The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
LIFE CARE CENTER OF FORT WAYNE
FORT WAYNE, IN · Medicare-certified · 115 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
LIFE CARE CENTER OF FORT WAYNE has an overall 5-star rating. Key signals are a 2-star staffing rating with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.55 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day); there were no fines in the last 24 months, while health inspections were 4 stars and quality measures were 5 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5462 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5462.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.45
- Nurse aides
- 2.19
- Weekend nursing
- 3.19
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 58%
Registered nurse turnover: 62%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
17.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
6.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.1%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.3%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
21.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
76.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA · 194 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 82.7 residents on an average day (72% of 115 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.