Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Lorain, Ohio, part of Sprenger Health Care Systems. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 51.1% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc
3756 W Erie AveLorain, OH 44053
Lorain County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Ohio average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.97 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 3.28 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
51.1% of nursing staff at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $20,678 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2024 | Fine | $20,678 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc holds 3 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sprenger Health Care Systems, 12 homes
- Legal name: Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Pointe Health Care Lorain | 1.3 | 99 | 1.80 | 3.11 | 33.8% | 5 | $8,021 |
| Oak Hills Nursing Center Lorain · many days without an RN | 1.6 | 80 | 1.97 | 3.18 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Aegis Nursing Home Lorain | 2.1 | 99 | 2.33 | 3.65 | 32.9% | 4 | None |
| Amherst Manor Nursing Home Amherst | 3.7 | 114 | 2.04 | 3.33 | 55.8% | 2 | None |
| Kingston Health Center of Vermilion Vermilion | 6.5 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.88 | 48.5% | 5 | None |
| Mill Manor Care Center Vermilion | 8.0 | 33 | 1.94 | 3.35 | 17.2% | 5 | None |
| Wesleyan Village Elyria | 8.4 | 99 | 1.95 | 3.42 | 66.0% | 2 | $219,798 |
| Woods on French Creek Nursing & Rehab Center the Avon | 8.9 | 74 | 1.83 | 3.07 | 50.0% | 4 | $26,685 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.