Nursing home
Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center
601 E Race St, Odon, IN 47562 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 84 certified beds
Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Odon, Indiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.87 hours per resident per day, above the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Jan 22, 2026 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center compares
This facility vs. the Indiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Indiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.87 | 3.71 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.14 | 2.27 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.3% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the January 22, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 9, 2026
What inspectors found at Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 601 E Race St
Odon, IN 47562 - CMS certification #
- 155539
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Avg residents/day
- 62.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-10-10
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Daviess Community Hospital, Washington. 15.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sycamore Care Strategies, Loogootee. 5.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Guardian Angels Home Health Care, Inc, Bicknell. 18.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Williams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy. 12.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 47562 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 47562.
Helping Hearts Hospice, office in Washington, 15.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Columbus Regional Health Physicians LLC, Columbus. 63.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Area not mapped by FEMA. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center staffed?
Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center reports 4.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center have?
Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center is certified for 84 beds.