Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center

Nursing home in Fort Wayne, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 4180 Sage Bluff Crossing, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Phone: (260) 443-7300
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 155827
Overall star rating: 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 1 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 84
Average residents per day: 50
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 7, 2015
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 155827. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 10, 2025. CMS lists 16 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 11, 2023 to Jan 21, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jan 21, 2026	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 24, 2025	Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 24, 2025	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024	Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024	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… Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 2024	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 · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 2024	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 2024	Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 5, 2024	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 16. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

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: 3.34 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.83 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.69 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.94 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 74%
RN turnover (yearly): 73%
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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