Nursing home
Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
725 Columbus Ave, Fostoria, OH 44830 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 95 certified beds
Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fostoria, Ohio. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.78 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Oct 10, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 4.78 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.43 | 2.14 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.0% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2022 - 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 · May 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor 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 Deficiencies · May 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2022
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
- 725 Columbus Ave
Fostoria, OH 44830 - CMS certification #
- 365963
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 95
- Avg residents/day
- 86.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-04-18
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital, Tiffin. 9.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Catherine's C C of Fostoria, Fostoria. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercy Health Home Care By Compassus, Tiffin. 9.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44830 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Seneca Dialysis, Tiffin, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Tiffin Dialysis, Tiffin, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Findlay Home, Findlay, 11.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44830.
Bridge Home Health And Hospice, office in Findlay, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice, office in Fremont, 20.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North Central Ohio Family Care Center Inc, Bucyrus. 31.8 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 moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Good Shepherd Home (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 95 beds.