SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON

  About SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON

  SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON Owner & Operator Information

  SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON Ratings History

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.63	0.63 / 0.65
Case Mix	0.42	0.42 / 0.38
Adjusted	0.58	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.96	0.78 / 0.87
Case Mix	0.81	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.88	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.02	2.23 / 2.26
Case Mix	2.15	NA / NA
Adjusted	1.93	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.59	1.41 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.06	0.06 / 0.07
Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	3.60	3.64 / 3.78
Case Mix	3.38	3.42 / 3.15
Adjusted	3.40	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	20.5% / 20.1% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	20.5% / 20.1% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	14.4% / 10.3% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	14.4% / 10.3% Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.1% / 1.6% Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.1% / 1.6% Worse
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.3% / 1.0% Worse
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.3% / 1.0% Worse

  Hospitals Near SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON.

This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL 441 N WABASH AVE MARION, IN 46952	2
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA 7950 W JEFFERSON BLVD FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	2
ADAMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1100 MERCER AVE DECATUR, IN 46733	3
BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 303 S MAIN ST BLUFFTON, IN 46714	4
PARKVIEW HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL 2001 STULTS RD HUNTINGTON, IN 46750	4
VA N. INDIANA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - FT. WAYNE 2121 LAKE AVENUE FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	Not Available
ST JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC 702 VAN BUREN STREET FORT WAYNE, IN 46802	Not Available
VA N. INDIANA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - MARION 1700 E. 38TH STREET MARION, IN 46953	Not Available
THE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL OF LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWOR 7952 W JEFFERSON BLVD FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	Not Available
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLACKFORD HOSPITAL 410 PILGRIM BLVD HARTFORD CITY, IN 47348	Not Available
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH JAY, INC. 500 W VOTAW ST PORTLAND, IN 47371	Not Available
PARK CENTER, INC 1909 CAREW STREET FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	Not Available

  Medical Professionals Associated with SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON

These are the doctors who are affiliated with SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

We did not find any medical professionals associated with SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON.

  Local Nursing Homes

Below is a list of nursing homes in near SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon (  ) to the home to indicate this.)

The data is based on the dataset as of November 01, 2020.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Summit City Nursing and Rehabilitation (FORT WAYNE, IN)	0.667 / 5:
Christian Care Retirement Community (BLUFFTON, IN)	2.667 / 5:
River Terrace Health Care Center (BLUFFTON, IN)	4 / 5:
Heritage Pointe of Huntington (HUNTINGTON, IN)	4.667 / 5:
Adams Woodcrest (DECATUR, IN)	5.333 / 5:
Markle Health and Rehabilitation (MARKLE, IN)	5.333 / 1:
Vancrest of Payne (PAYNE, OH)	6 / 5:
Waters of Hartford City Skilled Nursing Facility (HARTFORD CITY, IN)	8 / 5:
Adams Heritage (MONROEVILLE, IN)	8 / 5:
Swiss Village (BERNE, IN)	10 / 5:
Colonial Oaks Health Care Center (MARION, IN)	10.667 / 5:
Lutheran Life Villages (FORT WAYNE, IN)	14 / 5:
Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center (FORT WAYNE, IN)	14.667 / 4:
Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center (OSSIAN, IN)	15.333 / 5:
Life Care Center of Fort Wayne (FORT WAYNE, IN)	15.333 / 5:
Coventry Meadows (FORT WAYNE, IN)	16 / 5:
Byron Health Center (FORT WAYNE, IN)	16.667 / 2:
Twin City Health Care (GAS CITY, IN)	18.667 / 4:
Heritage Pointe of Warren (WARREN, IN)	18.667 / 5:
The Waters of Huntington Skilled Nursing Facility (HUNTINGTON, IN)	18.667 / 3:
Envive of Berne (BERNE, IN)	23.333 / 3:
Hickory Creek at Huntington (HUNTINGTON, IN)	23.333 / 3:
Heritage Park (FORT WAYNE, IN)	23.333 / 4:
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility (FORT WAYNE, IN)	26.667 / 5:
University Nursing Center (UPLAND, IN)	31.333 / 2:
Majestic Care of Fort Wayne (FORT WAYNE, IN)	32.667 / 2:
Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre (PORTLAND, IN)	33.333 / 3:
Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne (FORT WAYNE, IN)	36.667 / 2:
Envive of Hartford City (HARTFORD CITY, IN)	40 / 3:
The Waters of Dunkirk Skilled Nursing Facility (DUNKIRK, IN)	42.667 / 4:
Saint Anne Home (FORT WAYNE, IN)	50 / 2:
Wesleyan Health Care Center (MARION, IN)	59.833 / 3:
Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center (FORT WAYNE, IN)	71 / 1:
Majestic Care of New Haven (NEW HAVEN, IN)	79.167 / 2:
Majestic Care of West Allen (FORT WAYNE, IN)	90.167 / 1:
Majestic Care of Jefferson Pointe (FORT WAYNE, IN)	92 / 1:
Chateau Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (FORT WAYNE, IN)	105 / 1:
Envive of Huntington (HUNTINGTON, IN)	121.333 / 1:
Aperion Care Marion LLC (MARION, IN)	154.167 / 2:

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