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Willow Brook Christian Home

55 LAZELLE RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43235

(614) 885-3300

50 licensed beds

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55 Lazelle Rd

Columbus, OH 43235

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CMS facility ID

365988

Care type

Nursing home

County

Franklin

Facility name

Willow Brook Christian Home

Street address

55 LAZELLE RD

City / state / ZIP

Columbus, OH 43235

Phone

(614) 885-3300

About this facility — Willow Brook Christian Home

Willow Brook Christian Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Columbus, Ohio. It is licensed for 50 beds — below 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 Willow Brook Christian Home 34 times across 8 inspections in the last three years; 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barth, Phil

Director — since 2004

Davis, Brandi

Director — since 2024

Harris, Kent

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Irwin, Terry

Director — since 2005

Johnson, William

Director — since 2019

Ketron, Nicole

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Longo, Scott

Director — since 2007

May, Jerry

Director — since 2025

Mckenna, Blythe

Director — since 2025

Mcknight, Matthew

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Pickens, Roger

Director — since 2012

Poulson, Thomas

Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2010

Richard, Neil

Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Ringle, Michael

Director — since 2025

Sarkel, Ed

Director — since 2019

Susenna, Karen

Director — since 2017

Tidwell, Peggy

Director — since 2013

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1995-01-16

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-30

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$409 per day (≈ $12,430/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

10% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 82% private/other

Occupancy

85% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

12% 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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-04-30Health inspection4 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 2026-05-22

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-05-22

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-22

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-22

2025-12-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

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 2026-01-14

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2026-01-14

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (28 citations)

2025-09-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-09-03

2024-11-07Health inspection12 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0584

D · 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 2024-12-20

F-0604

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0656

E · 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 2024-12-20

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-12-20

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-12-20

2022-02-28Health inspection6 citations

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2022-04-07

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-04-07

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2022-04-07

F-0684

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-04-07

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-04-07

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-04-07

2026-04-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2026-05-22

2024-11-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-12-27

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-12-27

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 2024-12-27

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-27

2022-02-28Fire-safety inspection4 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 2022-04-07

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-04-07

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-04-07

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2022-04-07

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 365988.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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