Hamilton, OH

The Laurels Of Hamilton

4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 11 recent health deficiencies with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

2923 Hamilton Mason Road, Hamilton, OH

(513) 863-0360

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

2 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

Certified beds

Average residents

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1981-06-16

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

84 facilities

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

Changed ownership

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

0.35

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.00

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.97

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.14 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.33

All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.35

RN + LPN hours · state 1.59 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.07

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.29 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.30

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.41 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.02

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.37

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.47

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.31

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

29%

Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

56%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

5,058

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

Performance score

37.54

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9908

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

3.89

Baseline 69.70% · Performance 50.00% · Measure score 3.89 · Achievement 3.35 · Improvement 3.89

Adjusted total nurse staffing

3.62

Baseline 3.49 hours · Performance 4.11 hours · Measure score 3.62 · Achievement 3.62 · Improvement 2.20

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	9.55%	10.72% 1.2 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 29 · Observed rate 0% · Lower 95% interval 5.45%
Discharge to community	Not Available	50.57%	Not Available · Eligible stays 19 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.93	1.02 0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	Not Available	95.27%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury	Not Available	0.77%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score	Not Available	53.69%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score	Not Available	50.94%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	Not Available	2.29%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	Not Available	7.12%	Not Available · Eligible stays 9 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	1.2%	8.2% 7 pts worse	Numerator 1 · Denominator 83
Staff flu vaccination coverage	0%	42% 42 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 142
Discharge function score	Not Available	56.45%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 6 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	Not Available	25.2%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.3%	92.4% 4.9 pts better	93.4% 3.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.6% · Q2 98.2% · Q3 98.2% · Q4 98.2% · 4Q avg 97.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.4%	94.5% 3.9 pts better	95.5% 2.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.6%	3.3% 0.3 pts worse	3.3% 0.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.6% · Q2 5.4% · Q3 3.6% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	12.8%	26.1% 13.3 pts better	11.4% 1.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.2% · Q2 9.5% · Q3 12.2% · Q4 15.9% · 4Q avg 12.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	6.1%	6.2% 0.1 pts better	5.4% 0.7 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 5.8% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 8.9% · 4Q avg 6.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	28.5%	25.4% 3.1 pts worse	19.6% 8.9 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.7% · Q2 26.9% · Q3 27.8% · Q4 26.8% · 4Q avg 28.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	11.3%	11.5% 0.2 pts better	16.7% 5.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.6% · Q2 9.7% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 9.4% · 4Q avg 11.3% · 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	5.4%	7.7% 2.3 pts better	16.3% 10.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.7% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 5.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	5.2%	6.2% 1 pts better	14.9% 9.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.5% · Q2 6.4% · Q3 2.2% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 5.2% · 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	0.0%	0.5% 0.5 pts better	1.7% 1.7 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 new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	19.4%	21.7% 2.3 pts better	19.8% 0.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.8% · Q2 11.2% · Q3 22.9% · Q4 29.1% · 4Q avg 19.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	8.2%	3.7% 4.5 pts worse	5.1% 3.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.2% · Q2 8.6% · Q3 12.4% · Q4 7.0% · 4Q avg 8.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	89.7%	78.1% 11.6 pts better	81.7% 8 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.5% · Q2 91.5% · Q3 87.0% · Q4 87.2% · 4Q avg 89.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.7%	1.2% 0.5 pts better	1.6% 0.9 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	93.1%	75.6% 17.5 pts better	79.7% 13.4 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 93.1%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2023-05-10 · Fire 2023-05-10

11 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)

7 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2019-11-26 · Fire 2019-11-26

14 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (6 deficiencies)

9 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2018-11-20 · Fire 2018-11-20

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-05

E4 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-03-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-05

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-03-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K161 · Construction Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-06-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-06-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

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 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K271 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-06-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2019-12-17

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2019-12-17

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

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 2019-12-17

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-12-17

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2019-12-17

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

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 2019-12-17

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26

K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2019-12-17

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2019-01-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2019-01-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2019-01-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2019-01-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

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 2019-01-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-11-20

K281 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2019-01-09

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-20

F622 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2024-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-20

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-20

F626 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

Corrected 2024-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-18

F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-02-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-01-18

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-02-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-24

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2023-06-23

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F806 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F679 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2023-06-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-05-10

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2023-06-23

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-11-26