Core of Bedford
514 E 16th St., Bedford, IN 47421 · Lawrence County · (812) 279-2001
37 certified beds, about 33 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1991
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155388 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
Of 13 health citations since April 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 2.75 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.36 of those hours.
54.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to Major Hospital, an affiliated group of 7 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 13 health citations on file.
March 19, 2026Standard inspection · 3 citations
- E Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the appropriate discharge information was provided for 5 of 5 residents reviewed for hospitalization. Information was not communicated to the receiving health care institution or provider, Notice of Transfer and Discharge was not provided, bed hold policies were not provided. (Resident 4, Resident 6, Resident 8, Resident 17, Resident 36)
- E Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a clean, homelike environment in 3 of 4 resident shower/bathrooms used by 34 of 34 residents, and for 2 of 12 resident rooms reviewed for environmental concerns (Northeast Bathroom, Southwest Bathroom, Southeast Bathroom, room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER])
- D Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide at least 80 square feet (sq. ft.) per resident in multiple occupancy resident rooms. This was observed in 3 of 18 resident rooms in the facility (room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER]).
October 24, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident received the necessary interventions to prevent dislodgement of a gastrostomy tube (feeding tube) for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for feeding tubes. This deficient practice resulted in a hospitalization to remove the G-tube, sepsis, and cannot have a new G-tube placed for 6 weeks. (Resident B)
March 6, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's representative was notified of an assessed significant weight loss for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for notification of change. (Resident B)
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a fall was documented for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. (Resident B)
February 20, 2025Standard inspection · 5 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was stored in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 2 of 2 kitchen observations.
- 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's choice of code status was documented accurately for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for advanced directives. (Resident 12)
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure an accurate assessment for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for resident assessment. (Resident 234)
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure oxygen tubing was labeled with the date for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for respiratory care. (Resident 1)
- D Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide at least 80 square feet (sq. ft.) per resident in multiple occupancy resident rooms for 3 of 18 resident rooms in the facility. (room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER]).
January 17, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure accurate reconciliation and disposition of controlled substances for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for medication reconciliation. (Resident B)
April 26, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide at least 80 square feet (sq. ft.) per resident in multiple occupancy resident rooms for 3 of 18 resident rooms in the facility. (room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER])
Fire safety inspections
24 fire safety citations on file: 16 on March 19, 2026, 3 on February 20, 2025, 5 on April 26, 2024.
Every fire safety citation24 citations
- F Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
- F Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- F Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F Establish methods for sharing information.
- F Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
- F Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- F Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- F Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- F Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- F Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- C Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- E To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- C Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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) | 2.75 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.53 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.71 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 54.8% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.42 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 2.84 on weekdays and 2.53 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.13 in April to June 2025 to 2.75 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 | 2.75 | 0.36 | 2.84 | 2.53 | 2.7% | 2 of 90 | 33 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 2.82 | 0.34 | 2.92 | 2.56 | 6.4% | 1 of 92 | 34 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.03 | 0.34 | 3.15 | 2.71 | 6.4% | 0 of 92 | 32 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.13 | 0.37 | 3.23 | 2.89 | 1.9% | 0 of 91 | 32 |
| 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.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Indiana
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.43 | $17.80 to $21.36 | 33,640 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $31.60 | $29.35 to $35.30 | 14,480 |
| Registered nurses | $40.14 | $37.86 to $48.28 | 68,980 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
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 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 19.4 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.9 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: MAJOR HOSPITAL. CMS links this home to Major Hospital, a group of 7 nursing homes averaging 2.7 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton, Ryan | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/27/2025 | |
| Wheeler, Whitney | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/28/2023 | |
| Core of Bedford Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 11/01/2013 | |
| Brazzell, Charles | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/23/2002 | |
| Claxton, Ryan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/27/2025 | |
| Jordan, Susan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/23/2015 | |
| Neese, Kevin | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/04/2024 | |
| Horton, Frances | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 10/06/2025 | |
| Blue Management Services LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/01/2020 | |
| Core and Associates LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/01/2013 | |
| Core of Bedford Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/03/2025 | |
| First Harrison Bank | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2000 | |
| Hsc Medical Billing & Consulting LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2000 | |
| Rd Dining | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/01/2024 | |
| Williams Bros Health Care Pharmacy Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/01/2008 | |
| Brazzell, Charles | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/23/2002 | |
| Claxton, Ryan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/27/2025 | |
| Jordan, Susan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/23/2015 | |
| Neese, Kevin | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/04/2024 | |
| Wheeler, Whitney | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/28/2023 |
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.
- Can we see a resident room, a shower room and the dining room on this visit?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on March 19, 2026: "Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public."
- 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 March 19, 2026: "Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 24, 2025: "Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 6, 2025: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.53 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Majestic Care of Bedford Bedford, 1.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 22 citations
- Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Bedford, 2.1 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 1 citation
- Stonebridge Health Campus Bedford, 2.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- White River Lodge Bedford, 3.2 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Mitchell Manor Mitchell, 10.3 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 18 citations
- Brickyard Healthcare - Bloomington Care Center Bloomington, 17.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Hearthstone Health Campus Bloomington, 18.8 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Aperion Care Monroe Bloomington, 19 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 23 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 Core of Bedford's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Core of Bedford 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Core of Bedford get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 19, 2026. The Indiana average is 7.2.
- Has Core of Bedford been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Core of Bedford 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 Core of Bedford?
- CMS lists 20 owners and managers, and links the home to Major Hospital. Legal business name: MAJOR HOSPITAL.
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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