Nursing home
The Oaks of West Kettering
1150 West Dorothy Lane, Kettering, OH 45409 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 118 certified beds
The Oaks of West Kettering is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kettering, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.01 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jul 30, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $75,572In CMS records: 4 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 The Oaks of West Kettering 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) | 4.01 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.27 | 2.14 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.9% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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: 3 fines totaling $75,572, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Oaks of West Kettering
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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · 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 · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Nov 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · 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 · Jan 22, 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
- 1150 West Dorothy Lane
Kettering, OH 45409 - CMS certification #
- 365321
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 118
- Avg residents/day
- 95.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-03-31
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Oaks of West Kettering using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2024, 8 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Oaks of West Kettering says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Does not offer respite stays.
No, The Oaks of West Kettering does not offer respite care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
1 Bedroom • 2 Bedroom • Studio • Shared
(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.
- Apr 3, 2025: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 21, 2026. 1 violation cited (1 repeat). Penalties: $14,044 proposed, $7,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Oaks of West Kettering.
Details
- Repeat: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(b)). Penalty $14,044 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Jun 30, 2025.
- Oct 22, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Sep 18, 2026. 7 violations cited (5 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $42,562 proposed, $10,215 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Oaks of West Kettering.
Details
- Serious: Eye and face protection (1910.133(a)(1)). Penalty $10,641 proposed, $6,385 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $10,641 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 3, 2025.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(b)). Penalty $6,384 proposed, $3,830 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(2)(i)). Penalty $6,384 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(2)(iv)). Penalty $6,384 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
- Other than serious: Keeping injury and illness records for five years (1904.33(a)). Penalty $2,128 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(h)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 18, 2025.
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
- Kettering Health Main Campus, Kettering. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Laurels of Kettering, Kettering. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Guardian Angel Home Care Of Moraine, Moraine. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 45409 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Buckeye Dialysis, Kettering, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Home Dialysis Of Dayton - South, Kettering, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Dayton East, Dayton, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45409.
Heartland Hospice, office in Kettering, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Dayton, office in Dayton, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Western Ohio, office in Dayton, 5.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Comprehensive Geriatric Care, LLC, Oakwood. 1.2 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 | 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 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 The Oaks of West Kettering a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Oaks of West Kettering an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Oaks of West Kettering staffed?
The Oaks of West Kettering reports 4.01 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has The Oaks of West Kettering had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Oaks of West Kettering have?
The Oaks of West Kettering is certified for 118 beds.