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Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Lancaster, OH

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1900 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone
(740) 653-8630
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
365250
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
99
Average residents per day
88
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Lancaster Post Acute LLC
Chain
Pacs Group (274 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 22, 1970
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 365250. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 8, 2026. CMS lists 35 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 30, 2022 to Apr 24, 2026): 18 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 24, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 35. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $20,678 in the last three years.

May 16, 2024Fine: $20,678

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.07 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.47 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.70 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.69 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
59%
RN turnover (yearly)
47%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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