Auburn, IN

Betz Nursing Home

5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

116 Betz Rd, Auburn, IN

(260) 925-3814

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Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

5 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

3 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

114

Certified beds

Average residents

76

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

American Senior Communities

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2002-01-16

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

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.86

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.66 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.31

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.75

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.27 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.92

All reported nurse hours · state 3.71 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.17

RN + LPN hours · state 1.44 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.28

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.24 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.47

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.45 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.06

Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.79

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.62

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.48

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

50%

Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

60%

Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

9,236

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

24.33

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9834

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

1.87

Baseline 19.91% · Performance 20.56% · Measure score 1.87 · Achievement 1.87 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

6.57

Baseline 8.39% · Performance 5.99% · Measure score 6.57 · Achievement 6.17 · Improvement 6.57

Total nurse turnover

1.29

Baseline 65.43% · Performance 58.42% · Measure score 1.29 · Achievement 1.29 · Improvement 1.23

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0

Baseline 3.15 hours · Performance 3.21 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 10.73%
10.72%
About the same
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 49 · Observed rate 10.2% · Lower 95% interval 7.41%
Discharge to community 56.45%
50.57%
5.9 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 47 · Observed rate 51.06% · Lower 95% interval 42.95%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.22
1.02
0.2 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up 83.72%
95.27%
11.5 pts worse
Numerator 36 · Denominator 43
Falls with major injury 4.65%
0.77%
3.9 pts worse
Numerator 2 · Denominator 43
Discharge self-care score 29.41%
53.69%
24.3 pts worse
Numerator 10 · Denominator 34
Discharge mobility score 26.47%
50.94%
24.5 pts worse
Numerator 9 · Denominator 34
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 9.3%
2.29%
7 pts worse
Numerator 4 · Denominator 43 · Adjusted rate 5.83%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 5.99%
7.12%
1.1 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 31 · Observed rate 0% · Lower 95% interval 3.02%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 32.28%
8.2%
24.1 pts better
Numerator 41 · Denominator 127
Staff flu vaccination coverage 23.91%
42%
18.1 pts worse
Numerator 44 · Denominator 184
Discharge function score 29.41%
56.45%
27 pts worse
Numerator 10 · Denominator 34
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 9 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 23.81%
25.2%
1.4 pts worse
Numerator 5 · Denominator 21

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.7
1.6
0.9 pts better
1.9
1.2 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.3
1.5
1.2 pts better
1.8
1.5 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.3 · Observed 0.2 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.1%
93.6%
5.5 pts worse
93.4%
5.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.8% · Q2 91.5% · Q3 82.4% · Q4 85.9% · 4Q avg 88.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.3%
95.4%
6.1 pts worse
95.5%
6.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 89.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3%
3.8%
0.5 pts worse
3.3%
1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 7.8% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 28.7%
24.6%
4.1 pts worse
11.4%
17.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.5% · Q2 41.3% · Q3 35.5% · Q4 14.8% · 4Q avg 28.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.5%
5.6%
3.1 pts better
5.4%
2.9 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.8% · Q2 1.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.8% · 4Q avg 2.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.5%
23.5%
11 pts better
19.6%
7.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.7% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 12.7% · Q4 9.6% · 4Q avg 12.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.3%
14.8%
0.5 pts worse
16.7%
1.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.7% · Q2 13.6% · Q3 18.4% · Q4 15.6% · 4Q avg 15.3% · 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 7.7%
13.3%
5.6 pts better
16.3%
8.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.3% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 6.2% · Q4 5.9% · 4Q avg 7.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.5%
11.7%
3.2 pts better
14.9%
6.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.3% · Q2 13.3% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 8.2% · 4Q avg 8.5% · 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 1.8%
1.2%
0.6 pts worse
1.7%
0.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.4% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 22.5%
24.2%
1.7 pts better
19.8%
2.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.7% · Q2 35.8% · Q3 15.3% · Q4 21.3% · 4Q avg 22.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.0%
4.1%
0.1 pts better
5.1%
1.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.5% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 6.0% · Q4 3.8% · 4Q avg 4.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.5%
81.6%
5.1 pts worse
81.7%
5.2 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.7% · Q2 81.5% · Q3 69.2% · Q4 66.3% · 4Q avg 76.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 4.1%
10.5%
6.4 pts better
12.0%
7.9 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.1% · Observed 3.8% · Expected 10.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.1%
1.3%
0.2 pts better
1.6%
0.5 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 79.3%
79.0%
0.3 pts better
79.7%
0.4 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 79.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 18.5%
22.4%
3.9 pts better
23.9%
5.4 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.5% · Observed 15.4% · Expected 19.8% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-06-25 · Fire 2025-06-25

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-07-12 · Fire 2024-07-12

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-06-27 · Fire 2023-06-27

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-25

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-09-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-25

K223 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-09-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-25

K361 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

Corrected 2025-09-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-25

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-09-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-07-12

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-08-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-07-12

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-08-16

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-09-15

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-09-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-07-12

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-07-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-06-27

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-07-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-06-27

F773 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Corrected 2023-07-19

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

The Health And Hospital Corporation Of Marion County

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 70 facilities 2010-09-01
American Senior Communities LLC

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 89 facilities 2010-09-01
Babcock, Paul

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 72 facilities 2020-09-30
Dice, Mark

Contracted Managing Employee · Individual

0% 64 facilities 2023-06-01
Meyer, Julie

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2020-09-01
Nelson, Emily

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 2 facilities 2020-07-15
Stordy, David

Contracted Managing Employee · Individual

0% 12 facilities 2016-09-15
Van Camp, Steven

Contracted Managing Employee · Individual

0% 86 facilities 2019-09-06

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