Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 91-bed for-profit nursing home in Akron, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
1211 W Market StAkron, OH 44313
Summit County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Ohio average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.85 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.86 | 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
61.3% of nursing staff at Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $299,782 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fine | $191,779 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Fine | $16,396 |
| May 24, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $11,023 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $63,783 |
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. Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Buckeye Forest at Akron LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 6, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ohio Living Rockynol Akron · staffing data not validated | 0.1 | 36 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| The Merriman Akron · abuse citation | 0.8 | 55 | 1.69 | 3.17 | 64.9% | 1 | $134,475 |
| Hickory Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Akron | 1.2 | 155 | 1.83 | 3.20 | 40.6% | 3 | None |
| Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Canal Pointe Akron | 2.3 | 120 | 1.80 | 3.14 | 58.3% | 2 | None |
| Wyant Woods Healthcare Center Akron · abuse citation | 3.1 | 180 | 1.76 | 3.01 | 40.9% | 2 | $153,317 |
| Regency Care of Copley Akron | 3.2 | 70 | 2.43 | 3.94 | — | 5 | None |
| Bath Manor Special Care Centre Akron | 3.3 | 130 | 2.03 | 3.72 | 56.0% | 2 | $14,433 |
| Village at St Edward Nrsg Care Fairlawn | 4.3 | 81 | 2.68 | 4.03 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
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.