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The Laurels of Blanchester

839 EAST CHERRY STREET, BLANCHESTER, OH, 45107

(937) 783-4911

50 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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839 East Cherry Street

Blanchester, OH 45107

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

365552

Care type

Nursing home

County

Clinton

Facility name

The Laurels of Blanchester

Street address

839 EAST CHERRY STREET

City / state / ZIP

Blanchester, OH 45107

Phone

(937) 783-4911

About this facility — The Laurels of Blanchester

The Laurels of Blanchester is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Blanchester, Ohio. It is licensed for 50 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Blanchester 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 The Laurels of Blanchester 35 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

Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Byrom, Lori

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2001

Khan, Anis

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Laruffa, Catherine

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Laurel Health Care Company

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Qazi, Mohammad

Governing body · Operational control — since 2016

Select Rehabilitation, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Stobb, David

Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Zenith Financial Group, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1981-03-06

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-08

Nurse staffing

3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$398 per day (≈ $12,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

18% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 69% private/other

Occupancy

84% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

9% 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.

2022-04-18Health inspection9 citations

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0646

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0657

E · 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 2022-06-07

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-06-07

F-0919

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

2019-07-11Health inspection8 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 2019-08-27

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 2019-08-27

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2019-08-27

F-0644

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-08-27

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2019-08-27

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 2019-08-27

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-08-27

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 2019-08-27

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)

2025-05-08Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-27

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-27

K-0521

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-27

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-27

2022-04-18Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0222

E · 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 2022-06-07

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0521

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2022-06-07

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-06-07

2019-07-11Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-08-27

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2019-08-27

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-08-27

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-08-27

K-0753

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2019-08-27

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2019-08-27

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 365552.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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