Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Byron Health Center
1661 Beacon Street, Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 637-3166
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 98
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 2, 1990
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Indiana.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Indiana homes
Byron Health Center carries 63.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 22% of Indiana's 504 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Indiana: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–24 pts
- 3★ 24–42 pts
- 2★ 42–72 pts
- 1★ over 72 pts
Bars show every rated home in Indiana by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
15 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6D
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights3D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1F
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspection history
2026-03-31
6 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2025-05-19
8 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-06-13
1 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 42 min of nursing staff time a day, 19 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 42 min
Indiana average
3 h 44 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 46% of nursing staff and 38% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$8,281 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Fine | $8,281 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts worse | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.8 pts better | 97.5% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.9 pts better | 99.0% | 95.1% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.4 pts worse | 6.2% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms25.5 pts better | 0.0% | 25.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.5 pts worse | 10.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.8 pts worse | 29.3% | 23.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication23.7 pts worse | 37.4% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2 pts worse | 13.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased13.5 pts worse | 24.3% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts worse | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts worse | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.6 pts worse | 25.0% | 22.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.8 pts worse | 5.3% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.4 pts better | 83.3% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
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Who owns and runs it
33 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brounts, Lionel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Brounts, Lionel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Brown, Therese | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, Therese | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Clark, Charles | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Clark, Charles | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Eakin, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Eakin, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Engels, Erin | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Engels, Erin | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Fenoughty, Deanna | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Gentry, Mark | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Gentry, Mark | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Guy, Audra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Guy, Audra | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hendricks County Hospital | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Kattman, Dodd | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kattman, Dodd | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lambert, Debra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lambert, Debra | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Martin, Kristina | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Martin, Kristina | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Recovery Health Services, Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Recovery Health Services, Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Starcher, Sarah | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Starcher, Sarah | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Starkey, Tyler | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Starkey, Tyler | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Waite, John | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Waite, John | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Whicker, Timothy | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Whicker, Timothy | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
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Fire safety
17 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke7F
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- C
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Egress3F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Services1E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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