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The Oaks of West Kettering

Nursing home in Kettering, OH

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1150 West Dorothy Lane, Kettering, OH 45409
Phone
(937) 293-1152
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
365321
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
118
Average residents per day
104
Ownership
For-profit, partnership
Legal business name
Kettering Nursing
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Mar 31, 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 365321. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 20, 2026. CMS lists 63 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 4, 2021 to Aug 20, 2026): 24 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 20, 2026Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 20, 2026Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 20, 2026Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 20, 2026Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 20, 2026Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 63. 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 Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $173,572 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 3, 2026Fine: $98,000
Mar 3, 2026Payment denial for 17 days from Mar 31, 2026
Jan 22, 2025Fine: $10,358
Jan 22, 2025Payment denial for 28 days from Feb 18, 2025
Jul 30, 2024Fine: $55,896
Jan 31, 2024Fine: $9,318

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.85 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.62 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.98 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
44%
RN turnover (yearly)
48%
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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