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Canal Winchester Care Center

6800 GENDER ROAD, CANAL WINCHESTER, OH, 43110
(614) 834-6800
www.optalishealthcare.com/location/canal-winchester
124 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
124
CMS facility ID
366462
Care type
Nursing home
County
Fairfield
Facility name
Canal Winchester Care Center
Street address
6800 GENDER ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Phone
(614) 834-6800
Website
www.optalishealthcare.com/location/canal-winchester

About this facility — Canal Winchester Care Center

Canal Winchester Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Canal Winchester, Ohio. It is licensed for 124 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Canal Winchester 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 Canal Winchester Care Center 59 times across 16 inspections in the last three years, including 7 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $26,685 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
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Om Holdco 2 Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2022
Snw Llc
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — 30% stake — since 2022
Optalis Lp Investors 2 Llc
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — 10% stake — since 2022
Campbell, Lashonda
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Canowitz, Stephen
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Charles Franklin Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Charles Westland Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Forbright Bank
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Foreman, Christy
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Hemant Shah 2018 Irrevocable Trust
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Obs of Oh Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Paar 108 Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Pinal R. Patel 2017 Irrevocable Trust F/b/o Aarna R. Patel
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Pinal R. Patel 2017 Irrevocable Trust F/b/o Ansh R. Patel
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Pinal R. Patel 2020 Irrevocable Family Trust Uad 10-6-2020
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Rajan G Patel 2020 Irr Fam Tr Uad 12-3-2020
Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2018-02-15
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
16 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$26,685 total
Last standard inspection
2026-02-17
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$481 per day (≈ $14,620/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
15% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 76% private/other
Occupancy
92% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
32% above the OH median of $364/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
124
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-05-22
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-05-22
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-05-22
2026-02-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 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 2026-03-06
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-03-06
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 2026-03-06
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0812
E · 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 2026-03-06
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-03-06
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (44 citations)
2025-12-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2026-01-02
2025-06-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-07-01
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-07-01
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-27
2025-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-06-11
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-06-11
2025-02-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0550
D · 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 2025-03-14
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-14
2024-10-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-11-06
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 2024-11-06
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-11-06
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-11-06
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 2024-11-06
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-11-06
F-0755
D · 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 2024-11-06
F-0770
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2024-11-06
F-0908
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2024-11-06
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 2024-11-06
2024-08-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggeredInfection control2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-09-13
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-13
2024-04-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-05-20
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 2024-05-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0804
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2024-05-20
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 2024-05-20
2023-06-28Health inspection10 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0809
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0812
E · 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 2023-08-01
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-01
2026-02-17Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2026-03-06
2024-04-18Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-05-20
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-20
2023-06-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0345
E · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-08-01
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-08-01

Federal penalties

2025-04-02Fine$26,685
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 366462.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
3.7120 ratings on Google
★Nygeria Rahmon · 2026-07-07 · via Google

“My family has had an extremely disappointing experience with Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center during one of the hardest times of our lives. My grandfather passed away at this facility, and it has now been **weeks** since his passing. Our family is still unable to have him cremated because the physician has not signed his death certificate. This delay has prolonged our grieving process and…”

★★★★★Melody Monahan · 2026-04-06 · via Google

“I have a lot of good things to say about Optalis Canal Winchester. The facility is clean and smells good. The staff are really friendly and truly do care about the people they are serving. I am on my second visit because I broke my ankle and need rehab. So nice to remember so many faces. It makes it easier when going to a nursing home. So glad I came back to the same place. Everyone asks do you re…”

★★Cindy Bales · 2026-03-03 · via Google

“I will start out by saying the place was very clean and everyone was nice but the care my mom got was not. The rehab department was great. She got pressure wounds on her heals from them leaving her laying in bed all the time. They did not take the time to walk her to the bathroom instead they used a bed pan, She went a week without a shower until i complained. She is a diabetic and they were not c…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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