Christian Care Retirement Community
Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana · CCN 155701 · For-profit (Corporation) · part of Adams County Memorial Hospital (8 facilities, chain average 2.9 stars)
CMS rates Christian Care Retirement Community 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 86 certified beds, 71 residents a day on average. 5 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | 3 / 4 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 4.72842 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 0.91596 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 4.06282 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.3% (registered nurses 7.1%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · tag F0812 |
F No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; widespread | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-09-12 |
| 2025-08-22 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0583 |
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-09-12 |
| 2025-08-22 | 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. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0761 |
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-09-12 |
| 2024-10-22 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0578 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2024-10-31 |
| 2024-08-05 complaint survey |
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0689 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2024-08-14 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Bank Of Berne Organization | 5% or greater mortgage interest | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Apostolic Christian Care, Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Blue Management Services LLC Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Bluffton Cpa Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Everence Trust Company Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-01-01 |
| First Bank Of Berne Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2023-06-01 |
| Healthcare Therapy Services Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Adams County Memorial Hospital Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Apostolic Christian Care, Inc. Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Bluffton Cpa Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Everence Trust Company Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Forvis Mazars LLP Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2023-06-01 |
| Healthcare Therapy Services Inc. Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Gresla, Mark Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-02-01 |
| Lautzenheiser, Amber Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-12-01 |
| Smith, Austin Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2022-02-28 |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Flueckiger, Russell Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Lehman, Scott Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2020-07-14 |
| Macklin, Larry Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Mcintire, David Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Borne-Bauman, Candice Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Bucher, Trent Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2023-07-01 |
| Culp, Coleen Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Curry, Brian Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Flechter, Bradley Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Flueckiger, Russell Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Gerber, Gene Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2023-07-01 |
| Gresla, Mark Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-02-01 |
| Isch, James Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Lautzenheiser, Amber Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-12-01 |
| Lehman, Scott Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2020-07-14 |
| Longenberger, Gene Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Macklin, Larry Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Mcintire, David Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Moser, Klint Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2023-07-01 |
| Smith, Austin Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2022-02-28 |
| Smith, Scott Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2020-01-01 |
| Sprunger, Kyle Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Tonner, Brian Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
| Wheeler, Dane Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2013-07-01 |
What changed
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Wells County.