Byron Health Center

Name: Byron Health Center
Address: 1661 BEACON STREET, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805, US
Telephone: 2606373166

1661 Beacon Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 · Allen County · 120 certified beds · avg 100 residents/day · certified since Aug 2, 1990

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

$8,281

Fines, last 3 years

1.38

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5

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 self-reported quality measures.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Jun 18, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.

Corrected: Jun 19, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

All citations in the current public record (15)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Mar 31, 2026	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	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.
Mar 31, 2026	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
Mar 31, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline.
Mar 31, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Mar 31, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate treatment and services to residents with a mental health condition, difficulty adjusting emotionally, or a history of trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mar 31, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Jun 18, 2025	▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
May 19, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
May 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights.
May 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential.
May 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay).
May 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
May 19, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it.
Feb 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Feb 19, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (6 → 6).

Year	Citations	Serious (G–L)	Worst severity that year
2024	1	0	D
2025	8	1	J ▲
2026	6	0	F

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)

1 fine totaling $8,281.

Date	Type	Amount / length
May 19, 2025	Fine	$8,281

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Indiana avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	1.38	3.42	3.95	bottom 1% in Indiana; bottom 1% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.12	0.62	0.69	bottom 1% in Indiana; bottom 1% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	1.15	3.01	3.50	bottom 1% in Indiana; bottom 1% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.07	0.47	0.48	bottom 1% in Indiana; bottom 1% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	45.3	45.9	45.8	top 49% in Indiana; bottom 49% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	40.0	40.4	42.9	top 49% in Indiana; top 46% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, 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 1.19, RN 0.10, weekend 1.00. Staffing rating: 1/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

Who owns this facility

Non profit - Other

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Hendricks County Hospital	Organization	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Brounts, Lionel	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Brounts, Lionel	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Brown, Therese	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Brown, Therese	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Clark, Charles	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Clark, Charles	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Eakin, John	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Eakin, John	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Engels, Erin	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	10/12/2012
Engels, Erin	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	10/12/2012
Fenoughty, Deanna	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	07/10/2023
Fenoughty, Deanna	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/10/2023
Gentry, Mark	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	01/12/2022
Gentry, Mark	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/12/2022
Guy, Audra	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Guy, Audra	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Kattman, Dodd	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Kattman, Dodd	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020
Lambert, Debra	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2020

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"How does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
"What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"
"What mental health services do you offer on-site, and how do you care for residents with depression, anxiety, or a history of trauma?"
"Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
"Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
"How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155364.

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Visit checklist — Byron Health Center

1661 Beacon Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 · 2606373166

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 1/5· Fines (3y): $8,281

Most serious findings on record:

▲ Jun 18, 2025 (F-0689, Immediate jeopardy, one-off): The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "How does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
☐ "What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"
☐ "What mental health services do you offer on-site, and how do you care for residents with depression, anxiety, or a history of trauma?"
☐ "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
☐ "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
☐ "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 155364 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)