Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Fort Wayne, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 4430 Elsdale Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Phone: (260) 485-8157
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 155679
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 90
Average residents per day: 79
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
Chain: American Senior Communities (90 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Oct 26, 2000
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 155679. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 31, 2026. CMS lists 4 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Mar 31, 2026	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… Pharmacy Service	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 19, 2026	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 17, 2025	Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 19, 2025	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.48 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.82 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.27 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.84 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 41%
RN turnover (yearly): 29%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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