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Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation

1900 EAST MAIN STREET, LANCASTER, OH, 43130
(740) 653-8630
99 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
99
CMS facility ID
365250
Care type
Nursing home
County
Fairfield
Facility name
Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation
Street address
1900 EAST MAIN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone
(740) 653-8630

About this facility — Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation

Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lancaster, Ohio. It is licensed for 99 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 15 senior care facilities in Lancaster and 922 skilled nursing facilities across Ohio. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation 56 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $20,678 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Pacs Group
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Providence Group Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2019
Apt, Frederick
Officer — since 2024
Chernick, Edward
Managing employee — since 2022
Dutiel, Brian
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2019
Jergensen, Joshua
Officer — since 2024
Mitchell, John
Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
6 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1970-09-22
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
15 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$20,678 total
Last standard inspection
2026-01-08
Nurse staffing
3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$506 per day (≈ $15,380/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
56% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 35% private/other
Occupancy
89% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
39% above the OH median of $364/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
99
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-05-14
2026-01-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0676
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0690
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-12
F-0921
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-02-12
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (44 citations)
2025-11-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-12-05
2025-08-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-16
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-09-16
2025-06-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0770
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2025-07-09
2025-05-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0550
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2025-04-09
F-0690
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0693
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0759
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-28
F-0881
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-05-28
2024-06-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-06-28
2024-05-16Health inspection4 citations
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-05-03
F-0761
F · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safety
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.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-06-28
2022-06-30Health inspection5 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2022-08-05
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-08-05
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-08-05
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2022-08-05
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2022-08-05
2026-01-08Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0916
F · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-02-12
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2026-02-12
2024-05-16Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0161
E · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0271
E · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0352
E · No harm found
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-15
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-08-15
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-06-28
2022-06-30Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-08-05
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2022-08-05
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-08-05
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2022-08-05
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2022-08-05

Federal penalties

2024-05-16Fine$20,678
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 365250.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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