Overview
River Terrace Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Indiana average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Bluffton. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in Indiana (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Indiana average of 7.1. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 18% of Indiana nursing homes have been fined.
River Terrace Health Care Center is a government-run facility with 67 certified beds, caring for about 51 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 48%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.86 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides2.45 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 67
- Average residents per day
- 51
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 6, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Data Not Available