The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
AMHERST MEADOWS SKILLED NURSING AND REHAB
MASSILLON, OH · Medicare-certified · 89 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab has an overall 5-star rating, with a 5-star health inspection rating and no fines in the last 24 months. The main caution is staffing: it has a 2-star staffing rating, though reported nurse staffing is 4.30 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2999 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2999.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.33
- Nurse aides
- 2.45
- Weekend nursing
- 4.06
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 61%
Registered nurse turnover: 44%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.8%9.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
10.3%4.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.7%1.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%14%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
2.2%2.1%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—6.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
26.5%36%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
42.9%25.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
27.8%35.7%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—88.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.5%98.1%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 81.5 residents on an average day (92% of 89 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 22 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.