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Candlewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in East Cleveland, OH

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1835 Belmore Ave, East Cleveland, OH 44112
Phone
(216) 268-3600
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
365353
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
116
Average residents per day
90
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Aj Candlewood Park Opco LLC
Chain
Certus Healthcare (14 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 16, 1977
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 365353. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 31, 2025. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 12, 2019 to Jul 31, 2025): 6 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 31, 2025Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 31, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 1, 2024Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 1, 2024Protect 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		G
Actual harm, isolated
Jun 17, 2024Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 8, 2024Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 8, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 16, 2023Protect 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 27, 2022Ensure 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
Sep 27, 2022Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 27, 2022Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 27, 2022Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. 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 $29,488 in the last three years.

Oct 1, 2024Fine: $29,488

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
3.26 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.40 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.01 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.95 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
37%
RN turnover (yearly)
50%
Administrators who left in the past year
3

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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