Nursing home
Wexner Heritage House
1151 College Avenue, Columbus, OH 43209 · Map
Non profit - Other · 99 certified beds
Wexner Heritage House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbus, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.49 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Mar 5, 2024 cited 30 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wexner Heritage House 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) | 4.49 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.14 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.1% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 30.0 | 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 December 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 13, 2026
What inspectors found at Wexner Heritage House
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Dec 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 29, 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 29, 2025 · 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 · Dec 29, 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 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 29, 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 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 29, 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
- 1151 College Avenue
Columbus, OH 43209 - CMS certification #
- 365026
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 84.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Wexner Heritage House using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified hospice at this address
- Website says Transportation, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Wexner Heritage House says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Monthly fees include breakfast and dinner, activities, utilities (except telephone) including basic cable television, internet service, housekeeping and linen services and transportation to scheduled medical appointments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
The spacious kitchen and dining area accommodates family-style dining, and residents have access to an outdoor covered patio and secured courtyard.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
With our low resident-to-staff ratio, The Cottage is truly a home-like environment.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Community fee: charged.
Additional fees include second occupant, security deposit (one month of rent) and a one-time, non-refundable community fee.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice ZUSMAN COMMUNITY HOSPICE (Medicare CCN 361612) lists this same street address. Ownership type: Non-Profit. Medicare certified since 07/10/2002. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grant Medical Center, Columbus. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bella Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Columbus. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Diversified Health Management, Inc., Bexley. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 43209 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Kidney Center Of Bexley, Bexley, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Kidney Center Of Columbus East, Columbus, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Nationwide Childrens Hospital - Dialysis, Columbus, 2.3 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 43209.
Zusman Community Hospice, office in Columbus, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mount Carmel Hospice, office in Columbus, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Summit Hospice, office in Grandview Heights, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ohiohealth Corporation, Columbus. 3.0 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 low, 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 | 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 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 | See above |
| 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 Wexner Heritage House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wexner Heritage House an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wexner Heritage House staffed?
Wexner Heritage House reports 4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Wexner Heritage House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 30 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wexner Heritage House have?
Wexner Heritage House is certified for 99 beds.