Nursing home
Walnut Creek Nursing Center
5070 Lamme Road, Kettering, OH 45439 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Lionstone Care (22 facilities) · 139 certified beds
Walnut Creek Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kettering, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Mar 20, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,648In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Walnut Creek 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) | 3.31 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 68.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 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 February 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 11, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,648, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Walnut Creek 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 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 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 14, 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 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 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 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 27, 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
- 5070 Lamme Road
Kettering, OH 45439 - CMS certification #
- 365821
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 139
- Avg residents/day
- 103.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-01-15
- Chain
- Lionstone Care (22 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lionstone Care
Lionstone Care operates 22 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lionstone Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Walnut Creek Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation, secured outdoor area
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Walnut Creek 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.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 professional nursing care supporting recovery, monitoring health, and daily needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice & Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Secured Courtyards
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-Private Suites
(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 27, 2022: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Jun 15, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,865 proposed, $1,865 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as April Enterprises. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,865 now.
- Apr 4, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 16, 2022. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $1,865 proposed, $1,865 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as April Enterprises. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Giving injury records to OSHA when asked (1904.40(a)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,865 now.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
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. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vienna Springs Health Campus, Dayton. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Fidelity Health Care, Moraine. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 45439 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Buckeye Dialysis, Kettering, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Home Dialysis Of Dayton - South, Kettering, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Centerville Home, Dayton, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45439.
Caretenders Hospice, office in Moraine, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Heartland Hospice, office in Kettering, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Crossroads Hospice Of Dayton, LLC, office in Dayton, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Comprehensive Geriatric Care, LLC, Dayton. 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 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 Walnut Creek Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek Nursing Center staffed?
Walnut Creek Nursing Center reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Walnut Creek Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Walnut Creek Nursing Center have?
Walnut Creek Nursing Center is certified for 139 beds.