Kingston Health Center of VermilionCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 4210 Telegraph Lane, Vermilion, OH 44089
- CCN
- 365639
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Chain
- Kingston Healthcare
- Residents per day
- 100
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Kingston Health Center of Vermilion an overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 31 Jul 2025. The latest survey cycle has 4 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Ohio is 8. CMS lists no fines for this home in its penalties file.
Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | Lorain County median | Ohio median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 20 homes in the county, 922 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Ohio median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 31 Jul 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| Cycle 2 | 31 Aug 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 10 | 8 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J0 | K0 | L0 |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G0 | H0 | I0 |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | F0 | ||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 | C0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 4 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | Complaint investigation | 8 Jan 2026 |
| 24 Dec 2025 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jan 2026 |
| 31 Jul 2025 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard survey | 29 Aug 2025 |
| 31 Jul 2025 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 29 Aug 2025 |
Survey cycle 2: 10 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0700 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E | Complaint investigation | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Complaint investigation | 6 Oct 2023 |
| 31 Aug 2023 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Standard survey | 6 Oct 2023 |
Survey cycle 3: 10 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2024 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Complaint investigation | 5 Aug 2024 |
| 18 Jul 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 5 Aug 2024 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 5 Mar 2020 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
CMS lists no fine and no payment denial for this home in its penalties file.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Ohio median | Ohio average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 3.88 | 3.60 | 3.69 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.64 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.91 | 0.95 | |
| Nurse aides | 2.17 | 2.09 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 3.43 | 3.20 | 3.28 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 48.5%
- Nurse staff turnover, Ohio median
- 48.5%
- RN turnover in a year
- 47.8%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 0
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Ohio median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 3.8% | 4.3% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 0.9% | 4.9% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 16.5% | 7.5% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Kingston of Vermilion, LLC
- Chain
- Kingston Healthcare (3 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Healthcare Inc | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 1 Jan 2006 |
| Kingston Healthcare Company LLC | Operational/managerial control | 1 Jan 2006 |
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Other homes in Lorain County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hills Nursing Center | Lorain | 3 of 5 | 8 | $0 | 5 Jun 2025 | |
| Lake Pointe Health Care | Lorain | 5 of 5 | 1 | $8,021 | 24 Oct 2024 | |
| Amherst Manor Nursing Home | Amherst | 2 of 5 | 5 | $0 | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc | Lorain | 3 of 5 | 4 | $20,678 | 4 Dec 2025 | |
| Autumn Aegis Nursing Home | Lorain | 4 of 5 | 10 | $0 | 2 May 2024 | |
| Kendal at Oberlin | Oberlin | 5 of 5 | 0 | $0 | 28 Apr 2026 | |
| Welcome Nursing Home | Oberlin | 2 of 5 | 15 | $0 | 5 Mar 2026 | |
| Wesleyan Village | Elyria | 2 of 5 | 3 | $219,798 | 27 Feb 2025 | |
| Life Care Center of Elyria | Elyria | 5 of 5 | 5 | $0 | 20 Apr 2023 | |
| O'Neill Healthcare North Ridgeville | North Ridgeville | 5 of 5 | 2 | $0 | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Avon Oaks Nursing Home | Avon | 5 of 5 | 5 | $0 | 19 Mar 2026 | |
| Woods on French Creek Nursing & Rehab Center The | Avon | 4 of 5 | 6 | $26,685 | 17 Aug 2023 |
Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Kingston Health Center of Vermilion (CCN 365639). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/kingston-health-center-of-vermilion-vermilion-oh-365639/
Provenance
- Licence
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Questions
- When was Kingston Health Center of Vermilion last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 24 Dec 2025. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 2 citations. The standard survey before the last one was on 31 Aug 2023.
- Who operates Kingston Health Center of Vermilion?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, corporation. CMS lists the home in the chain Kingston Healthcare. The CMS ownership file names Kingston Healthcare Company LLC for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Kingston Health Center of Vermilion a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 5 homes in Ohio as Special Focus Facilities and 25 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.