Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
1211 W Market St, Akron, OH 44313
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 91-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Akron, OH, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #785 of 912 rated homes in OH on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 5 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
Phone: 3308678530
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- 2 / 5
- Below average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #785 of 912
- In-state rank among rated OH homes
- 3.14
- Well below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 50
- Inspection findings · 5 serious
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The verdict
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 91-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Akron, OH, holds a 2-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #785 of 912 rated homes in OH on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 5 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 2 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #785 of 912
- In-state rank among rated OH homes
- 3.14
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 50
- Inspection findings · 5 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 922 OH nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Corporation. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 365316
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 91
- Residents
- 68
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Summit
- Last Inspection
- Feb 24, 2025
Staffing Data
How the 3.14 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.53 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.76
- CNA Hours
- 1.85
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.14 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.02
- Nursing Turnover
- 61.3%
- RN Turnover
- 37.5%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation ranks #785 of 912 rated nursing homes in OH on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation operates 91 certified beds in Akron, OH with approximately 68 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars (health inspection 1★ · staffing 1★ · quality 5★).
The inspection file contains 50 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 5 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 5 penalties totaling $300K against this provider. Staffing is reported at 3.14 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 0.53 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 61.3% (CMS payroll-based measure).
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (50 most recent)
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2025
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2025
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2025
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 17, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 24, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 14, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 14, 2025
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 10, 2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 10, 2024
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 19, 2024
Have policies on smoking.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 19, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 19, 2024
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 19, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 7, 2024
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 18, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 9, 2024
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 28, 2023
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 13, 2023
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 16, 2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 9, 2019
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 1.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 1.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 1.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 13.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 7.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 58.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 64.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 16.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 91.8% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 18.1% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 62.3% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 44.4% | No |
Penalty History 5 penalties totaling $300K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fine | $192K |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Fine | $16K |
| May 24, 2024 | Fine | $17K |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $11K |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $64K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside OH (91 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside OH (2.62 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in OH
921 other nursing homes are on record in OH; 6 are shown here.
Abbyshire Place Health and Rehabilitation Center L
Bidwell, OH
Accord Care Community Orrville LLC
Orrville, OH
Adams County Manor
West Union, OH
Adams Lane Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Zanesville, OH
Addison Healthcare Center
Masury, OH
Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center
Maumee, OH
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The OH registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View OH registry
- Peer homes near 91 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in OH. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
