Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab
1610 First Street Ne, Massillon, OH 44646 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 89 certified beds
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Massillon, Ohio. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.34 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab compares
This facility vs. the Ohio and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Ohio avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.34 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.51 | 2.14 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.8% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the September 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 24, 2025
What inspectors found at Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2019
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2019
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1610 First Street Ne
Massillon, OH 44646 - CMS certification #
- 366284
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 89
- Avg residents/day
- 80.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-10-31
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2004
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 1, 2004 to Sep 30, 2006. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $2,721 owed to 22 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Amherst Meadows (Amherst Alliance, LLC). Case 1455774.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Aultman Hospital, Canton. 6.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Laurels of Massillon, Massillon. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Complete Healthcare Services, Inc, Massillon. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Marc's Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44646 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Massillon Community Dialysis, Massillon, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Massillon Dialysis Center, Massillon, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Belden Community Dialysis, Canton, 5.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44646.
Aultman Hospice, office in Canton, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Advantage Hospice Company, office in Canton, 5.4 miles away, straight line
Mercy Medical Center Home Health & Hospice LLC, office in Canton, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 1 LLC, Canton. 4.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab staffed?
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab reports 4.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab have?
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab is certified for 89 beds.