What is Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center get at its last inspection?

0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 10, 2025. The Indiana average is 7.2.

Has Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Sage Bluff Health and Rehab 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 Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center?

CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Major Hospital. Legal business name: MAJOR HOSPITAL.

Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 10, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Indiana average is 7.2, the national average 9.2).

None of its 16 health citations since December 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 3.34 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Indiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.83 of those hours.

73.6% 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.

312/23

201/24

307/24

411/24

203/25

105/25

009/25

101/26

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 16 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

14D

Potential for minimal harm

January 21, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation

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 · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 2, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure water temperatures were maintained to ensure kitchen sanitation. 45 of 47 residents residing in the facility ate food prepared in the kitchen.

September 10, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations

May 22, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation

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 · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure fall interventions were followed for 1 of 4 residents reviewed (Resident B).

March 24, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations

D

Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.

F675 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 18, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure 1 of 3 residents reviewed were free from condescending remarks. (Resident C)
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 18, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure wound care was provided to 1 of 3 residents reviewed. (Resident D)

November 7, 2024Standard inspection · 4 citations

D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 2, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to report elopement in a timely manner for 1 of 1 residents reviewed. (Resident 199)
D

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

F697 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 2, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure non-pharmacological interventions were attempted before administering (PRN) as needed pain medication for 1 of 2 residents reviewed ( Resident 5).
D

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

F698 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 2, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure communication with dialysis center for 1 of 2 patients reviewed. (Resident 30)
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.

F742 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 2, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to manage behaviors for 1 of 8 residents reviewed. (Resident 40).

July 23, 2024Complaint inspection · 3 citations

D

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Past noncompliance: already fixed when inspectors found it

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to protect a resident's right to be free from physical abuse by staff for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident Q). The deficient practice was corrected on 7/11/24 prior to the start of the survey and was therefore past non-compliance.
D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Past noncompliance: already fixed when inspectors found it

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to report timely, physical abuse of 1 of 3 residents reviewed for abuse reporting (Resident Q). The deficient practice was corrected on 7/11/24 prior to the start of the survey and was therefore past non-compliance.
D

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

F699 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) August 5, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure triggers were identified and resident specific approaches implemented in providing trauma informed care for 1 of 1 residents reviewed (Resident Q).

January 5, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations

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 · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 24, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a fall assessment was completed after a witnessed fall for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident C).
D

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

F692 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 24, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure meal consumption percentages were documented for 3 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident D, Resident E, Resident F) and monthly weights were documented for 2 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident D, Resident E).

December 11, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations

E

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

F725 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 5, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to schedule staff adequately to prevent intrusive behavior affecting 7 of 22 residents reviewed. (Resident 147, Resident 6, Resident 31, Resident 2, Resident 21, Resident 42, and Resident 3).
D

Post nurse staffing information every day.

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 5, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the daily report of nursing staff directly responsible for resident care was accurately posted during 2of 3 observations.
D

Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable.

F743 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 5, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to implement person centered interventions to prevent intrusive behaviors for 1 of 7 residents reviewed.

Fire safety inspections

15 fire safety citations on file: 5 on September 10, 2025, 3 on November 7, 2024, 7 on December 11, 2023.

Every fire safety citation15 citations

F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

K 345 · September 10, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · September 10, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

K 921 · September 10, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · September 10, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have an externally vented heating system.

K 522 · September 10, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

K 521 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K 761 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.

K 226 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

K 923 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

K 927 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

K 346 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

K 354 · December 11, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

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)	3.34	3.69	3.86
Registered nurses	0.83	0.67	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	2.94	3.25	3.42
Nurse aides	1.69
Licensed practical nurses	0.82
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	73.6%	45.9%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	72.7%	40.3%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 4.37 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 3.50 on weekdays and 2.94 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 12.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.50 in April to June 2025 to 3.34 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	3.34	0.83	3.50	2.94	12.1%	0 of 90	50
Oct to Dec 2025	3.56	0.85	3.71	3.19	7.1%	0 of 92	51
Jul to Sep 2025	3.46	0.80	3.67	2.95	8.8%	1 of 92	48
Apr to Jun 2025	3.50	0.69	3.66	3.10	8.2%	1 of 91	47
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. If you work here, your report helps start one.

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

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	6.8	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	0.6	1.1	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.4	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	6.1	11.9	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.3	3.6	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	12.5	13.6	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	27.3	22.2	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	10.3	10.8	12.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (56.2% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

56.2% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Indiana: 111 better, 7 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 62 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.9% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Indiana: 0 better, 17 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 61 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.1% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Indiana: 0 better, 4 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 26 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

34.8% this home

Median of homes: Indiana60.0% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 23 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Indiana0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 39 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.6% this home

Median of homes: Indiana1.4% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 39 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Indiana100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 27 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

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	Since
Claxton, Ryan	Corporate officer	Individual	03/27/2025
Forvis Mazars LLP	Operational/managerial control	Organization	06/01/2023
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center LLC	Operational/managerial control	Organization	08/01/2017
Lenon, Isaac	Operational/managerial control	Individual	06/19/2023
Offerle, Andrew	Operational/managerial control	Individual	01/01/2023
Forvis Mazars LLP	Adp of the SNF	Organization	06/20/2025
Long Term Care Investments IV, LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	02/01/2015
Sage Bluff Health & Rehab Center LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	04/14/2025
Lenon, Isaac	Adp of the SNF	Individual	06/19/2023
Offerle, Andrew	Adp of the SNF	Individual	01/01/2023

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 10 problems in this area, most recently on May 22, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on November 7, 2024: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 11, 2023: "Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift."
Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 21, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with 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 2.94 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.25.

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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 Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center get at its last inspection?: 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 10, 2025. The Indiana average is 7.2.
Has Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Sage Bluff Health and Rehab 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 Sage Bluff Health and Rehab Center?: CMS lists 10 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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