8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Norwalk, OH
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 8 recent health deficiencies with 11 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
66 Norwood Ave, Norwalk, OH
(419) 668-8258
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
88
Certified beds
Average residents
69
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1979-10-17
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
RN hours / resident day
0.59
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.88
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.90
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.14 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.37
All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.47
RN + LPN hours · state 1.59 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.03
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.29 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.39
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.41 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.01
Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.64
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.60
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.28
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
50%
Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
53%
Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
6,772
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
31.76
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9867
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
1.50
Baseline 18.07% · Performance 20.74% · Measure score 1.50 · Achievement 1.50 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
3.77
Baseline 5.32% · Performance 6.71% · Measure score 3.77 · Achievement 3.77 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.44
Baseline 52.70% · Performance 41.43% · Measure score 5.44 · Achievement 5.44 · Improvement 3.55
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2
Baseline 3.10 hours · Performance 3.65 hours · Measure score 2 · Achievement 2 · Improvement 1.54
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.96% |
10.72%
1.2 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 80 · Observed rate 16.25% · Lower 95% interval 8.41% |
| Discharge to community | 54.53% |
50.57%
4 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 57 · Observed rate 50.88% · Lower 95% interval 43.83% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.91 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 42 · Denominator 42 |
| Falls with major injury | 4.76% |
0.77%
4 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 42 |
| Discharge self-care score | 11.43% |
53.69%
42.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 35 |
| Discharge mobility score | 14.29% |
50.94%
36.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 35 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 2.38% |
2.29%
0.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 42 · Adjusted rate 2.84% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.71% |
7.12%
0.4 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 45 · Observed rate 4.44% · Lower 95% interval 3.43% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 5.77% |
8.2%
2.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 104 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 20.67% |
42%
21.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 150 |
| Discharge function score | 17.14% |
56.45%
39.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 35 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 17.39% |
25.2%
7.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 23 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
1.8
0.4 pts better
|
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.1 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.8 |
1.8
About the same
|
1.8
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.5 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
92.4%
7.6 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 80.0% |
94.5%
14.5 pts worse
|
95.5%
15.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 80.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 6.7% |
3.3%
3.4 pts worse
|
3.3%
3.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.7% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 9.8% · 4Q avg 6.7% · 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 | 5.7% |
6.2%
0.5 pts better
|
5.4%
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.5% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 7.8% · Q4 5.7% · 4Q avg 5.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 34.4% |
25.4%
9 pts worse
|
19.6%
14.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.1% · Q2 33.3% · Q3 36.5% · Q4 32.7% · 4Q avg 34.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 10.1% |
11.5%
1.4 pts better
|
16.7%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.0% · Q2 14.0% · Q3 8.2% · Q4 10.0% · 4Q avg 10.1% · 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 | 5.0% |
7.7%
2.7 pts better
|
16.3%
11.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.8% · Q2 11.5% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 5.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 4.3% |
6.2%
1.9 pts better
|
14.9%
10.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 7.5% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
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% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.6% |
0.5%
1.1 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.6% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 3.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 24.8% |
21.7%
3.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.2% · Q2 26.1% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 21.8% · 4Q avg 24.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 7.1% |
3.7%
3.4 pts worse
|
5.1%
2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 7.6% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 11.3% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.6% |
78.1%
21.5 pts better
|
81.7%
17.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.4% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 3.2% |
12.5%
9.3 pts better
|
12.0%
8.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 3.2% · Observed 3.0% · Expected 10.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.8% |
1.2%
0.4 pts better
|
1.6%
0.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 27.1% |
75.6%
48.5 pts worse
|
79.7%
52.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 27.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.1% |
25.1%
2 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.1% · Observed 24.2% · Expected 21.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-05-20
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 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Have ramps, exits, fire escape ladders, steps, and areas of refuge that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-05-20
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 2022-01-03
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Fire Safety
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2022-01-03
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 2019-11-08
Fire Safety
Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Inspection history
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-05-20
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-03-18
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2022-01-03
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2019-11-08
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 2019-11-08
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-11-08
Penalties and ownership
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