Byron Health Center
1661 Beacon Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 100 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49% — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Indiana nursing homesIndiana avg: 41.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Indiana averageIndiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $12,740 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 155364
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 100 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Hendricks County Hospital
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (17 on record)
- Deanna m Fenoughty
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Mark Edward Gentry
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
- Timothy a Whicker
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
- Audra Guy
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Charles Clark
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Debra Lambert
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
+ 11 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0880·Mar 31, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Mar 31, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F0812·Mar 31, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0742·Mar 31, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
- D0689·Mar 31, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0688·Mar 31, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- J0689·Jun 18, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0812·May 19, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- May 19, 2025Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 31, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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Order the full background report — $249Where this information comes from
- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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