Cycle 1
Health 2025-12-19 · Fire 2025-12-19
8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Wabash, IN
Vernon Health & Rehabilitation
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 8 recent health deficiencies
1955 S Vernon St, Wabash, IN
(260) 563-8438
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
71
Certified beds
Average residents
49
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2013-10-12
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
0.73
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.66 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.99
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.48
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.27 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.20
All reported nurse hours · state 3.71 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.72
RN + LPN hours · state 1.44 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.65
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.24 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.45
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.45 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.02
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.63
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.62
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.59
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
43%
Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
70%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
11,448
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
16.73
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9817
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
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
3.35
Baseline 47.37% · Performance 50.00% · Measure score 3.35 · Achievement 3.35 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.08 hours · Performance 2.93 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | Not Available |
10.72%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 19 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 8 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | Not Available |
1.02
|
Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · 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 15 · 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 60 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 8.4% |
42%
33.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 119 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.1 |
1.6
0.5 pts worse
|
1.9
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.1 · Observed 1.6 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.8 |
1.5
1.3 pts worse
|
1.8
1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.8 · Observed 2.6 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 88.4% |
93.6%
5.2 pts worse
|
93.4%
5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.7% · Q2 97.9% · Q3 63.8% · Q4 95.9% · 4Q avg 88.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 95.8% |
95.4%
0.4 pts better
|
95.5%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.1% |
3.8%
1.7 pts better
|
3.3%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
24.6%
24.6 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 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 who lose too much weight | 6.1% |
5.6%
0.5 pts worse
|
5.4%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.4% · Q2 4.8% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 6.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 44.5% |
23.5%
21 pts worse
|
19.6%
24.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 44.4% · Q2 42.2% · Q3 44.4% · Q4 46.8% · 4Q avg 44.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 25.6% |
14.8%
10.8 pts worse
|
16.7%
8.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.3% · Q2 21.6% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 31.0% · 4Q avg 25.6% · 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 | 27.0% |
13.3%
13.7 pts worse
|
16.3%
10.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 27.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 27.5% |
11.7%
15.8 pts worse
|
14.9%
12.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 22.7% · Q4 36.4% · 4Q avg 27.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.9% |
0.4%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.2%
1.2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 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 new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 7.8% |
24.2%
16.4 pts better
|
19.8%
12 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 16.6% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 9.7% · 4Q avg 7.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.2% |
4.1%
1.1 pts worse
|
5.1%
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 7.2% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 5.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 67.6% |
81.6%
14 pts worse
|
81.7%
14.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 67.6% |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-10-22 · Fire 2024-10-22
14 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (5 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2023-09-15 · Fire 2023-09-15
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-19
F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-19
F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-19
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 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-19
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 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-19
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2026-01-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-25
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-05-14
F628 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-06-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-05-14
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-12-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F847 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-22
F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-12-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-10
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-10-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-10
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-10-21
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-18
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-08-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-18
F790 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2024-08-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-01
F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-23
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-24
F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-05-23
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-01-12
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-02-01
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-15
F679 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-10-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-15
F847 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2023-10-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-15
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 2023-10-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-15
F791 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2023-10-06
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Putnam County Hospital
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Menora, Shalom
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Offerle, Andrew
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Patton, Elizabeth
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Sterling Healthcare Management LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Vernon Health Operations LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Vernon Manor Children's Home, LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Weatherford, Dennis
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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