Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2827 Northgate Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835 · Allen County · (260) 492-1400
142 certified beds, about 115 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1998
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155656 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 29, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
None of its 10 health citations since September 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 3.18 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.76 of those hours.
58.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to American Senior Communities, an affiliated group of 90 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.
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 10 health citations on file.
September 29, 2025Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure privacy of personal health information for 3 of 25 residents reviewed (Resident 7, Resident 56, and Resident 78).
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure timely resident assessment and care for 1 of 23 residents reviewed (Resident 117).
- D Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure pain management was provided and documented for 1 of 3 residents reviewed. (Resident 2)
October 29, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
January 22, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure an indwelling urinary catheter was medically necessary and monitored for symptoms of UTI for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident J).
December 19, 2023Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 5 citations
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure meal trays were distributed in a manner that promoted dignity for 3 of 19 residents reviewed (Resident 52, Resident 66, and Resident 77).
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure education was provided for a resident pertaining to safe sexual practices for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident 12).
- D Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure recognition and identification of triggers for potential re-traumatization of a resident with a history of trauma for 1 of 7 residents reviewed. (Resident 36)
- D Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure resident behaviors were monitored for 1 of 7 residents reviewed. (Resident 82)
- D Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure social services needs were identified and appropriate social services provided for 2 of 7 residents reviewed. (Residents 36 and 82)
September 28, 2023Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to properly secure resident's medication for 3 of 5 residents reviewed. (Resident B, Resident C, and Resident D).
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 4 on September 29, 2025, 1 on October 29, 2024, 5 on December 19, 2023.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- E Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- E Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
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.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.18 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.63 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.95 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 58.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 26.3% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.00 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 3.40 on weekdays and 2.63 on weekends, 23% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 4.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.38 in April to June 2025 to 3.18 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.18 | 0.76 | 3.40 | 2.63 | 4.8% | 0 of 90 | 115 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.45 | 0.77 | 3.70 | 2.80 | 4.2% | 0 of 92 | 110 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.46 | 0.73 | 3.75 | 2.75 | 5.0% | 0 of 92 | 108 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.38 | 0.63 | 3.60 | 2.81 | 4.2% | 0 of 91 | 111 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Indiana, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.63 | 0.62 | 3.80 | 3.19 | 3.4% | 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.
| Measure | This home | Indiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.7 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: THE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF MARION COUNTY. CMS links this home to American Senior Communities, a group of 90 nursing homes averaging 3.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummer, Carl | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Hanify, Thomas | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Horn, Brenda | Corporate director | Individual | 12/01/2023 | |
| Lazard, Robert | Corporate director | Individual | 01/29/2021 | |
| Mantravadi, Geeta | Corporate director | Individual | 07/21/2021 | |
| Payne, Monica | Corporate director | Individual | 08/09/2021 | |
| Babcock, Paul | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/30/2020 | |
| Caine, Virginia | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/10/1994 | |
| Harris, Lisa | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/22/2003 | |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2015 | |
| Anand, Meeta | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/15/2020 | |
| Dice, Mark | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| Mathai, Alexander | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/01/2019 | |
| Thomas, Tammy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/20/2026 | |
| Van Camp, Steven | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| American Senior Communities LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 02/23/2026 | |
| Anand, Meeta | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/23/2026 | |
| Dice, Mark | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2023 | |
| Mathai, Alexander | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/23/2026 | |
| Van Camp, Steven | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2023 |
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.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 7 problems in this area, most recently on September 29, 2025: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 29, 2025: "Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 28, 2023: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.63 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Towne House Retirement Community Fort Wayne, 0.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- University Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Fort Wayne, 1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 34 citations
- Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Fort Wayne, 1.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- Glenbrook Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center Fort Wayne, 1.6 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, 2.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- Saint Anne Home Fort Wayne, 2.3 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 6 citations
- Heritage Park Fort Wayne, 2.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 7 citations
- Summit City Nursing and Rehabilitation Fort Wayne, 2.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
Indiana contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Indiana. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Indiana Department of Health, Division of Long-Term Care, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Indiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 800-622-4484. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Indiana Department of Health, Nursing Home Report Cards, where Indiana publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 29, 2025. The Indiana average is 7.2.
- Has Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
- CMS lists 20 owners and managers, and links the home to American Senior Communities. Legal business name: THE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF MARION COUNTY.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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