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Betz Nursing Home
116 Betz Rd, Auburn, IN 46706 (opens Google Maps) · De Kalb County · (260) 925-3814· 114 certified beds · avg 79 residents/day · certified since Jan 16, 2002 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES (90 facilities, chain avg rating 3.9★)
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Jun 25, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.45
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 4 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint F-0761
The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. F-0583
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint · F-0761 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · F-0583 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide or obtain laboratory tests when a doctor ordered them, or did not promptly report the results back to the doctor who ordered them. · F-0773 |
Inspection trend by year
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityIndiana averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.45
Indiana average: 3.42
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.76
Indiana average: 0.62
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.07
Indiana average: 3.01
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Indiana avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.45 | 3.42 | 3.95 | top 39% in Indiana; bottom 34% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.69 | top 23% in Indiana; top 31% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.07 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 37% in Indiana; bottom 35% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.48 | bottom 47% in Indiana; top 49% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 62.0 | 45.9 | 45.8 | bottom 9% in Indiana; bottom 14% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 45.0 | 40.4 | 42.9 | bottom 40% in Indiana; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.41, RN 0.75, weekend 3.04.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.41 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
No verified facility-specific private-pay price is available in our data for Betz Nursing Home. CMS inspection and staffing records do not tell us what this home will charge you.
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- Ask about therapy, medicines, supplies, care-level charges, deposits, refunds and annual increases.
- Confirm insurance or Medicaid eligibility and bed availability directly; certification alone does not guarantee either.
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Senior Communities LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2010 |
| Babcock, Paul | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/30/2020 |
| Dice, Mark | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
| Meyer, Julie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2020 |
| Nelson, Emily | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/15/2020 |
| Stordy, David | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/15/2016 |
| Van Camp, Steven | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/06/2019 |
All 7 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain American Senior Communities — 90 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Brownsburg Meadows — Brownsburg, IN · overall 3/5
- Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Fort Wayne, IN · overall 5/5
- Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — South Bend, IN · overall 5/5
- Clark Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center — Clarksville, IN · overall 4/5
- Clinton Gardens — Clinton, IN · overall 4/5
- Columbia Healthcare Center — Evansville, IN · overall 2/5
- Community Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Indianapolis, IN · overall 2/5
- Countryside Meadows — Avon, IN · overall 3/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 89 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "When a doctor orders lab work, how quickly is it done and how are results communicated back?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 62% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 24 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Village | 1.6 mi | Auburn, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Miller's Merry Manor | 5.8 mi | Garrett, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Pines of Dekalb | 9.4 mi | Butler, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village | 9.8 mi | Avilla, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Lutheran Life Villages | 10.2 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Kendallville Manor | 10.4 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Cedars the | 12.1 mi | Leo, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Orchard Pointe Health Campus | 13.3 mi | Kendallville, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center | 14.0 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Grey Stone Health and Rehabilitation Center | 14.5 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Lutheran Life Villages | 15.7 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne | 15.8 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155694.
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