Ohio

Ohio’s nursing home care continued its ratings slump, falling to No. 40 after dropping six spots.
Ohio is a testament to nursing home mediocrity as the state failed to muster a Top Ten ranking or above average grade in any quality measure.
Severe deficiencies in Ohio’s nursing homes swelled six percent, pushing the number of potentially dangerous nursing homes to nearly 1 in 5 statewide.
Seventy-five percent of Ohio nursing homes failed to score an above average health inspection.
Nearly 90 percent of Ohio’s nursing homes cited a regulatory deficiency—the state’s highest percentage thus far.
Ohio’s nursing home residents received little more than 2 hours and 18 minutes of direct care each day.
Ohio’s fledgling nursing home care ranked third in the Great Lakes Region.

Criteria	DATA	GRADE	RANK		PREVIOUS DATA	PREVIOUS GRADE	PREVIOUS RANK
Direct Care Staffing Above Average
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident
Facilities With Deficiencies
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies
Health Inspections Above Average
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident
Verified Ombudsman Complaints