The Ohio Eastern Star Hlth Care Ctr
Nursing home in Mount Vernon, OH
Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
- Phone
- (740) 397-1706
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
- Medicare CCN
- 366076
- Overall star rating
- 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 70
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Ohio Eastern Star Health Care Center, INC.
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jul 25, 1996
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 12, 2026. CMS lists 17 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 7, 2023 to Feb 12, 2026): 3 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| May 2, 2024 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
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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