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Ohio Veterans Home

3416 COLUMBUS AVE, SANDUSKY, OH, 44870

(419) 625-2454

dvs.ohio.gov/veterans-homes/sandusky

427 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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3416 Columbus Ave

Sandusky, OH 44870

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Bed capacity

427

CMS facility ID

366325

Care type

Nursing home

County

Erie

Facility name

Ohio Veterans Home

Street address

3416 COLUMBUS AVE

City / state / ZIP

Sandusky, OH 44870

Phone

(419) 625-2454

Website

dvs.ohio.gov/veterans-homes/sandusky

About this facility — Ohio Veterans Home

Ohio Veterans Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sandusky, Ohio. It is licensed for 427 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Sandusky 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 Ohio Veterans Home 43 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; 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

Ownership type

Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Orchowski, Paula

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Ramey, John

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Reber, Kaitlin

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Wachtel, Brenda

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

8 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2006-10-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-01-11

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

427

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0607

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2026-02-28

F-0609

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-02-28

F-0610

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2026-02-28

F-0805

E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2026-02-28

2025-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-09-25

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (38 citations)

2025-06-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-06-20

F-0602

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2025-04-08

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 2025-06-20

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 2025-06-20

2025-01-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0926

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have policies on smoking.

Corrected 2025-03-07

2024-01-11Health inspection5 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-03-04

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-03-04

F-0685

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-03-04

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 2024-03-04

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-03-04

2019-10-24Health 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 2019-12-12

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-12-12

F-0689

G · Actual harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2019-12-12

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 2019-12-12

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 2019-12-12

2018-09-13Health inspection3 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 2018-11-02

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2018-11-02

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 2018-11-02

2024-01-11Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-03-25

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-03-25

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2024-03-25

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-03-05

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-03-05

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 2024-03-05

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-03-05

2019-10-24Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-12-12

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2019-12-12

K-0521

E · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2019-12-12

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2019-12-12

2018-09-13Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2018-11-02

K-0223

F · 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 2018-11-02

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2018-11-02

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2018-11-02

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 366325.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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