Salem, OH

Blossom Nursing And Rehab Center

4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 3 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

109 Blossom Lane, Salem, OH

(330) 337-3033

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

3 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

100

Certified beds

Average residents

92

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Atrium Centers

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1998-11-24

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

26 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.63

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.78

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.87

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.14 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.27

All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.41

RN + LPN hours · state 1.59 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.80

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.29 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.42

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.41 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.07

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.65

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.39

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.32

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

27%

Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

34%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

3,078

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

46.14

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9995

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

5.74

Baseline 22.20% · Performance 18.97% · Measure score 5.74 · Achievement 5.31 · Improvement 5.74

Healthcare-associated infections

3.51

Baseline 8.05% · Performance 6.83% · Measure score 3.51 · Achievement 3.37 · Improvement 3.51

Total nurse turnover

8.64

Baseline 42.65% · Performance 28.36% · Measure score 8.64 · Achievement 8.64 · Improvement 7.53

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0.55

Baseline 3.16 hours · Performance 3.24 hours · Measure score 0.55 · Achievement 0.55 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	11.47%	10.72% 0.8 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 120 · Observed rate 12.5% · Lower 95% interval 7.48%
Discharge to community	67.38%	50.57% 16.8 pts better	Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 124 · Observed rate 61.29% · Lower 95% interval 57.86%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.28	1.02 0.3 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 63 · Denominator 63
Falls with major injury	1.59%	0.77% 0.8 pts worse	Numerator 1 · Denominator 63
Discharge self-care score	22%	53.69% 31.7 pts worse	Numerator 11 · Denominator 50
Discharge mobility score	32%	50.94% 18.9 pts worse	Numerator 16 · Denominator 50
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	1.59%	2.29% 0.7 pts better	Numerator 1 · Denominator 63 · Adjusted rate 1.78%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	6.83%	7.12% 0.3 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 67 · Observed rate 5.97% · Lower 95% interval 3.53%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 100
Staff flu vaccination coverage	17.42%	42% 24.6 pts worse	Numerator 23 · Denominator 132
Discharge function score	24%	56.45% 32.5 pts worse	Numerator 12 · Denominator 50
Transfer of health information to provider	93.75%	95.95% 2.2 pts worse	Numerator 30 · Denominator 32
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	16.67%	25.2% 8.5 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 24

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	72.0%	92.4% 20.4 pts worse	93.4% 21.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 72.0% · Q2 75.6% · Q3 72.8% · Q4 67.5% · 4Q avg 72.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	94.5% 5.5 pts better	95.5% 4.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	5.2%	3.3% 1.9 pts worse	3.3% 1.9 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 3.7% · Q3 7.4% · Q4 6.2% · 4Q avg 5.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.0%	26.1% 26.1 pts better	11.4% 11.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	8.4%	6.2% 2.2 pts worse	5.4% 3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 13.6% · Q3 8.0% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 8.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	24.1%	25.4% 1.3 pts better	19.6% 4.5 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.6% · Q2 25.9% · Q3 22.4% · Q4 16.0% · 4Q avg 24.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	5.7%	11.5% 5.8 pts better	16.7% 11 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 7.0% · Q4 6.5% · 4Q avg 5.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1% 0.1 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	14.9%	7.7% 7.2 pts worse	16.3% 1.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.9% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 13.1% · Q4 16.6% · 4Q avg 14.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	15.5%	6.2% 9.3 pts worse	14.9% 0.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.9% · Q2 21.8% · Q3 13.5% · Q4 12.3% · 4Q avg 15.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.8%	0.2% 0.6 pts worse	1.0% 0.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	1.9%	0.5% 1.4 pts worse	1.7% 0.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 2.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	7.5%	21.7% 14.2 pts better	19.8% 12.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.8% · Q2 11.8% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 7.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	6.4%	3.7% 2.7 pts worse	5.1% 1.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.4% · Q2 5.6% · Q3 7.4% · Q4 6.4% · 4Q avg 6.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	48.4%	78.1% 29.7 pts worse	81.7% 33.3 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.9% · Q2 54.9% · Q3 61.4% · Q4 40.9% · 4Q avg 48.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	18.2%	12.5% 5.7 pts worse	12.0% 6.2 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.2% · Observed 20.0% · Expected 12.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.0%	1.2% 0.8 pts worse	1.6% 0.4 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 2.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	85.4%	75.6% 9.8 pts better	79.7% 5.7 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 85.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	20.6%	25.1% 4.5 pts better	23.9% 3.3 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.6% · Observed 25.0% · Expected 29.0% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-12-11 · Fire 2025-12-11

3 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2022-12-09 · Fire 2022-12-09

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2020-01-09 · Fire 2020-01-09

8 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-01-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-01-02

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-01-02

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-01-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-09

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-01-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-09

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-01-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-09

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-01-05

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2020-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K914 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2020-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2020-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K374 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2020-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K781 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2020-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-09

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2020-01-21

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

F644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2026-01-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2026-01-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-11

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-03-25

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-04-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F568 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-09-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F569 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Corrected 2023-09-12

G · Actual harm 2022-12-09

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-01-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-09