The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SAGE BLUFF HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
FORT WAYNE, IN · Medicare-certified · 84 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
SAGE BLUFF HEALTH & REHAB CENTER in Fort Wayne, IN has a 4-star overall rating, with strong health inspection results (4 stars), but lower staffing at 2 stars and reported nurse staffing of 3.56 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1. It had no fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included staffing adequacy, food service standards, and accident-hazard supervision.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5647 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 21, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5647.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.78
- Nurse aides
- 1.93
- Weekend nursing
- 3.19
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 70%
Registered nurse turnover: 67%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
10%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
72.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
63.8%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
The home failed to honor each resident’s preferences, choices, values, and beliefs. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 675 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP · 126 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 51 residents on an average day (61% of 84 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 11 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.