The home failed to ensure nurse aides were properly trained or retrained before working. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 729 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(4) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
MERIT HOUSE LLC
TOLEDO, OH · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of September 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Merit House LLC in Toledo has a 2-star overall rating, with very low health inspection and staffing ratings (1 star each) but a 5-star quality measures rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.16 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1613 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 16, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1613.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.24
- Nurse aides
- 2.62
- Weekend nursing
- 3.75
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 60%
Registered nurse turnover: 64%
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
10.4%8.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.8%1.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%2.3%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%1.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
7.9%3.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.2%9.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.7%13.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.3%18.5%Improving
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
13.1%22.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
5.8%40.5%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
—98.7%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.9%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—74.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
88.9%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: F
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 April 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited April 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 payment denial.
- 62 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Sep 23, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 84 residents on an average day (85% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 54 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.