The home failed to ensure nurse aides were properly trained or retrained before working. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 729 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(4) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME
NORWALK, OH · Medicare-certified · 69 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Norwalk Memorial Home in Norwalk, OH has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 3-star quality measures rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7229 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 30, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7229.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.06
- Nurse aides
- 1.98
- Weekend nursing
- 3.54
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
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
23.1%0%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
7.1%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.2%3.7%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.4%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
8.8%12%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
43.8%4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—16.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.6%36%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.3%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
3%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.8%13.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.3%4.8%Improving
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
—95.7%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—70.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
89.9%94.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited March 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 59 residents on an average day (86% of 69 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.