Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
215 Davis Rd, Ossian, IN 46777 · Wells County · (260) 622-7821
100 certified beds, about 95 residents a day · For profit - Individual · Medicare and Medicaid since 1989
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 155335 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).
None of its 6 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 3.62 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.62 of those hours.
34.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Indiana average 45.9%).
CMS links it to Tlc Management, an affiliated group of 20 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 6 health citations on file.
April 24, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure behavioral health services were provided for 1 of 1 resident reviewed (Resident 11). Findings Include:Resident 11's record was reviewed on 4/20/2026 at 12:21 PM. Diagnoses included bipolar disorder unspecified, anxiety disorder unspecified, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) chronic, and major depressive disorder (MDD) recurrent. A review of Resident 11's current annual MDS indicated their Basic Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score was 15, cognitively intact. A review of Resident 11's current care plan titled I have a PASRR Level II without specialized services related to mental illness indicated the resident had a problem of receive services as indicated in the PASRR Level II outcome with a goal date of 6/18/2026. Interventions included providing supportive counseling. [...]
May 9, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure accident risks were identified and interventions put into place to prevent accidents for 1 of 1 resident reviewed (Resident 388).
- D Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure trauma informed care was implemented for 1 of 2 residents reviewed. (Resident 53)
June 28, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, observation, and record review the facility failed to ensure an intrathecal pump (ITP) (surgically implanted device that delivers medication directly to the fluid surrounding the spinal cord) had orders and directions for use for 1 of 7 residents reviewed (Resident 337).
September 20, 2023Complaint inspection, Infection control · 2 citations
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to properly contain the transmission of COVID-19 for 5 of 11 residents reviewed for infection control (Resident E, Resident G, Resident N, Resident O, and Resident Q).
- D Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure families/representatives were notifed of COVID-19 exposure for 3 of 10 residents reviewed (Resident B, Resident C, Resident J).
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 2 on April 24, 2026, 3 on May 9, 2025, 5 on June 28, 2024.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- E Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- E Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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) | 3.62 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.09 | 3.25 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.58 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 34.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 11.1% | 40.3% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.45 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 3.84 on weekdays and 3.09 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.6% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.63 in April to June 2025 to 3.62 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 | 3.62 | 0.62 | 3.84 | 3.09 | 2.6% | 0 of 90 | 95 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.68 | 0.60 | 3.90 | 3.13 | 3.1% | 0 of 92 | 92 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.54 | 0.50 | 3.73 | 3.05 | 3.3% | 0 of 92 | 90 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.63 | 0.47 | 3.79 | 3.22 | 1.6% | 0 of 91 | 85 |
| 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 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 17.2 | 11.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.9 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL. CMS links this home to Tlc Management, a group of 20 nursing homes averaging 3.8 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Hospital | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 06/01/2012 |
| Friend, Jayna | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/01/2021 | |
| Hyatt, David | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/28/2022 | |
| Ossian Health Care Management, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 06/01/2012 | |
| Tender Loving Care Management Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 06/01/2012 | |
| Adams, Brian | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2012 | |
| Cobb, Tomi | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2012 | |
| Hyatt, David | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2012 | |
| Gibson, Cullen | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/14/2025 | |
| Ott, Connie | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/25/2025 | |
| Ott, Dwight | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/14/2025 | |
| Ott, Gary | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/25/2025 | |
| Ott, Ryan | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/14/2025 | |
| Dwight a. Ott and Gloria Ott | Trustee of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2012 | |
| Ott Family Trust | Trustee of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2012 | |
| Ossian Health Care Holding Company LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2012 | |
| Ossian Health Care Management, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/14/2025 | |
| Tender Loving Care Management Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/14/2025 | |
| Adams, Brian | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2012 | |
| Cobb, Tomi | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2012 |
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 4 problems in this area, most recently on April 24, 2026: "Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 20, 2023: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.09 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.
Other nursing homes nearby
- River Terrace Health Care Center Bluffton, 7.8 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Majestic Care of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, 8.9 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Christian Care Retirement Community Bluffton, 9.1 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Markle Health & Rehabilitation Markle, 9.6 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- Lutheran Life Villages Fort Wayne, 9.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Englewood Health & Rehabilitation Center Fort Wayne, 10.9 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Coventry Meadows Fort Wayne, 11.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center Fort Wayne, 11.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 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 Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on April 24, 2026. The Indiana average is 7.2.
- Has Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Ossian Health Care 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 Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center?
- CMS lists 20 owners and managers, and links the home to Tlc Management. Legal business name: RIVERVIEW 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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