Nursing home
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
1605 Northwest Professional Plaza, Columbus, OH 43220 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of David Oberlander (7 facilities) · 113 certified beds
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbus, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Sep 22, 2025 cited 49 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 $97,995In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sapphire Rehabilitation and 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) | 3.71 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.02 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 67.2% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 49.0 | 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 $97,995, 4 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Sapphire Rehabilitation and 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
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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
- 1605 Northwest Professional Plaza
Columbus, OH 43220 - CMS certification #
- 365950
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Avg residents/day
- 100.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-02-03
- Chain
- David Oberlander (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of David Oberlander
David Oberlander operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all David Oberlander facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Jun 28, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Apr 23, 2025. 6 violations cited (6 serious). Penalties: $35,716 proposed, $21,430 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Optalis Health and Rehabilitation. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $15,625 proposed, $9,375 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2023.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2023.
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(f)(3)(i)). Penalty $11,162 proposed, $6,698 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2023.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(i)). Penalty $8,929 proposed, $5,357 now. To be fixed by Aug 10, 2023.
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
- Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Crown Pointe Care Center, Columbus. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prestige Health Care Services Inc, Columbus. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 43220 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Columbus Dialysis, Columbus, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Osuim Kidney Centers-Campus, Columbus, 4.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Central Ohio, Columbus, 4.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 43220.
Ohiohealth Hospice With Compassus, office in Columbus, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Care360 Hospice, LLC, office in Hilliard, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
National Church Residences H&C Services Central Ohio Hospice, office in Dublin, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 1 LLC, Columbus. 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care 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 Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center staffed?
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center reports 3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 49 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center have?
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center is certified for 113 beds.