9.9% · 4Q avg 13.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 6.6% |
11.7%
5.1 pts better
|
14.9%
8.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 7.3% · Q3 11.5% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 6.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.4%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.5% |
1.2%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 4.5% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 18.5% |
24.2%
5.7 pts better
|
19.8%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.0% · Q2 15.5% · Q3 15.9% · Q4 16.1% · 4Q avg 18.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.5% |
4.1%
2.6 pts better
|
5.1%
3.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 92.7% |
81.6%
11.1 pts better
|
81.7%
11 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 88.6% · Q2 89.5% · Q3 94.2% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 92.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 17.5% |
10.5%
7 pts worse
|
12.0%
5.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.5% · Observed 18.2% · Expected 11.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.6% |
1.3%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.6%
About the same
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 3.6% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 93.3% |
79.0%
14.3 pts better
|
79.7%
13.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 93.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 53.4% |
22.4%
31 pts worse
|
23.9%
29.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 53.4% · Observed 40.9% · Expected 18.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Services (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (3 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-07-06
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-07-06
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-08-16
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-08-16
Fire Safety
Have an externally vented heating system.
Corrected 2024-08-16
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-08-16
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-08-16
Fire Safety
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Fire Safety
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Fire Safety
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-05-22
Inspection history
Health
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Corrected 2025-11-20
Health
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-06-09
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2023-05-24
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-05-24
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
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