Ohio Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ohio Veterans Home is a 427-bed government-run nursing home in Sandusky, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 36.2% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Ohio Veterans Home
3416 Columbus AveSandusky, OH 44870
Erie 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 Ohio Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 2.63 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Ohio average. With about 242 residents a day, that works out to roughly 636 aide hours a day, or about 79 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) | 2.63 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.48 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.86 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.40 | 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
36.2% of nursing staff at Ohio Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 5.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ohio Veterans Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Ohio Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ohio Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center Sandusky | 0.7 | 50 | 1.77 | 3.15 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Providence Care Center Sandusky | 1.7 | 138 | 2.05 | 3.43 | 50.5% | 1 | None |
| Parkvue Health Care Center Sandusky | 1.8 | 84 | 2.76 | 4.27 | 54.4% | 5 | None |
| The Meadows at Osborn Park Huron | 2.9 | 130 | 2.31 | 3.76 | 36.4% | 4 | None |
| Admirals Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Huron | 5.4 | 90 | 2.05 | 3.48 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Otterbein North Shore Lakeside | 9.1 | 20 | 3.04 | 4.80 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Vista Care Center of Milan Milan · abuse citation | 10.1 | 90 | 1.62 | 2.64 | 50.0% | 2 | $12,834 |
| Twilight Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Norwalk | 13.0 | 94 | 2.32 | 4.36 | 54.9% | 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.