Nursing home
Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center
18810 Harvard Ave, Cleveland, OH 44122 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 130 certified beds
Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 6 fines totaling $193,748In CMS records: 7 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care 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) | 3.07 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.8% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 6 fines totaling $193,748, 7 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center
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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · 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 · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 18810 Harvard Ave
Cleveland, OH 44122 - CMS certification #
- 365828
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 95.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-03-07
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
With 24-hour nursing care provided by a team that goes above and beyond, every resident receives attentive support day and night.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Free transportation to
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Nov 18, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jan 23, 2026. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Floors and walking surfaces (slips, trips and falls) (1910.22(a)(3)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 13, 2026.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Beachwood. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Avenue Care and Rehabilitation Center, Warrensville Heights. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- University Hospital Home Care Services, Inc, Warrensville Hts. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44122 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Ohio Renal Care Group Southpointe, Beachwood, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Center For Dialysis Care, Shaker, Shaker Heights, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Ohio Renal Care Group Home Dialysis Program, Cleveland, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 34 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44122.
Sincere Hospice LLC, office in North Randall, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Harmony Hospice Care, office in Beachwood, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Northeast Ohio Hospice, Inc, office in Garfield Heights, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northern Ohio Internal Medicine Associates, Inc., Warrensville Heights. 0.5 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center staffed?
Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center have?
Harvard Gardens Rehabilitation & Care Center is certified for 130 beds.