The Laurels of Gahanna
Nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, CMS certification number 366457
5151 North Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH 43230 · Franklin County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 112
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 3, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 19
- Fines in 3 years
- $394,237 (3)
Does The Laurels of Gahanna take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Laurels of Gahanna 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Laurels of Gahanna 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
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.87
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.23
- Weekend total hours
- 3.64
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 51.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 3, 2024 and cited 19 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 20, 2023, found 17.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Laurels of Gahanna 3 times in the past 3 years, for $394,237 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 95.5 residents live here, about 85% of its 112 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 95.5
- Certified since
- October 23, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Laurels of Gahanna
- Legal business name
- The Laurels of Gahanna, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 80 homes nationally under Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Laurels of Gahanna
- Otterbein Gahanna402 Liberty Way, Gahanna 43230
- New Albany Care Center5691 Thompson Road, Columbus 43230
- Otterbein New Albany6690 Liberation Way, New Albany 43054
- Inniswood Health and Rehabilitation1150 Colony Drive, Westerville 43081
- Continuing Healthcare of Gahanna167 North Stygler Road, Gahanna 43230
See also all nursing homes in Columbus.
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 31 in Columbus, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Laurels of Gahanna, 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 Gahanna
What is the CMS star rating of The Laurels of Gahanna?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Laurels of Gahanna accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Laurels of Gahanna?
19 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Laurels of Gahanna?
The Laurels of Gahanna, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.