Miller's at Oak Pointe
411 N Wolf Rd, Columbia City, IN 46725 · Whitley County · 82 certified beds · avg 49 residents/day · certified since Jul 6, 1972
Part of chain: MILLER'S MERRY MANOR (14 facilities, chain avg rating 3.5★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 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. |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 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. |
| Jul 16, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · from a complaint |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 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. |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 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) | 4.11 | 3.42 | 3.95 | top 13% in Indiana; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.93 | 0.62 | 0.69 | top 11% in Indiana; top 19% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.57 | 3.01 | 3.50 | top 14% in Indiana; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | top 42% in Indiana; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.5 | 45.9 | 45.8 | bottom 31% in Indiana; bottom 33% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 25.0 | 40.4 | 42.9 | top 22% in Indiana; top 20% 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 4.20, RN 0.95, weekend 3.65. Staffing rating: 4/5.
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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/01/2014 |
| Baker, Stephen | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Baker, Stephen | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/07/2025 |
| Berkhouse, Steven | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/18/2021 |
| Berkhouse, Steven | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/18/2021 |
| Boyle, Patrick | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Boyle, Patrick | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Decola, Robert | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Decola, Robert | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Decola, Robert | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Dunkle, David | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2019 |
| Dunkle, David | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2019 |
| Dunkle, David | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
| Haug, Lori | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Haug, Lori | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Lake City Bank | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2022 |
| MHS Columbia City, LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2014 |
| Miller's Health Systems INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2014 |
| Robinson, Tina | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
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 does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
- "What is your policy on physical restraints, and what alternatives do you try first?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "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?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters of Columbia City Skilled Nursing Facility | 2.1 mi | Columbia City, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Majestic Care of West Allen | 12.1 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Grace Village Health Care Facility | 14.4 mi | Winona Lake, IN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Timbercrest Church of the Brethren Home | 15.5 mi | North Manchester, IN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Mason Health Care Center | 16.1 mi | Warsaw, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Peabody Retirement Community | 16.8 mi | North Manchester, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Miller's Merry Manor | 17.1 mi | Warsaw, IN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Warsaw Meadows | 17.2 mi | Warsaw, IN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Paddock Springs | 17.3 mi | Warsaw, IN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center | 17.6 mi | Fort Wayne, IN | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 155128.