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Westerwood Rehabilitation

5757 PONDEROSA DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43231

(614) 890-8282

75 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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5757 Ponderosa Drive

Columbus, OH 43231

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

365399

Care type

Nursing home

County

Franklin

Facility name

Westerwood Rehabilitation

Street address

5757 PONDEROSA DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Columbus, OH 43231

Phone

(614) 890-8282

About this facility — Westerwood Rehabilitation

Westerwood Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Columbus, Ohio. It is licensed for 75 beds — close to 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 Westerwood Rehabilitation 28 times across 13 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

Parent company

United Church Homes

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Chanak, Laura

Managing employee · Director — since 2013

Eley, Aubrey

Managing employee · Director · Operational control — since 2014

United Church Homes Management, Inc.

Operational control — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1978-11-03

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-12

Nurse staffing

4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$615 per day (≈ $18,700/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

9% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 74% private/other

Occupancy

85% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

69% 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-12Health inspection7 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0685

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0805

D · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2026-03-19

2025-05-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-02

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-05-21Health 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 2024-05-07

2024-04-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0806

D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2024-05-01

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-05-01

2024-01-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-02-06

F-0849

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-02-06

2023-12-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2024-02-06

2022-04-07Health inspection2 citations

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 2022-05-11

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-05-11

2026-02-12Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-03-19

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-03-19

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-19

2024-04-04Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-01

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 2024-05-01

2022-04-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations

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 2022-05-11

K-0293

C · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2022-05-11

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-05-11

K-0362

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-05-11

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 365399.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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