Nursing home
Grande Lake Healthcare Center
1209 Indiana Avenue, St Marys, OH 45885 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 45 certified beds
Grande Lake Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in St Marys, Ohio. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.29 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Grande Lake Healthcare Center 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) | 3.29 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.77 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 February 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 21, 2025
What inspectors found at Grande Lake Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2023
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
- 1209 Indiana Avenue
St Marys, OH 45885 - CMS certification #
- 365809
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 41.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-10-05
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grand Lake Health System, Saint Marys. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vancrest of St Mary's, St Marys. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Grand Lake Home Health, St Marys. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Schwieterman Pharmacies. 7.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 45885 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Celina, Celina, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45885.
Grand Lake Hospice, office in Saint Marys, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Interim Healthcare Hospice Of Lima, office in Lima, 16.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Legacy Hospice Inc, office in Lima, 17.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- M E D F Physicians Corporation, Celina. 8.1 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grande Lake Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Grande Lake Healthcare Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Grande Lake Healthcare Center staffed?
Grande Lake Healthcare Center reports 3.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Grande Lake Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Grande Lake Healthcare Center have?
Grande Lake Healthcare Center is certified for 45 beds.