Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Christian Care Retirement Community
720 E Dustman Rd, Bluffton, IN · (260) 565-3000
- Certified beds
- 86
- Residents per day
- 68
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Adams County Memorial Hospital
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 20, 2002
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How this home got 4 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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Indiana homes
Christian Care Retirement Community carries 26 inspection points. That is fewer than 62% 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
5 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights2E
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
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.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspection history
2025-08-22
3 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2024-10-22
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
2023-10-10
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 58 min of nursing staff time a day, 48 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 58 min
Indiana average
3 h 44 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 96% of nursing staff and 94% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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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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 days0.5 pts better | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.9 pts better | 100.0% | 95.1% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts worse | 5.1% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms11.9 pts better | 13.6% | 25.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.5 pts better | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.4 pts better | 22.1% | 23.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9 pts better | 4.7% | 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 worsened20.3 pts worse | 31.4% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased21.2 pts worse | 32.0% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.1 pts worse | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection6.3 pts worse | 7.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.8 pts better | 21.6% | 22.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts better | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.1 pts better | 91.0% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.7 pts better | 7.2% | 10.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts better | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.1 pts better | 83.3% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.3 pts worse | 26.1% | 21.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
42 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County Memorial Hospital | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 41 facilities |
| Apostolic Christian Care, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Apostolic Christian Care, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Blue Management Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Bluffton Cpa | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bluffton Cpa | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Bucher, Trent | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Culp, Coleen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Curry, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Everence Trust Company | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Everence Trust Company | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| First Bank Of Berne | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 48 facilities |
| First Bank Of Berne | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 48 facilities |
| Flechter, Bradley | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Flueckiger, Russell | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Flueckiger, Russell | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Forvis Mazars Llp | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 295 facilities |
| Forvis Mazars Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 295 facilities |
| Gerber, Gene | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gresla, Mark | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Gresla, Mark | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Healthcare Therapy Services Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Healthcare Therapy Services Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Isch, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lautzenheiser, Amber | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lautzenheiser, Amber | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lehman, Scott | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Lehman, Scott | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Longenberger, Gene | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Macklin, Larry | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Macklin, Larry | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Mcintire, David | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Mcintire, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Moser, Klint | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smith, Austin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smith, Austin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smith, Scott | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 54 facilities |
| Sprunger, Kyle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 52 facilities |
| Tonner, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wheeler, Dane | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 40 facilities |
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Fire safety
2 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Services1F
- F
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Smoke1D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
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