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Life Care Center of Elyria

1212 SOUTH ABBE ROAD, ELYRIA, OH, 44035

(440) 365-5200

lcca.com

99 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1212 South Abbe Road

Elyria, OH 44035

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

366176

Care type

Nursing home

County

Lorain

Facility name

Life Care Center of Elyria

Street address

1212 SOUTH ABBE ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Elyria, OH 44035

Phone

(440) 365-5200

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Elyria

Life Care Center of Elyria is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Elyria, Ohio. It is licensed for 99 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Elyria 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 Life Care Center of Elyria 36 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 1999

Dhillon, Harmohinder

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Fletcher, Todd

Officer — since 2020

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Lay, Lisa

Officer — since 2018

Lehmkuhl, Staci

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1999

Long, Zofia

Governing body · Operational control — since 2004

Lorain Medical Inc

Direct owner · Operational control · Partner — since 2000

Lorain Medical Investors Limited Partnership

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1999

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2024

Preston, Forrest

Indirect owner · Operational control · Partner · Additional disclosable party — since 1996

Strauss, Gwyneth

Governing body · Operational control — since 2021

Swanker, Richard

Officer — since 2011

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2000

Ziegler, James

Officer — since 1999

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

2 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1999-04-06

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2023-04-20

Nurse staffing

3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$608 per day (≈ $18,480/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

54% Medicaid · 18% Medicare · 28% private/other

Occupancy

88% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

67% above the OH median of $364/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2023-04-20Health inspection5 citations

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2023-05-22

F-0646

D · No harm found

Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.

Corrected 2023-05-22

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2023-05-22

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-05-22

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2023-05-22

2019-09-19Health inspection11 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2019-10-15

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2019-10-15

F-0625

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2019-10-15

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2019-10-15

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 2019-10-15

F-0690

D · No harm found

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 2019-10-15

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2019-10-15

F-0742

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2019-10-15

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2019-10-15

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 2019-10-15

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-10-15

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2018-08-02Health inspection6 citations

F-0559

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

Corrected 2018-09-01

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2018-09-01

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2018-09-01

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2018-09-01

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2018-09-01

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2018-09-01

2023-04-20Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0222

F · 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 2023-05-22

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2023-05-22

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-05-22

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-05-22

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-05-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-05-22

2019-09-19Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2019-10-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-10-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2019-10-15

2018-08-02Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2018-09-01

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2018-09-01

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2018-09-01

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2018-09-01

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2018-09-01

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 366176.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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