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Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center

5805 NORTH FIR ROAD, GRANGER, IN, 46530

(574) 406-6600

96 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

5805 North Fir Road

Granger, IN 46530

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

155850

Care type

Nursing home

County

St. Joseph

Facility name

Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center

Street address

5805 NORTH FIR ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Granger, IN 46530

Phone

(574) 406-6600

About this facility — Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center

Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Granger, Indiana. It is licensed for 96 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Granger and 507 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center 63 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Fundamental Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Beaty, Jeff

Director — since 2003

Black, Stephen

Director — since 2013

Burton, Karen

Director — since 2013

Caldwell, Dana

Director — since 2008

Carmean, Marti

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Claxton, Ryan

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Coffin, John

Director — since 2009

Fundamental Administrative Services Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Fundamental Clinical and Operational Services, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Gustafson, Paula

Officer — since 2013

Haehl, Phillip

Director — since 2013

Kuhn, Heather

Officer — since 2013

Mercuri, Ralph

Director · Officer — since 2008

Morgan Powers, Deanna

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Sandman, Jan

Director — since 2006

Shippensburg Health Care Llc

Operational control — since 2016

Stevens, Melanie

Director — since 2006

Tandy, Sherri

Director — since 2006

Van Den Driessche, Thomas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2016-07-27

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-09

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$381 per day (≈ $11,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

66% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 24% private/other

Occupancy

86% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

2% above the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-10-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-12-30

2025-06-09Health inspection1 citation

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-06-30

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (61 citations)

2025-05-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-06-04

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-06-04

2024-07-29Health inspection3 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-08-12

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-08-12

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-08-12

2023-08-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered15 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-09-18

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-09-18

2025-06-09Fire-safety inspection24 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-12

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-12

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0232

E · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0281

E · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-10-01

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0346

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-10-01

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-10-01

K-0354

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0500

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-10-01

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-10-01

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-10-30

2024-07-29Fire-safety inspection8 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-09-09

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-09-09

K-0927

E · No harm found

Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

Corrected 2024-09-09

2023-08-14Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-12-05

K-0232

E · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2023-12-05

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-12-11

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-12-05

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-12-11

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-12-05

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-12-11

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-12-05

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2023-12-05

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 155850.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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