Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne
Nursing Home · Fort Wayne, IN
- 1
- open role, live count
- 118
- beds
Before you choose a unit
- Scheduling
Per-diem RN 3rd shift 10:00pm-6:00am; RN/LPN also posted as part-time
Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne · employer research
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- Preceptors and orientation
RN role includes direct, train, and mentor CNAs on the team
Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne · employer research
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
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How often is overtime required? Who covers a short shift? Can I meet my preceptor or shadow the team?
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Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
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Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
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On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
RN/LPN postings list health and dental; other facility postings also list PTO and vision. Full RN package not detailed.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You work across short-term rehab, long-term care, and memory care in one 118-bed building on E. State Blvd.
Experienced nurses
Nights are real options here: per-diem RN third shift runs 10:00pm–6:00am, with part-time RN/LPN roles also posted.
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New graduates
As an RN you directly train and mentor the CNAs on your team, not only your own assignment.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Charting is in PointClickCare, and the job expects you to push or pull about 30 lb on med carts and wheelchairs.
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Moving here
You land in Fort Wayne where everyday costs sit about 7% below the national level and Indiana is a compact-license state.
Experienced nurses
RN and LPN postings list health and dental; other facility postings also show PTO and vision.
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New graduates
Facility posts highlight a caring team and leaders who get recognized for going beyond the role.
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Working conditions
- Charting system
PCC (PointClickCare)
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From employer postingsSource: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne pairs major regional health networks with an easygoing rhythm along three converging rivers. A cost of living about 7% below the national average stretches your paycheck, while off-shifts invite kayak launches at Promenade Park and strolls through historic West Central. It’s high-impact nursing paired with genuine Midwest breathing room.
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- Metro price level · Fort Wayne area
- 7% below the national average
- BEA index 92.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $999/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $61,422/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne, a 118-bed for-profit nursing home at 3420 E. State Blvd. in Allen County. The building covers short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and memory care, accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and is not hospital-based.
- Nursing Home · Fort Wayne
- Hiring nights
More about Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne
On the floor you chart in PointClickCare. Posted RN work includes per-diem third shift from 10:00pm to 6:00am and part-time RN/LPN options. The RN role asks you to train and mentor CNAs and to push or pull about 30 lb on med carts and wheelchairs. Health and dental appear on RN/LPN ads; other facility postings also list PTO and vision. Public ratings are a clear soft spot: U.S. News gives the home 1 out of 5 overall, with limited achievement on staffing and outcomes. If you want night or part-time skilled nursing in Fort Wayne with a compact license and lower-than-average living costs, this is a concrete place to weigh—not a glossy one.
Social posts emphasize a caring team and compassionate, knowledgeable leaders; staff are publicly recognized for going beyond the role.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- caring leadership and team
- Employer social posts highlight a caring team and knowledgeable, compassionate leaders.
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As of 2026Source: facebook.com
What to weigh
U.S. News rates the home 1 out of 5 overall, with limited achievement on staffing and outcomes, and community CMS figures show roughly 1-star staffing and high RN turnover.
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The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
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A closer look at the units
Source links show where unit details were reported.
Short-Term Rehabilitation
Facility offers short-term rehab; short-term rehabilitation rating Evaluated with limited achievement on staffing and outcomes.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: health.usnews.comLong-Term Care
Offers long-term care; long-term care rating Evaluated; 118-bed medium nursing home.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: health.usnews.comMemory Care
Employer Facebook describes services from rehab to home, long-term living, and memory care.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.comSkilled Nursing / Nursing Home
Total nurse staffing 3h10m per resident day; direct nurse staffing 2h57m; PT staffing 0 min/day (US News).
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Open roles
Current openings at Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne
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