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Regency Care of Copley

2631 COPLEY ROAD, AKRON, OH, 44321
(330) 666-2631
70 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
70
CMS facility ID
365320
Care type
Nursing home
County
Summit
Facility name
Regency Care of Copley
Street address
2631 COPLEY ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Akron, OH 44321
Phone
(330) 666-2631

Regency Care of Copley is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Akron, Ohio. It is licensed for 70 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 36 senior care facilities in Akron 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 Regency Care of Copley 44 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Woodward, Melvin
Direct owner · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 88% stake — since 2021
Kothari, Zahid
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 6% stake — since 2021
Melton, David
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 6% stake — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1976-09-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-02
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$472 per day (≈ $14,350/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
73% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 26% private/other
Occupancy
76% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
30% above the OH median of $364/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
70
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.
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.
2025-12-02Health inspection2 citations
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-01-21
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 2026-01-21
2025-08-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-08-29
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-08-29
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (40 citations)
2024-04-16Health 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 2024-04-29
2022-10-07Health inspection7 citations
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-10-31
F-0693
D · No harm found
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 2022-10-31
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2022-10-31
F-0761
D · 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 2022-10-31
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 2022-10-31
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-10-31
F-0887
E · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2022-10-31
2019-10-17Health inspection14 citations
F-0569
E · No harm found
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Corrected 2019-12-13
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 2019-12-13
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2019-12-13
F-0584
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2019-12-13
F-0607
F · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2019-12-13
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2019-12-13
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2019-12-13
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 2019-12-13
F-0693
D · No harm found
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 2019-12-13
F-0761
E · 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 2019-12-13
F-0770
D · No harm found
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2019-12-13
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 2019-12-13
F-0868
C · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2019-12-13
F-0925
F · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2019-12-13
2025-12-02Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0161
E · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0361
E · No harm found
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0781
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2026-01-21
K-0916
F · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2026-01-21
2022-10-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2022-10-31
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2022-10-31
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2022-10-31
K-0915
E · No harm found
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2024-07-03
2019-10-17Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2019-12-13
K-0291
C · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2019-12-13
K-0331
E · No harm found
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Corrected 2019-12-13
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2019-12-13
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2019-12-13
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2019-12-13

Federal penalties

2024-05-15Medicare payment denial — 19 days
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 365320.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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The 44 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered