Christian Care Retirement Comm

    720 E Dustman Rd, Bluffton, IN, 46714
    4.3 · 17 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Compassionate staff, clean but inconsistent

    I placed my dad here and overall I'm pleased: the nurses and staff are exceptional-compassionate, respectful, and they genuinely go above and beyond, treating residents with dignity. The building is renovated, very clean and comfortable with nice apartment-style rooms, lots of activities, and independence is respected (good dementia care). Dining inside is temporarily unavailable (expected to resume in January) but there's a cafe and menu options; however I've seen housekeeping lapses and management can be unresponsive. Despite those issues, most departments are helpful and I recommend it with some reservations.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.29 · 17 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.9
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Apartment-style rooms
    • Multiple dining areas
    • Intimate dining rooms
    • Caring, attentive staff
    • Excellent nurses
    • Very good food
    • Well maintained facility
    • Transportation/shopping outings
    • Entertainment groups and many activities
    • Renovated apartments and new wing coming
    • Church-affiliated facility
    • High demand/popular with prospective residents
    • Staff frequently go above and beyond
    • Care delivered with dignity, respect, and love
    • Family-focused coordination and grief support
    • Independent living options
    • On-site cafe with regular offerings
    • Menu available anytime
    • Dementia care available
    • Reports of very clean facility with no odor
    • Compassionate end-of-life care
    • Many reviewers highly recommend the community

    Cons

    • Temporary indoor dining unavailable (meals served elsewhere until January)
    • Housekeeping issues and dirty rooms reported
    • Management perceived as not resident-focused by some reviewers
    • Unresponsive or unprofessional communication from some staff or management
    • Inconsistent performance across departments/units
    • Some reviewers had not yet experienced or tried activities

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is strongly positive, with a recurring emphasis on warm, compassionate caregiving and high-quality nursing. Many reviewers praise the staff as "top-notch," noting that employees provide care with dignity, respect, and genuine affection for residents. Several accounts highlight individualized attention — staff who go above and beyond, work closely with families, and provide meaningful support during difficult times such as end-of-life and grieving processes. Multiple summaries explicitly recommend the community and reassure families about parental care, indicating broad satisfaction with clinical care and interpersonal treatment.

    Care quality and clinical services are repeatedly called out as strengths. Reviewers describe the nursing and caregiving teams as excellent, conscientious, and compassionate, with explicit mentions of dementia care and exceptional end-of-life support. These themes suggest the facility is capable of serving residents with varying care needs, while also respecting independence for those in independent living. Several reviewers recounted positive experiences where staff collaborated with families to meet individual needs and treated residents as unique individuals rather than just patients.

    Staff behavior and responsiveness show a generally favorable pattern but with notable variability. Many summaries celebrate staff who are helpful, polite, responsive, and willing to ‘‘go above and beyond.’’ However, a smaller but significant set of reviews reports problems with unresponsiveness, broken promises, ignored calls, and unprofessional conduct from some staff or management. This contrast indicates inconsistent experiences across different families or departments — strong positive culture in many areas but occasional lapses in communication or follow-through.

    The physical plant and living spaces receive mixed but largely positive comments. Multiple reviewers describe apartment-style, renovated, and beautiful units, and there are mentions of a new wing being built and donor support for improvements. Several summaries specifically note that the facility is well maintained and clean with no offensive odors. Conversely, at least one review raises serious concerns about dirty rooms and housekeeping issues, suggesting variability in cleanliness or maintenance standards across parts of the community. Overall, the facility appears to be modernizing and in demand, but prospective residents should verify the condition of specific units and recent housekeeping performance during a visit.

    Dining and food service are highlighted as strengths in many reviews: reviewers mention very good food, multiple and intimate dining areas, a cafe with regular offerings, and a flexible menu available anytime. At the same time, there is a current operational limitation noted in several summaries: indoor dining was temporarily unavailable with an expectation that dining inside would resume in January. This specific, time-bound disruption should be confirmed with the community if meals and dining layout are important to prospective residents.

    Activities, social life, and services receive generally positive remarks. The community offers many activities, entertainment groups, and outings such as shopping trips, and reviewers say independence is respected. Dementia programming is available, and residents report feeling comfortable and engaged. A few reviewers had not yet tried the activities or experienced them personally, which suggests newer residents may still be exploring the offerings or that availability varies by unit or timing.

    Management and organizational patterns show a mix of strengths and concerns. The facility’s church affiliation and visible donor support are mentioned positively, and high demand suggests a strong community reputation. Nonetheless, management was criticized in some reviews for not being resident-focused and for lapses in communication or responsiveness. Several summaries point out that while many departments are doing well, others are inconsistent, producing a split impression: excellent hands-on care delivered by frontline staff, with occasional shortcomings at the managerial or administrative level.

    In summary, Christian Care Retirement Comm appears to offer strong clinical and emotional care, with many reviewers praising compassionate nurses and caregiving staff, good food, attractive apartment-style living, and an active social program. The community is evolving with renovations and a new wing, and it enjoys high demand and positive recommendations. Prospective residents and families should, however, be aware of reported inconsistencies: confirm current housekeeping standards, ask about the timeline for restoration of indoor dining and any service changes, and probe how the community addresses past communication or management responsiveness issues. Those who prioritize personalized, compassionate care and modern apartment-style accommodations will likely find this community favorable, while those most sensitive to administrative responsiveness or consistent housekeeping should verify those specifics during a visit.

    Location

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    About Christian Care Retirement Comm

    Christian Care Retirement Community sits in a quiet neighborhood out in the countryside of Bluffton, Indiana, and the place isn't fancy but gets the job done with a real sense of security and care, especially for folks who need comfort and some company in their later years, and they always keep staff around 24 hours a day so if someone falls or isn't feeling too good there's always help close by. The community works as a not-for-profit, putting all its effort into the residents, and when someone runs out of money, the mission says that nobody gets left behind because they'll find a way to help. They've got all sorts of living setups from one-bedroom apartments in Three Oaks and Patio Pines-those even have a full kitchen and laundry-but also two and three-bedroom villas for folks who want a bit more space, and there's the Sugar Maple Suite which is good if someone needs regular help or home health services, with wheelchair bathrooms and safety features built right in.

    Meals come with the stay, so there's a hot plate waiting down at the Acorn Dining Room where people eat together, no mess or hassle about shopping and cooking, and someone else does the cleaning too with linen services, housekeeping, and even personal laundry, so everything's off your mind, while the staff can help people get from a bed to a wheelchair or keep an eye on insulin for diabetes. Folks enjoy things like group activities, exercise in the wellness center, and devotional services right inside the building, plus outings and beautician services on site, and there's always something going on to keep people busy, like little programs for learning or movies for fun. Orchard Care, which is the big nursing building, has 64 beds with semi-private rooms, private bathrooms, and its own heat and air, so there's always comfort, and over in Golden Apple, people who have dementia or Alzheimer's can find a safe, watched-over space with a homey kitchen and a parlor with a fireplace so they might settle in and feel less lost.

    The place offers a full range of care: independent living if you can mostly take care of yourself, assisted living for people who need a helping hand now and again, skilled nursing when someone needs more medical care, short-term rehab with a brand new program, and memory care for those who are starting to forget things more often. The staff is made up of licensed nurses and medical helpers who not only keep track of health but treat everyone with kindness and respect-there's a pretty strong sense that dignity matters here. They've even got college tuition scholarships set aside for workers, which makes for happier staff, and that seems to help the residents too. The community has activities and recreation rooms, both indoors and out, so there are always places to gather and pass the time, and the buildings get monitored closely, which is nice if you want some extra peace of mind. Transportation is available if someone needs to get to appointments or go into town. Altogether, the place covers a lot of needs without putting on any airs, and while each building like Patio Pines or Golden Apple adds its own touch, it all works together to help folks live comfortably, safely, and with some real dignity as they age.

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