Nursing home
Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
2311 Nave Road Se, Massillon, OH 44646 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Northwood Healthcare Group (7 facilities) · 65 certified beds
Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Massillon, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.63 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $313,640In CMS records: 3 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 Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.63 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.0% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $313,640, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing 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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · 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 · Mar 10, 2026 · 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 · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Jan 22, 2026 · 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 · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 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
- 2311 Nave Road Se
Massillon, OH 44646 - CMS certification #
- 366085
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 50.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-09-25
- Chain
- Northwood Healthcare Group (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Northwood Healthcare Group
Northwood Healthcare Group operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Northwood Healthcare Group 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
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing 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.
We take great pride in caring for our residents and their families, ensuring that their short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, or respite care experience is both convenient and successful.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our highly skilled and compassionate staff provides 24-hour nursing care, ensuring that residents receive the attention and support they require at all times.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Aultman Hospital, Canton. 6.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Meadow Wind Health Care Center, Massillon. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Complete Healthcare Services, Inc, Massillon. 3.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.4 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
- Fmc - Massillon Dialysis Center, Massillon, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Navarre Dialysis, Navarre, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Davita Massillon Community Dialysis, Massillon, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44646.
Aultman Hospice, office in Canton, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Advantage Hospice Company, office in Canton, 6.7 miles away, straight line
Mercy Medical Center Home Health & Hospice LLC, office in Canton, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 1 LLC, Canton. 6.1 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 low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 relatively 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 Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 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 Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 65 beds.