River Terrace Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River Terrace Health Care Center is a 67-bed government-run nursing home in Bluffton, Indiana, part of Ide Management Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 61.9% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
River Terrace Health Care Center
400 Caylor BlvdBluffton, IN 46714
Wells County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At River Terrace Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Indiana average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 90 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
61.9% of nursing staff at River Terrace Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. River Terrace Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About River Terrace Health Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Chain: Ide Management Group, 10 homes
- Legal name: Adams County Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 6, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River Terrace Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Christian Care Retirement Community Bluffton | 2.6 | 86 | 3.39 | 4.73 | 38.3% | 5 | None |
| Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Ossian | 7.8 | 100 | 2.58 | 3.62 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Markle Health & Rehabilitation Markle | 7.8 | 86 | 2.18 | 3.30 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Pointe of Warren Warren | 13.8 | 119 | 2.97 | 4.43 | 41.5% | 4 | None |
| Swiss Village Berne | 14.5 | 128 | 2.95 | 4.39 | 32.4% | 5 | None |
| Envive of Berne Berne | 14.9 | 80 | 2.30 | 3.46 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Adams Woodcrest Decatur | 15.0 | 143 | 2.44 | 3.36 | 44.1% | 5 | None |
| Majestic Care of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne | 16.7 | 70 | 2.22 | 3.09 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.