Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Bluffton, OH

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Bluffton
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Bluffton has a total of 28 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,989 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Bluffton of 4,170, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.10 persons in Bluffton. There were 1,625 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.70 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Bluffton has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Bluffton and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.70	0.62 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.10 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.87	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.81	3.69 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Ohio.

COVID-19 Infections in Bluffton Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Bluffton there were a total of 11 new cases and 11 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Bluffton

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Bluffton Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Bluffton, OH. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Bluffton

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Bluffton based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Autumn Court 1925 E FOURTH ST OTTAWA, OH	19.33
Meadows of Leipsic 901 EAST MAIN STREET LEIPSIC, OH	36.00
Vancrest of Delphos 1425 EAST FIFTH STREET DELPHOS, OH	14.00
Vancrest of Ada 600 WEST NORTH AVENUE ADA, OH	14.67
The Manor at Greendale 2101 GREENDALE BOULEVARD FINDLAY, OH	7.33
Springview Manor 883 WEST SPRING STREET LIMA, OH	25.33
Springs of Lima The 370 NORTH EASTOWN ROAD LIMA, OH	28.67
Birchaven Retirement Village 15100 BIRCHAVEN LANE FINDLAY, OH	30.00
Briar Hill Health Campus 600 STERLING DR NORTH BALTIMORE, OH	24.00
Independence House 1000 INDEPENDENCE RD FOSTORIA, OH	9.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Bluffton based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Shawnee Manor 2535 FORT AMANDA ROAD LIMA, OH	44.00
Carecore at Lima LLC 599 SOUTH SHAWNEE STREET LIMA, OH	182.67
Cridersville Healthcare Center 603 EAST MAIN STREET CRIDERSVILLE, OH	84.83
Liberty Retirement Community of Lima Inc 2440 BATON ROUGE AVENUE LIMA, OH	108.00
Fox Run Manor 11745 TOWNSHIP ROAD 145 FINDLAY, OH	69.33
Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 117 JACOB PARROTT BOULEVARD KENTON, OH	90.00
Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 804 SOUTH MUMAUGH ROAD LIMA, OH	74.67
Mennonite Memorial Home 410 W ELM STREET BLUFFTON, OH	56.00 /
Willow Ridge of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio 101 WILLOW RIDGE DRIVE BLUFFTON, OH	42.67
Lima Convalescent Home 1650 ALLENTOWN ROAD LIMA, OH	38.67

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