The Laurels of Blanchester
Nursing home in Blanchester, Ohio, CMS certification number 365552
839 East Cherry Street, Blanchester, OH 45107 · Clinton County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 50
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 8, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Laurels of Blanchester take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Laurels of Blanchester 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Laurels of Blanchester 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
- 3.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.13
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.98
- Weekend total hours
- 3.07
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 8, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 18, 2022, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Laurels of Blanchester in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 45.4 residents live here, about 91% of its 50 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 45.4
- Certified since
- March 6, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Laurels of Blanchester
- Legal business name
- The Laurels of Blanchester, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 80 homes nationally under Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Laurels of Blanchester
- Continental Manor Nurs and Rehabilitation Center820 East Center Street, Blanchester 45107
- Pine Ridge Skilled Nursing and Rehab463 East Pike Street, Morrow 45152
- Venetian Gardens1650 State Route 28, Loveland 45140
- Ohio Living Cape May175 Cape May Drive, Wilmington 45177
- Wilmington Nursing & Rehab75 Hale Street, Wilmington 45177
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Laurels of Blanchester, 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 The Laurels of Blanchester
What is the CMS star rating of The Laurels of Blanchester?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Laurels of Blanchester accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Laurels of Blanchester?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Laurels of Blanchester?
The Laurels of Blanchester, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.