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Miller's at Oak Pointe

Strong Medicare quality ratings; families often praise professional staff efforts. Still worth an in-person visit.

411 N Wolf Rd, Columbia City, IN 4672582 bedsLicensed & Active
4/5
Medicare
Inspection
Quality
Staffing
Google rating
3.4/5

based on 7 Google reviews

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What this means for your family

Recent feedback for this facility is concerning, particularly regarding staffing ratios and the consistency of dietary care. If you are considering this facility, we strongly recommend asking for a tour during off-peak hours to observe response times to call lights and verifying how they ensure dietary orders are followed for residents with specific medical needs.

Google Reviews

Google Reviews

7 reviews on Google
Miller's at Oak Pointe faces significant criticism regarding chronic understaffing and poor dietary management. While some long-term visitors have praised the staff's efforts in the past, recent reviews from 2025 highlight a sharp decline in care quality, including slow response times to call lights and failure to follow medical and dietary instructions.

Quality Themes

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Food1.0Staff3.0CleanN/AActivitiesN/AMeds1.0MemoryN/ACommsN/AValueN/A

Strengths

  • Professional staff efforts
  • Long-term visitation support

Concerns

  • Chronic understaffing leading to slow response times (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
  • Poor food quality and failure to follow dietary orders (mentioned by 2 reviewers)

Rating Trends

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2341.02018(1)5.02019(1)5.02024(2)1.52025(2)5.02026(1)

Distribution · 7 analyzed

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How They Respond to Reviews

14%response rate

This facility rarely responds to reviews.

Questions for Your Tour

  • 1I noticed your team is very responsive to feedback from families; how do you currently use resident and family input to improve daily services?
  • 2With the focus on long-term care here, what kind of social activities or outings are planned to keep residents engaged with each other?
  • 3How does the dietary team ensure that specific nutritional needs and individual meal orders are strictly followed for every resident?
  • 4Can you walk me through the protocol for managing medications and how you ensure accuracy during shift changes?
  • 5What is the process for notifying family members if a medical emergency occurs or if there is a change in a resident's condition after hours?
  • 6How do you manage staffing levels during the night or weekend shifts to ensure response times remain quick for residents?

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Key Review Excerpts

They run the staff short so they're overworked, overwhelmed, and exhausted three aids for over 40 residents on one side while the other has two for 11, the food is disgusting, they get dietary orders wrong, it's gone down hill.

Family member · 2025☆☆☆☆

Worst food ever they don't follow orders for dietary instructions,food is cold and disgusting,and when you put your light on it takes forever for them to come and see what you need, what if something was really wrong

Family member · 2025★★☆☆☆

The professional staff is caring and does its best to manage the challenges presented by folks suffering from various afflictions.

Long-term visitor · 2019★★★★★
Source: 7 Google reviews

Staffing

Staffing Hours

per resident/day · Medicare 2026
RN Hours
1.01hrs
OK
Registered nurses for medical care
Total Nursing
4.39hrs
OK
All nurses + aides combined
Staff Turnover
46%
Lower is better (< 30% = good)
RN Turnover
33%
Lower is better (< 30% = good)

This facility meets the national staffing benchmarks. Higher staffing is linked to fewer falls and better day-to-day care.

Quality Measures

Quality Measures

Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures

Medicare Rating
3/ 5
Better Than Avg

10

measures

Worse Than Avg

3

measures

Mixed Results

4

measures

Long-Stay Residents
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Residents with depression symptoms

↓ Lower is better
This Facility0.0%
Better than Avg
Here
0.0%
US
12.1%
IN
24.8%
Whitley
13.5%

Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.

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Residents on antipsychotic medication

↓ Lower is better
This Facility1.7%
Better than Avg
Here
1.7%
US
15.5%
IN
13.6%
Whitley
20.6%
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Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication

↓ Lower is better
This Facility12.8%
Better than Avg
Here
12.8%
US
19.5%
IN
23.5%
Whitley
27.8%
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Residents whose walking got worse

↓ Lower is better
This Facility18.1%
Worse than Avg
Here
18.1%
US
15.3%
IN
13.0%
Whitley
11.0%
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Residents vaccinated for pneumonia

↑ Higher is better
This Facility100.0%
Better than Avg
Here
100.0%
US
93.4%
IN
93.6%
Whitley
99.1%
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Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse

↓ Lower is better
This Facility25.2%
Worse than Avg
Here
25.2%
US
19.4%
IN
23.8%
Whitley
19.5%
Short-Stay Residents (Rehab / Post-Acute)
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Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu

↑ Higher is better
This Facility100.0%
Better than Avg
Here
100.0%
US
79.8%
IN
79.0%
Whitley
94.5%
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Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia

↑ Higher is better
This Facility100.0%
Better than Avg
Here
100.0%
US
81.8%
IN
81.5%
Whitley
96.2%
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Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics

↓ Lower is better
This Facility0.0%
Better than Avg
Here
0.0%
US
1.6%
IN
1.3%
Whitley
3.2%
Source: Medicare quality measures

US average from Medicare published data

Inspection History

Medicare Inspection History

3-year lookback · Medicare 2026

3deficiencies
Well below state avg (7.6)
1 complaint-triggered

Miller's at Oak Pointe shows a mixed pattern with recurring food safety issues identified in both 2023 and 2024 surveys, suggesting persistent problems with nutrition and dietary services. The facility also had deficiencies in medication labeling, respiratory care, and physical restraint use, with one complaint-triggered issue involving restraints where families filed reports. While all violations have reported correction dates, the repeated food safety problems warrant attention during visits.

Dec 22, 2025Routine
3
0812Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

0867Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Administration Deficiencies

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

0353Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Smoke Deficiencies

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Jul 16, 2025Complaint
1
0604Potential for harm · IsolatedCorrected

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Nov 14, 2024Routine
2
0812Potential for harm · WidespreadCorrected

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

0761Potential for harm · PatternCorrected

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Ownership & Operations

Who Operates This Facility

Owner / Operator

Miller's at Oak Pointe

Organization Type

for profit

Chain Affiliation

Chain Name

Miller's Merry Manor

Chain Size

14 facilities nationwide

Chain avg rating: 4.0/5 · Rank 6 of 14

Ownership & Management

Owners

Johnson Memorial Hospital

Owner · Organization

100%

Key personnel

Lake City Bank5% or Greater Mortgage InterestMhs Columbia City, LLC5% or Greater Mortgage InterestDecola, RobertManaging Control - Governing BodyBerkhouse, StevenOfficer / DirectorBoyle, PatrickOfficer / Director
Source: Medicare provider data

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