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Kendal At Oberlin

600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074 · Non profit - Corporation · 5 certified beds · (440) 775-0094 Medicare only — no Medicaid

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Clean current record: no citations, fines, or watch-list status
Insights

On the public record, this home looks stronger than most — but visit before you decide.

In its favor
  • a strong health-inspection score (5/5) — the hardest rating to game (though it’s ranked within its own state, not nationally)
  • no harm-level citations in the current inspection record
  • no federal fines or payment denials on record

One thing this read cannot see: what residents and families actually experience day to day. Public data misses the feel of a place — visit unannounced, ideally at a mealtime or on a weekend, talk to staff and families, and ask your tour questions.

A plain-English summary of the public record below — not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. We take no money from any facility.

5/5
CMS overall
5 of 5
Health inspectionSurveyor-assigned, ranked within your stateInspector-verified 5 of 5
StaffingFrom payroll records (PBJ)Not rated
Quality measuresSelf-reported by the facilityNot rated

Location & what’s nearby

Hospital
★★★★★ 5/5 CMS · Emergency dept. usually open 24/7 · ER 24/7
Urgent care / clinic
5 S Main St · (440) 774-7300 · Call to confirm hours
Pharmacy
12289 Leavitt Rd · (440) 774-5212 · Call to confirm hours
Grocery
331 E Lorain St · (440) 774-6351 · Call to confirm hours
Park
600 Kendal Dr · Typically dawn to dusk
Place of worship

Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Overall quality measuresNot rated

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Trend — is this home getting better or worse?

Over 2025-02 to 2026-06, this home’s CMS overall rating held steady at 5 stars. From monthly CMS archive snapshots.

Horizontal axis runs 2025-02 to 2026-06. That is where CMS’s monthly archive ends, so the right-hand edge of each line is that month — not today.

Overall rating5★
Inspection scorelower = better
See all quality measures vs. state & national benchmarks
MeasureThis homeState avgTypical statevs typical state
Short-stay residents who newly got an antipsychotic medication5.7%1.2%1.4%worse

CMS quality measures, as Care Compare shows them. For most rows lower is better (fewer falls, ulcers, hospitalizations); vaccination rates are the exception. Not every row is risk-adjusted. CMS adjusts some measures for resident mix, but falls with major injury, antipsychotic use, physical restraints and the vaccination rates are unadjusted rates — so a home caring for heavier or more behaviorally complex residents can look worse on them without providing worse care. The “typical state” column is the median of the 50 state averages — not a national average of all homes. We use it because a plain average across homes is pulled badly off course by a few states’ reporting habits (long-stay depressive symptoms is the clearest case: Illinois codes it several times higher than most states, which alone lifted the all-homes figure to about twice what a typical state records). The median of state averages resists that — but it does weigh every state equally, so a large state counts no more than a small one, and it is a benchmark of our construction rather than a CMS-published figure. better/worse means the home differs from that benchmark by more than 10% of it; closer than that reads typical. CMS does not publish how many residents each measure covers, and the counts are often small — a single resident can move a rate by several points — so treat small gaps as noise. These come from data the facility reports, so weigh them against the independent inspection record above.

Staffing

CMS has not published payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours for this facility yet — this can happen for newer, hospital-based, or recently-certified homes. It can also mean the home simply did not file, which CMS does not distinguish in this data, so treat the gap as unexplained rather than benign. Staffing is one of the three parts of the CMS star rating; where it’s missing, weigh the independent health-inspection score most, and ask the facility directly about its nurse-to-resident ratios and weekend RN coverage.

Inspection trend

0
deficiencies at the latest standard inspection (2026-04-28)
0
at the previous standard inspection (2022-08-18)

Deficiencies are unchanged from the previous inspection. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

No health-inspection deficiencies in the current CMS record.

Worried about a resident here? There are three different people you can turn to, and they do different jobs:
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman — a free, confidential advocate for the resident. They act only with the resident’s consent and work to resolve the problem. Find yours at theconsumervoice.org/get_help.
  • Adult Protective Services — the state agency that investigates suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Not sure of your state’s APS number? The federal Eldercare Locator will route you: 1-800-677-1116 or eldercare.acl.gov.
  • State survey agency — the regulator that licenses and inspects the home. Every state has an official nursing-home complaint line and most take complaints online; the Ombudsman or Eldercare Locator can connect you.
Not sure where to start, or need other help? Dial 2-1-1 for local resources — and if a call is hard or impossible for you, many local 211s also take a text (send your ZIP code to 898-211) or a web chat at 211.org; both vary by area, and 211.org will show what yours offers. Deaf or hard of hearing: dial 711 for the telecommunications relay service, then any number above. In an emergency, call 911.
It is illegal for a facility to retaliate against a resident or family for reporting a concern: federal law gives a resident the right to voice grievances — to the home or to any outside agency — without discrimination or reprisal (42 CFR §483.10(j)(1)). You may report anonymously.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

Owner / managerTypeRoleShareSince
KENDAL AT OBERLINOrganization5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%since 12/08/1988
COUNTY OF LORAIN OHIOOrganization5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST; 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTERESTsince 07/29/2021
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANKOrganization5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST; 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTERESTsince 07/29/2021
BENJAMIN, JOYCEIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/18/2022
BIELEFELD, ROGERIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/21/2025
CHUANG, WUU-SHUNGIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/15/2019
CONWAY, ROLLINIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/20/2026
DERSTINE, ANDRIAIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/19/2021
KONKOLY, THOMASIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/17/2023
MANDEREN, ELIZABETHIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/19/2021
MANNS-JAMES, LAURAIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/20/2026
MCIVER, ANNETTEIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/18/2022
MOORE, SCOTTIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/01/2018
NIEVES, MARGARITAIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/20/2026
OLIN, GARYIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/19/2021
REEVES, GAYLEIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/21/2025
SCHULTZ, ELIZABETHIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/19/2021
SHIFERAW, MICHAELIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/17/2023
STORER, DANIELIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/15/2019
STYER, DANIELIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/21/2020
SZMANIA, AMYIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/21/2025
VILLARREAL, JOANIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; CORPORATE OFFICER; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/15/2019
WOOD, GAILIndividualMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY; TRUSTEE OF THE SNFsince 01/21/2025
O'MALLEY, ANNIndividualCORPORATE OFFICERsince 05/01/2001
TERRELL, STACYIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER; OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL; ADP OF THE SNFsince 02/20/2026
VILENSKY, SETHIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER; OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLsince 01/29/2024
PEACE CHURCH RISK RETENTION GROUPOrganizationOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL; ADP OF THE SNFsince 01/01/2000
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPOrganizationADP OF THE SNFsince 01/01/2024
FRIENDS SERVICES FOR THE AGINGOrganizationADP OF THE SNFsince 01/24/2014
HEALTHPRO HERITAGE LLCOrganizationADP OF THE SNFsince 01/01/2008
RKL LLPOrganizationADP OF THE SNFsince 06/01/2015
THE KENDAL CORPORATIONOrganizationADP OF THE SNFsince 10/04/1993
NEWMAN, GEORGIAIndividualADP OF THE SNFsince 02/11/2013

CMS files one row per role, so the 60 rows in the source record cover these 33 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

9 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in OH

Paying with Medicaid

CMS lists this home as Medicare-certified only — it is not Medicaid-certified, so it generally cannot accept Medicaid as payment for a long-term stay. That makes it one of roughly 545 homes nationally where a Medicaid-funded placement is not an option. If you expect to rely on Medicaid, ask the home directly before you tour, and see the Ohio Medicaid page for homes that do.

Typical monthly cost in Ohio
$9,186/mo
Nursing home (semi-private)
$10,389/mo
Nursing home (private)
$6,103/mo
Assisted living

Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.

Every figure above is reproduced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (a public record), from the CMS extract processed 2026-08-01 — CMS provider number 365956. CMS refreshes its data monthly, and the star rating rests on the last standard inspection — dated 2026-04-28, which can lag current conditions. Staffing hours are CMS PBJ CY2026Q1 (Jan–Mar 2026). Check this record against the government’s own page for it: this home on Medicare Care Compare ↗ — the authoritative source, and the place to confirm anything here before you act on it. How we present it →

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