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Christian Care Retirement Community

720 E DUSTMAN RD, BLUFFTON, IN, 46714
(260) 565-3000
86 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
86
CMS facility ID
155701
Care type
Nursing home
County
Wells
Facility name
Christian Care Retirement Community
Street address
720 E DUSTMAN RD
City / state / ZIP
Bluffton, IN 46714
Phone
(260) 565-3000

About this facility — Christian Care Retirement Community

Christian Care Retirement Community is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bluffton, Indiana. It is licensed for 86 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Bluffton 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 Christian Care Retirement Community 7 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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
Adams County Memorial Hospital
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Adams County Memorial Hospital
Operational control — since 2025
Apostolic Christian Care, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Blue Management Services Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Bluffton Cpa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Borne-bauman, Candice
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Bucher, Trent
Operational control — since 2023
Culp, Coleen
Operational control — since 2013
Curry, Brian
Operational control — since 2013
Everence Trust Company
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
First Bank of Berne
Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Flechter, Bradley
Operational control — since 2013
Flueckiger, Russell
Governing body · Operational control — since 2013
Forvis Mazars Llp
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Gerber, Gene
Operational control — since 2023
Gresla, Mark
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Healthcare Therapy Services Inc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Isch, James
Operational control — since 2013
Lautzenheiser, Amber
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Lehman, Scott
Governing body · Operational control — since 2020
Longenberger, Gene
Operational control — since 2013
Macklin, Larry
Governing body · Operational control — since 2013
Mcintire, David
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Moser, Klint
Operational control — since 2023
Smith, Austin
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Smith, Scott
Operational control — since 2020
Sprunger, Kyle
Operational control — since 2018
Tonner, Brian
Operational control — since 2013
Wheeler, Dane
Operational control — since 2013

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
9 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2002-06-20
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-08-22
Nurse staffing
4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$342 per day (≈ $10,400/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
45% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 47% private/other
Occupancy
64% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
8% below the IN median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
86
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-22Health inspection3 citations
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F-0761
E · 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 2025-09-12
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 2025-09-12
2024-10-22Health inspection1 citation
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 2024-10-31
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (3 citations)
2024-08-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-08-14
2025-08-22Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-10-30
K-0531
F · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-10-30
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 155701.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
,
Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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