Vancrest Of Upper Sandusky

Location & what’s nearby

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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

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.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

55.1% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 70 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 80.0% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 30 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.38 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 65% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 12% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 99 beds and averages 90.4 residents a day — about 91% occupied, or roughly 9 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.67 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.73 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.14 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.25 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.84 on weekdays — 15% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.88 to 0.34 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 54% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. 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.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

20 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 10 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · F2026-01-15 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — widespread
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, staff interviews, review of facility policy, and review of a medication reference guide, the facility failed to ensure medications were properly labeled with an open date to determine expiration dates and further failed to ensure expired medications were disposed of. This had the potential to affect all 89 residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 89.Findings include: 1. Observation on 01/13/26 at 9:22 A.M. of the Buckeye Hall medication cart revealed a bottle of GenTeal tears (for dry eyes) for Resident #90, with a delivery date of 10/18/25 and no open date. Concurrent interview with Registered Nurse (RN) #123 verified there was no open date on Resident #90's GenTeal tears to indicate when they should be discarded. 2. Observation on 01/13/25 at 9:41 A.M. of the Stepping Stones Hall medication cart revealed the following: a Lantus SoloStar 100 units/milliliters (u/ml) insulin pen , with a delivery date of 11/01/25 and no open date for Resident #38; an insulin degludec FlexTouch 100 u/ml insulin pen, with a delivery date of 11/24/25 and no…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-01-15 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — pattern
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the confidentiality of residents' medical information. This affected 13 (#7, #11, #15, #17, #26, #36, #38, #55, #59, #62, #67, #83, and #87) of 13 residents who resided on the east hall. The facility census was 89.Findings include:Observation on 01/13/26 at 8:20 A.M. revealed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #307 walked away from her medication cart on the East Hall for four minutes. LPN #307 left a sheet of paper laying on top of the medication cart, within view, that had the names, room numbers, and medical information, which included vital signs, blood sugar and laboratory (lab) results, and resident behaviors, for the 13 (#7, #11, #15, #17, #26, #36, #38, #55, #59, #62, #67, #83, and #87) residents who resided on the East Hall. Interview on 01/13/26 at 8:24 A.M. with LPN #307 verified she left confidential resident information unsecured on top of the medication cart. LPN #307 stated, I will work on this.Observation on 01/13/26 at 11:05 A.M. revealed LPN #307 walked away from her medication cart on the main…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-01-15 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — pattern
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure comprehensive care plans were developed to address residents' needs. This affected four (#2, #64, #84 and #10) of four residents reviewed for care plans. The facility census was 89. Findings include:1. Review of the medical record for Resident #2 revealed she was admitted on [DATE]. Her diagnoses included dementia, hypertension, glaucoma, malnutrition, and a stage three pressure ulcer to her upper back. Her Braden assessment (used to predict the risk for pressure ulcers) revealed she was at risk for pressure ulcers. Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 12/12/25, revealed Resident #2 was cognitively impaired and did not experience behaviors at the time of the assessment. Resident #2 was incontinent and dependent on staff for bed mobility and transfers. Resident #2 was at risk for pressure ulcers. Review of Resident #2's current care plan revealed turning and repositioning was not implemented as an intervention for…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-01-15 · tag F0679 — failed to provide activities — pattern
  Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, review of the activity calendars, staff interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure an adequate activities program on the memory care unit. This had the potential to affect 12 (#13, #14, #47, #53, #57, #60, #63, #68, #78, #80, #82, and #89) residents identified by the facility as residing on the memory care unit and regularly participating in activities. The facility census was 89.Findings include:Review of the Activity Calendar for 01/12/26 revealed the following scheduled activities on the memory care unit: 9:30 A.M. morning music, 10:30 A.M. just you and me, 1:00 P.M. hydration station, and 3:00 P.M. piano with Resident Council President.Observation on 01/12/26 from 9:00 A.M. through 10:40 A.M. of the memory care unit revealed no activities were occurring. Residents were observed in the dining room for breakfast or sitting in the common area in front of the television (TV) sleeping.Observation on 01/12/26 at 1:25 P.M. of the memory care unit revealed no…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-01-15 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — pattern
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, staff interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure mechanically altered meals were stored in a manner to prevent contamination. This affected six (#2, #8, #16, #51, #74, #79, and #84) of six residents identified by the facility as receiving pureed foods. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure the kitchenette was maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. This affected 37 (#4, #5, #6, #9, #12, #16, #20, #22, #27, #28, #31, #33, #34, #37, #39, #40, #41, #44, #46, #50, #51, #56, #58, #61, #67, #70, #71, #75, #79, #85, #86, #88, #90, #91, #92, #94, and #100) of 37 residents who received food from the second floor kitchenette. The facility census was 89.Findings include:1. Observation on 01/12/26 at 9:30 A.M. revealed [NAME] #210 prepared puree meals, consisting of breaded fish and broccoli, for the lunch meal. [NAME] #210 placed the pureed foods into twelve single-serve bowls, covered the bowls with lids, labeled and dated the lids, then placed them on a room temperature preparation (prep) table. Interview on 01/12/26 at 9:45 A.M.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-01-15 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on medical record review, observation, family and staff interview, review of facility policy, and review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, the facility failed to perform hand hygiene during medication administration and further failed to ensure nebulizer tubing was stored in a sanitary manner. This affected one (#5) of 13 residents observed for medication administration. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure residents with respiratory illness were placed on transmission-based precautions (TBP). This affected one (#64) of one resident reviewed for respiratory illness. The facility census was 89. Findings include:1. Review of the medical record for Resident #5 revealed an admission date of 03/26/18. Diagnoses included contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage of brainstem with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration, aphasia, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, hemiplegia, and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction (stroke) affecting left non-dominant side.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-01-15 · tag F0685 — isolated
  Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on medical record review, observation, and resident and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure timely follow-up on hearing needs. This affected one (#28) of one resident reviewed for hearing services. The facility census was 89.Findings include:Review of the medical record for Resident #28 revealed an admission date of 12/10/19 and a re-admission date of 11/03/23. Diagnoses included diabetes mellitus Type II, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and major depressive disorder. Review of the annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 11/21/25, revealed Resident #28 had moderate cognitive impairment. Further review of the MDS revealed Resident #28 had moderate difficulty with hearing and wore hearing aids. Review of the care plan dated 11/03/23 revealed Resident #28 had a communication problem related to hearing deficit. Interventions included bilateral hearing aids. Review of the physician orders dated 06/25/25 revealed Resident #28 had an order to offer to put hearing aids in the morning and document Resident #28's wishes. Further review revealed an order…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-01-15 · tag F0690 — failed to manage incontinence, catheters, and urinary infections — isolated
  Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on medical record review, observation, staff interview, and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to ensure sanitary practice while caring for a urinary catheter. This affected one (#45) of two residents reviewed for urinary catheters. The facility census was 89.Findings include:Review of the medical record for Resident #45 revealed an admission date of 08/22/14 and a readmission date of 01/12/24. Diagnoses included Arnold Chiari Syndrome with spina bifida, paraplegia, neuromuscular dysfunction of the bladder, and obstructive and reflux uropathy, unspecified. Review of the annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 11/30/25, revealed Resident #45 was cognitively intact. Further review of the MDS revealed Resident #45 was dependent on staff for activities of daily living (ADLs). Review of the care plan dated 01/13/24 revealed Resident #45 was at risk for urinary tract infections (UTIs) related to neurogenic bladder, obstructive uropathy, and intermittent catheterization. Interventions included encourage fluids, laboratory (lab) draws, medications, and notify…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-01-15 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure respiratory assessments were completed following a change in condition. This affected one (#60) of one resident reviewed for respiratory care. The facility census was 89.Findings include:Review of the medical record for Resident #60 revealed an admission date of 06/19/24 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, type two diabetes, hypertension, major depressive disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dementia, anxiety, and mild cognitive impairment.Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 10/28/25, revealed the resident had severe cognitive impairment. Review of care plan dated 06/14/24 revealed Resident #60 had emphysema/COPD related to smoking. Resident #60 was noted to have lung nodules. Interventions included administer medications as ordered, apply oxygen as ordered, head of bed elevated, observe as needed for signs and symptoms of respiratory infection, and monitor respiratory rate, depth, and effort.Review of the physician orders dated 01/11/26 revealed Resident…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-01-15 · tag F0697 — failed to manage pain — isolated
  Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on medical record review, staff interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure parameters were in place for the safe administration of as needed (PRN) pain medications. This affected two (#71 and #8) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The facility census was 89.Findings include:1. Review of the medical record for Resident #71 revealed she was admitted on [DATE]. Diagnoses included cirrhosis of the liver, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, acquired absence of parts of the digestive tract, malnutrition, sacroiliitis, low back pain, fibromyalgia, migraine, lesion of the right sciatic nerve, and osteoarthritis. Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, dated 12/31/25, revealed Resident #71 was cognitively intact and did not display any behaviors at the time of the assessment. Resident #71 utilized a walker and was either independent or required minimal assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). She received scheduled and as-needed pain medication…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to VANCREST HEALTH CARE CENTERS — 13 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 12 rows in the source record cover these 7 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $384K paid to related parties (affiliated landlords or management companies) in its most recent cost report. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in OH