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Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in Ohio by CMS Safety Signals (2026)

Ohio's 922 nursing homes average 69.0 on the Care Safety Score. The homes below rank highest on CMS safety signals — inspections, staffing, complaints, and enforcement. This page also highlights 241 homes with no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the

Published June 3, 2026 · CMS data as of Apr 23, 2026

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Key Takeaways

  • Facilities In State: 922
  • State Average Score: 69.0
  • Highest Rated Homes Shown: 15
  • Zero Deficiency Honor Roll Homes: 241
  • Strong Safety Record Homes: 143

Overview

Ohio's 922 nursing homes average 69.0 on the Care Safety Score. The homes below rank highest on CMS safety signals — inspections, staffing, complaints, and enforcement. This page also highlights 241 homes with no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the past 12 months of available data. No score guarantees safety, so always tour in person.

Data reflects CMS records as of 2026-04-23.

Highest Rated Nursing Homes

Facility City Beds Care Safety Score Rating
Fhs Hilliard, Inc. Hilliard 72 96 Strong safety record
Ohio Living Communities Cortland 39 96 Strong safety record
Ohio Living Communities Wilmington 23 96 Strong safety record
Otterbein At Granville Granville 22 96 Strong safety record
Trilogy Healthcare Of Clermont, Llc Cincinnati 54 95 Strong safety record
Trilogy Healthcare Of Hamilton Iii, Llc Harrison 54 95 Strong safety record
Blanchard Valley Continuing Care Services Fostoria 50 95 Strong safety record
Wesley Ridge Residence Corporation Reynoldsburg 25 95 Strong safety record
Wesley Woods At New Albany New Albany 16 95 Strong safety record
St Augustine Manor Cleveland 220 94 Strong safety record
Trilogy Healthcare Of Bowling Green, Llc Bowling Green 50 94 Strong safety record
St. Mary's Educational Institute At Cincinnati Cincinnati 40 94 Strong safety record
Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Retirement Services, Inc. Poland 32 94 Strong safety record
The Good Shepherd Home For The Aged Ashland 125 93 Strong safety record
The Ohio Masonic Home Springfield 84 93 Strong safety record

Zero Deficiency Honor Roll

Facility City Beds Care Safety Score
Fhs Hilliard, Inc. Hilliard 72 96
Trilogy Healthcare Of Hamilton Iii, Llc Harrison 54 95
St Augustine Manor Cleveland 220 94
The Good Shepherd Home For The Aged Ashland 125 93
Brunswick Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Brunswick 91 92
Blcc, Inc North Lima 75 92
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Youngstown 72 92
Legal Business Name Not Available Perrysburg 62 92
Friends Health Care Association, Inc Yellow Springs 59 92
Addison Leasing Co Llc Masury 55 92
Mt. Healthy Christian Home, Inc. Cincinnati 75 91
Trilogy Healthcare Of Bellevue, Llc Bellevue 60 91
Arc Westlake Village Snf Llc Westlake 60 91
Trilogy Healthcare Of Tiffin, Llc Tiffin 67 90
Fhs Pine Grove Inc Geneva 67 90

State Overview

Nursing Homes Average Safety Score Strong Safety Record Homes Zero Deficiency Honor Roll Special Focus Facilities
922 69.0 143 241 30

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in Ohio?
The facilities at the top of the table on this page earned the highest Care Safety Scores in Ohio — a 0–100 measure built from CMS health inspections, payroll-based staffing, complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions. Treat the ranking as a starting shortlist, then tour each home and review its full record before deciding.
Does a high Care Safety Score guarantee a nursing home is safe?
No. The score reflects recent federal data, but staffing and management can change and no rating can guarantee future care. Use it to compare facilities and narrow your list, not as a final verdict.
How many nursing homes are in Ohio?
CMS data covers 922 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Ohio, with an average Care Safety Score of 69.0. 241 of them had no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the most recent 12 months of available inspection data.
What is the Care Safety Score?
A single 0–100 number that combines a facility's CMS health-inspection citations, payroll-based staffing levels, resident complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions, so families can compare homes on safety at a glance.
What should I ask when touring a nursing home in Ohio?
Ask about real registered-nurse coverage on nights and weekends, what the most recent inspection found and how each citation was fixed, any fines and what changed because of them, and how complaints are handled. Our guide to the questions to ask when touring a nursing home walks through each one.

How to Read This

Care Safety score
A 0–100 score we calculate from CMS inspection history, staffing data, citation patterns, and complaint summaries. Higher is better. We group facilities into bands: Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor.
Special Focus Facility (SFF)
A federal designation for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues. CMS inspects them about twice as often. SFF Candidates are facilities at risk of being added to the SFF list.

Data source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Data as of 2026-04-23.

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