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Miller's Merry Manor

5909 LUTE RD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

(219) 763-2273

66 licensed beds

CMS rates Miller's Merry Manor 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 41 citations across 9 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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5909 Lute Rd

Portage, IN 46368

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

155299

Care type

Nursing home

County

Porter

Facility name

Miller's Merry Manor

Street address

5909 LUTE RD

City / state / ZIP

Portage, IN 46368

Phone

(219) 763-2273

About this facility — Miller's Merry Manor

Miller's Merry Manor is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portage, Indiana. It is licensed for 66 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Indiana (92 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Portage and 507 skilled nursing facilities across Indiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Miller's Merry Manor, a group of 14 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Miller's Merry Manor 41 times across 9 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 November 6, 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

Miller's Merry Manor

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Johnson Memorial Hospital

Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2013

Boyle, Patrick

Governing body · Operational control — since 2025

Decola, Robert

Governing body · Operational control — since 2025

Dunkle, David

Governing body · Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2019

Forvis Mazars Llp

Operational control — since 2023

Haug, Lori

Governing body · Operational control — since 2025

Lument Finance Trust Inc

Mortgage holder — since 2014

Miller's Health Systems Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Miller's Merry Manor Portage, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Mmm-invest Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Raikar, Sanjay

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Robinson, Tina

Governing body · Operational control — since 2025

Theracare Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Weeks, Rosemary

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1987-06-18

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-03-06

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$419 per day (≈ $12,740/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

48% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 35% private/other

Occupancy

64% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

12% 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 2026-11-06. 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.

2026-03-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-03-27

F-0657

D · 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 2026-03-27

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-27

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 2026-03-27

F-0729

C · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

Corrected 2026-03-27

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 2026-03-27

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-03-27

2025-10-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-11-21

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (33 citations)

2025-07-01Health 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 2025-07-25

2025-01-10Health inspection13 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-02-14

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 2025-02-14

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0921

E · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2025-02-14

2024-02-01Health inspection2 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-02-23

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-02-23

2026-03-06Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2026-05-20

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-06-01

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0918

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2026-05-20

K-0927

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-20

2024-02-01Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0211

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0291

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0761

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-26

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-09

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 155299.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Indiana.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 61% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 35

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.0

Higher than 76% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

53%

Higher than 72% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 46%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Indiana average on 14 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	9.9%	10.8%	13.5%	Near state average
Lose too much weight	22.3%	5.3%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.4%	1.1%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	19.3%	25.5%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.3%	3.8%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	93.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	21.0%	11.1%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	3.5%	23.5%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	95.1%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	1.8%	3.5%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	7.7%	22.4%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	13.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.94	1.51	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.19	1.37	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.6%	81.9%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.9%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	79.2%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	17.0%	21.8%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	13.1%	10.9%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
E-0041 2 inspections. Implement emergency and standby power systems.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0363 2 inspections. Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

What its owners also hold

Johnson Memorial Hospital has an ownership stake on file at 35 nursing homes, averaging 3.1 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Indiana

Licensing: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long-Term Care
File a complaint: 800-246-8909 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-622-4484. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-992-6978. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

St Mary Medical Center Inc, about 4.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Northwest Health - Porter, about 7.0 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Methodist Hospitals Inc, about 9.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Brickyard Healthcare - Portage Care Center, Portage, about 0.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
The Wyndmoor of Portage, Portage, about 0.6 miles. 8 state visits on record.
Rittenhouse Senior Living of Portage, Portage, about 1.2 miles. 12 state visits on record.
Lake Park Residential Care, Lake Station, about 3.0 miles. 15 state visits on record.
Brentwood At Hobart, Hobart, about 5.0 miles. 23 state visits on record.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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