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Laurels of West Columbus, The
441 Norton Road, Columbus, OH 43228
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Laurels of West Columbus, The is a For-profit, individual nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, certified for 97 beds and caring for about 90 residents a day.
CMS gives it 1 of 5 stars overall, below the Ohio median of 3; the health inspection rating is 1, staffing 1 and quality measures 4.
Inspectors recorded 51 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (29, 22, 0 by cycle, most recent first), 2 of them at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. That is 52.6 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 33.3.
CMS lists 1 penalty in the period covered: fines totalling $17K.
Reported nurse staffing is 3.7 hours per resident per day (0.5 RN), close to the Ohio median of 3.6; nursing staff turnover is 60.7%.
CMS flags that the facility carries the CMS abuse icon.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Franklin Co. median | Ohio median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 51 | 38 | 27 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 52.6 | 48.7 | 33.3 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 46.9% | 48.5% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $17,345 | $13,870 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (57 in the county, 922 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: Ohio average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 9 Jun 2025, 6 Feb 2023.
Severity mix: J ×1 G ×1 D ×45 E ×3 B ×1
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | F0693 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | F0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Complaint investigation | 18 Aug 2025 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | F0693 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Nov 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0605 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | F0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | B | Standard survey | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 16 Apr 2025 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Complaint investigation | 24 Apr 2025 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Complaint investigation | 18 Apr 2025 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | 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 | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0694 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 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 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 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 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | 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 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 6 Feb 2023 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 1 Mar 2023 |
Penalties
| Date | Type | Amount | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the Ohio average. Turnover: nursing staff 60.7%, RNs 75.0%; 1 administrator left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | Ohio median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 3.6% | 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 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 4.4% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 11.7% | 4.9% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 11.8% | 7.5% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, individual. Chain: Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (81 facilities).
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Health Care Company | Operational/managerial control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/25/2021 |
| Laurel Health Care Company | Adp of the snf | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/04/2025 |
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
Other nursing homes in Franklin County
| Facility | City | Beds | Overall | Health | Staffing | Citations | Per 100 beds | Fines | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Hilliard | 99 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25.3 | — | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Highbanks Care Center | Columbus | 56 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 28.6 | — | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Majestic Care of Columbus LLC | Columbus | 120 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20.0 | $111K | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Mohun Health Care Center | Columbus | 72 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16.7 | — | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Robert A Barnes Center | Reynoldsburg | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 84.0 | — | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Trueman Pointe Care Center | Hilliard | 72 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15.3 | — | 20 May 2026 |
| Wesley Glen Health Services Corp | Columbus | 56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21.4 | — | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Wesley Woods At New Albany | New Albany | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 75.0 | — | 23 Dec 2025 |
All 57 facilities in Franklin County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Laurels of West Columbus, The been cited for?
51 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The Ohio median is 27 per facility.
Has Laurels of West Columbus, The been fined?
Yes. CMS lists fines totalling $17K in the period covered.
How does staffing at Laurels of West Columbus, The compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 3.7 hours per resident per day against a Ohio median of 3.6 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Laurels of West Columbus, The?
It is part of the Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care chain. Ownership type is for-profit, individual. Organisations in the CMS ownership record include Laurel Health Care Company. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Laurels of West Columbus, The last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 13 Apr 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 9 Jun 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.