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Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Akron, OH

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
1211 W Market St, Akron, OH 44313
Phone
(330) 867-8530
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
365316
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
91
Average residents per day
68
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Buckeye Forest at Akron LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 6, 1974
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 365316. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 24, 2025. CMS lists 55 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 6, 2019 to Sep 18, 2025): 32 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Sep 18, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 20, 2025Provide 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
Aug 20, 2025Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2025Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental · complaint inspection
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
May 21, 2025Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Apr 9, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 24, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 24, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 1, 2024Provide 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
Oct 1, 2024Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2024Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 55. 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 5 fines totalling $299,782 in the last three years.

Aug 20, 2025Fine: $191,779
Apr 9, 2025Fine: $16,396
May 24, 2024Fine: $16,801
Jan 18, 2024Fine: $11,023
Jan 18, 2024Fine: $63,783

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
3.14 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.53 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.85 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.86 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
61%
RN turnover (yearly)
38%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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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