Nursing home
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center
4180 Sage Bluff Crossing, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities) · 84 certified beds
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Sep 10, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sage Bluff Health & Rehab 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) | 3.46 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.79 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 65.2% | 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 21, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 2, 2026
What inspectors found at Sage Bluff Health & Rehab 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · 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 · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 23, 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 · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 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
- 4180 Sage Bluff Crossing
Fort Wayne, IN 46804 - CMS certification #
- 155827
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Avg residents/day
- 47.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-01-07
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Saber Healthcare Group
Saber Healthcare Group operates 126 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Saber Healthcare Group 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana, Fort Wayne. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Coventry Meadows, Fort Wayne. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caretenders, Fort Wayne. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 46804 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Northeast Indiana Kidney Ctr - Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Appleseed Dialysis, Fort Wayne, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Fort Wayne West Dialysis, Fort Wayne, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 46804.
Anew Hospice Ft Wayne LLC, office in Fort Wayne, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Northeast Indiana, LLC, office in Fort Wayne, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Eleos Hospice Care, office in Fort Wayne, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Visiting Nurse And Hospice Home Inc, Fort Wayne. 2.7 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 high, heat wave relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center have?
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center is certified for 84 beds.