Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 113-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, part of David Oberlander. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 78.6% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
1605 Northwest Professional PlazaColumbus, OH 43220
Franklin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.18 | 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
78.6% of nursing staff at Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 48 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $337,273 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | Fine | $272,940 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Payment Denial | 75 days from Oct 18, 2025 |
| May 12, 2025 | Fine | $64,333 |
| May 12, 2025 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Jun 6, 2025 |
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. Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: David Oberlander, 7 homes
- Legal name: Sapphire Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 3, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crown Pointe Care Center Columbus | 1.0 | 90 | 2.03 | 3.29 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
| Columbus Alzheimer's Care Ctr Columbus | 1.3 | 99 | 2.04 | 3.10 | 35.2% | 2 | $26,685 |
| Mayfair Village Nursing Care Center Columbus | 2.0 | 99 | 2.02 | 3.66 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Riverview Columbus | 2.1 | 145 | 2.14 | 3.66 | 41.5% | 3 | $168,656 |
| Wesley Glen Health Services Corp Columbus | 2.6 | 56 | 3.45 | 6.28 | 42.3% | 5 | None |
| Trueman Pointe Care Center Hilliard | 3.2 | 72 | 2.15 | 3.52 | 59.5% | 5 | None |
| Mill Run Care Center Hilliard | 3.4 | 66 | 2.18 | 4.16 | 64.6% | 3 | $91,350 |
| Friendship Village of Dublin Dublin | 3.5 | 50 | 3.05 | 5.20 | — | 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.