Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Embassy Of Winchester
36 Lehman Dr, Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 834-2273
- Certified beds
- 176
- Residents per day
- 91
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Embassy Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 4, 1985
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Ohio.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Ohio homes
Embassy Of Winchester carries 95 inspection points. That is fewer than 29% of Ohio's 913 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Ohio: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–15 pts
- 4★ 15–42 pts
- 3★ 42–69 pts
- 2★ 69–121.25 pts
- 1★ over 121.25 pts
Bars show every rated home in Ohio by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
55 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care13E
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning8E
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights7E
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Pharmacy Service7D
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Nutrition and Dietary5F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Infection Control5F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Environmental3F
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Administration3F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- D
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- D
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- F
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Inspection history
2026-06-22
13 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-12-05
27 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (9 deficiencies)
2023-11-16
15 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 5 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 5 min
Ohio average
3 h 43 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 37% of nursing staff and 40% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$264,882 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Fine | $97,587 |
| 2026-06-22 | Payment Denial · 21 day denial | $0 |
| 2023-11-16 | Fine | $167,295 |
| 2023-11-16 | Payment Denial · 80 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.4 pts better | 99.1% | 92.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts worse | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms11.7 pts worse | 43.3% | 31.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.8 pts worse | 6.9% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.4 pts worse | 29.9% | 25.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts worse | 8.8% | 8.5% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.7 pts worse | 6.0% | 5.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.9 pts worse | 5.9% | 5.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts worse | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts worse | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.3 pts worse | 21.2% | 20.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts better | 1.2% | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine15.9 pts better | 94.3% | 78.4% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts worse | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine15.6 pts better | 92.0% | 76.4% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
15 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Handler Family Dynasty Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Ah Dynasty LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Embassy Healthcare Holdings Inc | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Embassy Healthcare Management Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Embassy Healthcare Management Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Handler, Aaron | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Handler, Aaron | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Handler, Aaron | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Handler, Aaron | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Heritage Employment Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Heritage Employment Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Hudson, Christopher | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hudson, Christopher | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kunaka, Kuda | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Kunaka, Kuda | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
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Fire safety
25 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke14F
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Miscellaneous6F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress2E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
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.
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 59 min
- Fines
- $142,425
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Canal Winchester Care Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 34 min
- Fines
- $26,685
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Pickerington Care And Rehabilitation
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 18 min
- Fines
- $0