Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne
5250 Heritage Parkway, Fort Wayne, IN 46835 · Map
Government - County · 68 certified beds
Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.45 hours per resident per day, above the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Jan 20, 2026 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne 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) | 4.45 | 3.71 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.95 | 2.27 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 19.7% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (January 2026)
- Every deficiency from the February 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 23, 2025
What inspectors found at Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2023
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
- 5250 Heritage Parkway
Fort Wayne, IN 46835 - CMS certification #
- 155828
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 68
- Avg residents/day
- 57.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-02-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, 3 meals a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne 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.
Scheduled transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Full dining services with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served every day.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Small pets permitted with approval and additional fee.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Semi-Private Room
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: none.
You have the choice of entering with no entrance fee or can pay an entrance fee with the advantage of a lower “monthly-pay” rate.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation, Fort Wayne. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Heartland Home Health (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46835 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Dupont Dialysis, Fort Wayne, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Fort Wayne North Dialysis, Fort Wayne, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Summit City Dialysis, Fort Wayne, 3.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46835.
Heartland Hospice (Ft Wayne), office in Fort Wayne, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Interim Healthcare Of Fort Wayne, office in Fort Wayne, 3.9 miles away, straight line
Parkview Hospice, office in Fort Wayne, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Visiting Nurse And Hospice Home Inc, Fort Wayne. 14.3 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne a good nursing home?
CMS gives Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne staffed?
Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne reports 4.45 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne have?
Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne is certified for 68 beds.