St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes is a 56-bed nonprofit nursing home in Akron, Ohio. 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 81.0% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
615 Latham LnAkron, OH 44319
Summit 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 St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Ohio average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% 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 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.21 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.15 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
81.0% of nursing staff at St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes 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%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 27, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes holds 4 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage Lakes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 17, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Green Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation LTD Akron | 2.9 | 69 | 1.94 | 3.60 | 60.9% | 4 | None |
| Pebble Creek Healthcare Center Akron | 3.1 | 150 | 2.03 | 3.55 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Pleasant View Health Care Center Barberton | 3.7 | 121 | 1.73 | 3.08 | 33.7% | 4 | None |
| Barberton Post Acute Barberton | 3.9 | 104 | 2.13 | 3.44 | 49.3% | 3 | None |
| Chapel Hill Community Canal Fulton | 4.8 | 80 | 2.23 | 3.89 | 44.4% | 4 | None |
| The Pavilion at Canal Fulton for Nursing and Rehab Canal Fulton | 5.5 | 60 | 1.75 | 3.35 | 60.4% | 2 | None |
| Rose Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Massillon | 7.0 | 171 | 1.79 | 3.21 | 45.2% | 2 | None |
| Doylestown Health Care Center Doylestown | 7.9 | 78 | 1.97 | 3.48 | 50.8% | 3 | 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.