Shady Lawn Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Shady Lawn Nursing Home is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Dalton, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 42.1% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Shady Lawn Nursing Home
15028 Old Lincolnway EastDalton, OH 44618
Wayne 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 Shady Lawn Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Ohio average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
42.1% of nursing staff at Shady Lawn Nursing 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $40,950 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | Fine | $40,950 |
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. Shady Lawn Nursing Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Shady Lawn Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1983
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Shady Lawn Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Orrville Pointe Orrville | 5.8 | 47 | 2.36 | 3.89 | 70.9% | 2 | None |
| Accord Care Community Orrville LLC Orrville | 6.5 | 88 | 1.89 | 3.24 | 60.9% | 2 | None |
| Brewster Convalescent Center Brewster | 7.3 | 60 | 2.10 | 3.47 | 29.2% | 2 | $62,113 |
| Country Lawn Ctr for Rehab Navarre | 9.0 | 88 | 2.30 | 3.49 | 42.3% | 5 | None |
| Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab Massillon | 9.3 | 89 | 2.34 | 4.03 | 54.7% | 5 | None |
| Glendora Health Care Center Wooster | 9.6 | 49 | 1.76 | 3.34 | 67.6% | 1 | $17,080 |
| Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Massillon | 9.7 | 65 | 1.98 | 3.22 | 57.8% | 2 | $317,114 |
| Chapel Hill Community Canal Fulton | 10.0 | 80 | 2.23 | 3.89 | 44.4% | 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.