Christian Care Retirement Community
720 E Dustman Rd, Bluffton, IN 46714 · Wells County · 86 certified beds · avg 71 residents/day · certified since Jun 20, 2002
Part of chain: ADAMS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (8 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
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.
All citations in the current public record (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | 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. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. |
| Aug 22, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Oct 22, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 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 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 3).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 3 | 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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
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) | 4.97 | 3.42 | 3.95 | top 4% in Indiana; top 14% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.96 | 0.62 | 0.69 | top 9% in Indiana; top 17% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.27 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 5% in Indiana; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.48 | top 49% in Indiana; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 38.3 | 45.9 | 45.8 | top 27% in Indiana; top 32% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 7.1 | 40.4 | 42.9 | top 4% in Indiana; top 3% 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 4.73, RN 0.92, weekend 4.06. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County Memorial Hospital | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Apostolic Christian Care, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Apostolic Christian Care, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Blue Management Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Bluffton Cpa | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Bluffton Cpa | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2019 |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2019 |
| Bucher, Trent | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
| Culp, Coleen | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Curry, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Everence Trust Company | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Everence Trust Company | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| First Bank of Berne | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| First Bank of Berne | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Flechter, Bradley | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Flueckiger, Russell | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Flueckiger, Russell | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2013 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
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 did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Swiss Village | 11.9 mi | Berne, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
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| Adams Woodcrest | 13.3 mi | Decatur, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Heritage Pointe of Warren | 15.2 mi | Warren, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Majestic Care of Fort Wayne | 17.9 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155701.