Nursing home report
ELYRIA, OH · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELYRIA has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures and health inspection scores, but a middling 3-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8752 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8752.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to notify the proper authorities when a resident who needed special medical or disability services had a significant change in condition. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 646 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure a resident could get needed vision and hearing services. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 685 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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.
