Ohio Veterans Home
3416 Columbus Ave, Sandusky, OH 448704196252454Ownership: Government - StateCertified beds: 427Avg. daily residents: 242County: Erie
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The complete public record on Ohio Veterans Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Sandusky, Ohio, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Ohio average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ohio Veterans Home holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
4.86 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.69)
0.76 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.64)
4.40 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
36.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (48.7)
5.0% RN turnover
2 administrators left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
January 11, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (10.6)
10 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
23 citations on record across recent inspections, 3 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| February 5, 2026 | 0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Complaint | E · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| February 5, 2026 | 0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Complaint | E · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| February 5, 2026 | 0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. Complaint | E · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| February 5, 2026 | 0805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. Complaint | E · Potential for more than minimal harm |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.