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Aperion Care Summerfield

34 South Main Street, Cloverdale, IN 46120 · Putnam County · (765) 795-4260

43 certified beds, about 39 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1995

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155587 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 6, 2025, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).

None of its 12 health citations since February 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 2.91 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.56 of those hours.

23.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).

CMS links it to Aperion Care, an affiliated group of 33 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 12 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
8D
4E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 6, 2025Standard inspection · 5 citations
  1. D
    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
    F578 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 7, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the code status of a resident was accurate for the physician order, careplan, and POST (physician's order for scope of treatment) form for 1 of 17 records reviewed. (Resident 24)
  2. D
    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 7, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the accuracy of a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for 1 of 11 residents MDS assessments reviewed (Resident 32).
  3. D
    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 7, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure quarterly care plan meetings, which addressed the specific needs of the Resident were completed for 1 of 16 residents reviewed (Resident 29).
  4. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 7, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure water temperatures in the dining room wash station and common restrooms were within safe parameters for 3 of 3 random observations.
  5. D
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 7, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure proper handwashing for 1 of 2 dining observations.
April 30, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. E
    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
    F727 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 1, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide Registered Nurse (RN) coverage 8 hours per day 7 days per week for 7 of 28 days reviewed for staffing. This had the potential to affect 40 of 40 residents who resided in the facility.
  2. D
    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
    F558 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 1, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a call light was kept within the resident's reach for 1 of 16 residents reviewed for call lights (Resident 39).
  3. D
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 1, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff wore a hairnet restraint when in the kitchen, hand hygiene was completed appropriately, food items were labeled and dated, expired foods were discarded, dented cans were not stocked for usage for the residents' meals, and food was not stored directly onto the storeroom floor for 1 of 2 kitchen observations. This deficiency had the potential to affect 40 of 40 residents who received food from the kitchen.
February 10, 2023Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
    F584 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 19, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the laminate flooring (a multi-layer synthetic flooring product) in the facility was safe in good repair, for 5 of 5 days the facility environment was observed.
  2. E
    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
    F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 19, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure psychotropic medications (drugs that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior) had been documented as administered for 4 of 11 residents medications reviewed (Residents 30, 9, 40, and 35).
  3. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 19, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure safe food temperatures as evidenced by inadequate external and internal temperatures for 1 of 4 reach in refrigerators and the facility failed to dispose of expired food for 2 of 2 kitchen observations. This had the potential to effect 40 of 40 residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings Include: During an initial tour observation of the kitchen with Dietary Supervisor (DS), on 02/06/2023 at 09:50 a.m., the inside thermometer temperature was reading 48 degrees Fahrenheit (F) on reach in refrigerator # 3. No internal temperature of food was taken at that time. The reach in refrigerator contained 2 containers of heavy whipping cream, bags of shredded cheese, boxes of stick butter, and containers of sour cream. Inside freezer # 2 there were 3 frozen concentrated grape juice containers. [...]
  4. D
    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
    F757 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 19, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications had been documented as administered for 3 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications (Residents 30, 9, and 35).

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeIndianaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)2.913.693.86
Registered nurses0.560.670.69
All nursing staff on weekends2.693.253.42
Nurse aides1.69
Licensed practical nurses0.66
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)23.1%45.9%45.8%
Registered nurse turnovernot reported40.3%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.66 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.00 on weekdays and 2.69 on weekends, 10% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 2.69 in April to June 2025 to 2.91 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20262.910.563.002.69 0.8%0 of 9039
Oct to Dec 20252.700.422.792.46 2.1%0 of 9241
Jul to Sep 20252.630.442.742.35 1.0%0 of 9242
Apr to Jun 20252.690.492.762.52 2.5%0 of 9141
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Indiana, Jan to Mar 20263.630.623.803.193.4%0.4% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeIndianaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 10.611.013.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 0.00.40.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 0.01.11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 2.53.93.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 24.311.914.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1		 0.03.64.6
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231		 0.91.61.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231		 1.01.41.8

Owners and operators

Legal business name: DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL. CMS links this home to Aperion Care, a group of 33 nursing homes averaging 2 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Daviess County Hospital5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%07/01/2017
Duncan, TasheenaContracted managing employeeIndividual07/01/2017
Hayne, MargaretContracted managing employeeIndividual03/01/2024
Steiner, DeronCorporate directorIndividual07/01/2017
Conroy, TracyCorporate officerIndividual04/01/2017
Aperion Care IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization03/01/2024
Aperion Care Summerfield, LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization03/01/2024
Berkowitz, DavidOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Goldfarb, BrianOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Hoffman, JoshuaOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Meystel, JayOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Meystel, YosefOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Spector, JenniferOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Turofsky, StevenOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024
Ulbert, LisaOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/01/2024

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 6, 2025: "Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive."
  2. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 6, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  3. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 6, 2025: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
  4. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 10, 2023: "Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited."
  5. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.69 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.

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Common questions

What is Aperion Care Summerfield's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Aperion Care Summerfield 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Aperion Care Summerfield get at its last inspection?
5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 6, 2025. The Indiana average is 7.2.
Has Aperion Care Summerfield been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Aperion Care Summerfield accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Aperion Care Summerfield?
CMS lists 15 owners and managers, and links the home to Aperion Care. Legal business name: DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL.

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