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Liberty Retirement Community of Lima INC

Nursing home in Lima, OH

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
2440 Baton Rouge Avenue, Lima, OH 45805
Phone
(419) 331-2273
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
365936
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
60
Average residents per day
46
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 1, 1993
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
Partial

CMS certification number 365936. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 19, 2026. CMS lists 50 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 19, 2026): 22 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 19, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2026Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2026Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2026Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 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 · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2026Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 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
Mar 19, 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
Mar 19, 2026Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 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
Mar 19, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 19, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 50. 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 $25,495 in the last three years.

Mar 19, 2026Fine: $25,495

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
4.27 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.66 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.44 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.77 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
60%
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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