St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
Nursing home in Akron, Ohio, CMS certification number 366280
615 Latham Ln, Akron, OH 44319 · Summit County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 56
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 27, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.22
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.24
- Weekend total hours
- 3.45
- Nursing staff turnover
- 75.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 85.7%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 27, 2024 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 27, 2022, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 48.1 residents live here, about 86% of its 56 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 48.1
- Certified since
- September 17, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
- Legal business name
- St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage Lakes
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
- Green Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation LTD708 Moore Road, Akron 44319
- Pebble Creek Healthcare Center670 Jarvis Rd, Akron 44319
- Pleasant View Health Care Center401 Snyder Ave, Barberton 44203
- Barberton Post Acute85 Third Street SE, Barberton 44203
- Chapel Hill Community12200 Strausser St NW, Canal Fulton 44614
See also all nursing homes in Akron.
Who inspects nursing homes in Ohio
Ohio's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Ohio, the 12 in Akron, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes
What is the CMS star rating of St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes?
St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage Lakes, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.