Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
Public record summary
About this facility — Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center
Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Columbus, Ohio. It is licensed for 113 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).
It is one of 133 senior care facilities in Columbus 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 Sapphire Rehabilitation and Care Center 110 times across 21 inspections in the last three years, including 12 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $337,273 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
Ownership & operator
Registered owners & officers
Regulatory standing
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Services & coverage
Inspection record
Kitchen & food safety
17 earlier / fire-safety inspections (107 citations)
Federal penalties
Visitor reviews
★Cynthia Gamble · 2026-06-17 · via Google“My husband, who is eighty years old was discharged from the hospital to this facility last night and the hospital arranged transportation. When we got here, no one knew who he was or that he was even coming. They wanted to weigh him when he got here. Why that was top priority, I don’t know but my husband cannot walk on stand without assistance and the “tech” I assume because she never told us who…”
★Angela Schaffer · 2026-06-13 · via Google“My great aunt passed away here on 12/19/25 and the way our family was treated by the staff was deeply hurtful and unprofessional.We were on the notification call list and were the only family members who consistently came to visit her, yet the facility failed to call us when she was close to passing to give us any chance to say goodbye. They only called after she had already passed. Beyond this fi…”
★★★★Fitz B · 2026-05-18 · via Google“My sister was recently transferred to Sapphire. Marcia was very sweet. She helped us to locate my sister as she was not in her room when we arrived. She was in physical therapy. Also Sydney the physical therapist was very sweet too. We are having issues getting my sister's electric wheelchair from the other assisted living facility and she offered to inquire and help facilitate the transport is p…”
