Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Christian Care Retirement Community
720 E Dustman Rd, Bluffton, IN 46714 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Adams County Memorial Hospital (8 facilities) · 86 certified beds
Christian Care Retirement Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bluffton, Indiana. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.24 hours per resident per day, above the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Christian Care Retirement Community 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) | 5.24 | 3.71 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.03 | 0.66 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.70 | 2.27 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.9% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 August 22, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 12, 2025
What inspectors found at Christian Care Retirement Community
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · 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 · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 · Oct 22, 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 · Aug 5, 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
- 720 E Dustman Rd
Bluffton, IN 46714 - CMS certification #
- 155701
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 86
- Avg residents/day
- 58.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-06-20
- Chain
- Adams County Memorial Hospital (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Adams County Memorial Hospital
Adams County Memorial Hospital operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Adams County Memorial Hospital facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Christian Care Retirement Community says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bluffton Regional Medical Center, Bluffton. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- River Terrace Health Care Center, Bluffton. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caretenders, Fort Wayne. 20.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 12.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46714 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Tri-Counties Dialysis Center, Decatur, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46714.
Solace Hospice LLC, office in Roanoke, 18.3 miles away, straight line
Eleos Hospice Care, office in Fort Wayne, 19.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Northeast Indiana, LLC, office in Fort Wayne, 20.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Visiting Nurse And Hospice Home Inc, Fort Wayne. 20.1 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 Christian Care Retirement Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Christian Care Retirement Community an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Christian Care Retirement Community staffed?
Christian Care Retirement Community reports 5.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Christian Care Retirement Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Christian Care Retirement Community have?
Christian Care Retirement Community is certified for 86 beds.