Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne

Nursing home in Fort Wayne, IN

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 5250 Heritage Parkway, Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Phone: (260) 209-6279
Listed under: Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 155828
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 5 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 68
Average residents per day: 60
Ownership: Government, county
Legal business name: Adams County Memorial Hospital
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Feb 5, 2015
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 155828. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 20, 2026. CMS lists 5 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 20, 2023 to Feb 10, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Feb 10, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 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
Dec 12, 2024	Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 6, 2024	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 20, 2023	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	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: 4.40 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.49 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.90 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 4.04 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 15%
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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