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St Luke Lutheran Community-portage Lakes

615 LATHAM LN, AKRON, OH, 44319

(330) 644-3914

56 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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615 Latham Ln

Akron, OH 44319

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

366280

Care type

Nursing home

County

Summit

Facility name

St Luke Lutheran Community-portage Lakes

Street address

615 LATHAM LN

City / state / ZIP

Akron, OH 44319

Phone

(330) 644-3914

About this facility — St Luke Lutheran Community-portage Lakes

St Luke Lutheran Community-portage Lakes is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Akron, Ohio. It is licensed for 56 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 St Luke Lutheran Community-portage Lakes 55 times across 11 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

Operator / owner

Joyce Mohler

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage Lakes

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2004

Gehm, Juanita

Director — since 2005

Hansen, Jean

Director — since 2013

Kyle, Ronald

Director — since 2004

Mohler, Joyce

Managing employee · Officer — since 2018

Schnell, James

Managing employee — since 2021

Spieler, John

Officer — since 2007

Tauscher, Robert

Director — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2003-09-17

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-11-27

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$255 per day (≈ $7,750/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

63% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 34% private/other

Occupancy

52% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

30% below 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

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 2025-03-03

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-03

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 2025-03-03

2024-11-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2025-01-10

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-01-10

F-0800

D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

Corrected 2025-01-10

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (49 citations)

2024-09-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0600

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-10-25

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-10-25

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-10-25

F-0919

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Corrected 2024-10-25

2024-08-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0561

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-08-30

2023-10-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-11-16

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 2023-11-16

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2023-11-16

F-0695

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0755

E · 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 2023-11-16

2022-06-27Health inspection4 citations

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 2022-07-13

F-0727

F · No harm found

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Corrected 2022-07-13

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2022-07-13

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 2022-07-13

2019-08-01Health inspection3 citations

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 2019-09-16

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 2019-09-16

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 2019-09-16

2024-11-27Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0500

E · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-01-10

2022-06-27Fire-safety inspection14 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0211

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

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 2022-07-13

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0521

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

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 2022-07-13

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2022-07-13

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2022-07-13

2019-08-01Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0001

F · No harm found

Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2019-09-16

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-16

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 2019-09-16

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2019-09-16

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 366280.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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NPI 1629665146

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