Nursing home
Life Care Center of Medina
2400 Columbia Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 156 certified beds
Life Care Center of Medina is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Medina, Ohio. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.84 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jan 25, 2024 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of Medina 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) | 3.84 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 2.14 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 13, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 2, 2026
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Medina
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 13, 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 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 25, 2024 · 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 25, 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 · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · 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 · Jan 25, 2024 · 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
- 2400 Columbia Rd
Medina, OH 44256 - CMS certification #
- 365085
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 156
- Avg residents/day
- 109.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America 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 Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Medina says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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.
- May 27, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 19, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Life Care Center of Medina.
- Sep 24, 2021: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 14, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Life Care Center of Medina.
Details
- Other than serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(c)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 26, 2022.
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
- Medina Hospital, Medina. 6.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care, Brunswick. 4.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhanced Homecare Of Medina Inc, Medina. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Discount Drug Mart. 3.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44256 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Medina Square Dialysis, Medina, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Kidney Center Of Brunswick, Brunswick, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Brunswick Dialysis Center, Hinckley, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 43 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44256.
Incare Hospice, Northern Ohio, office in Medina, 6.2 miles away, straight line
Town Square Hospice Ohio LLC, office in Medina, 6.9 miles away, straight line
Remembrance Hospice Medina, office in Medina, 7.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 1 LLC, Medina. 5.3 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, 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 | See above |
| 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 Life Care Center of Medina a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Medina 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 Life Care Center of Medina staffed?
Life Care Center of Medina reports 3.84 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Life Care Center of Medina had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Medina have?
Life Care Center of Medina is certified for 156 beds.