The Laurels of Heath
Nursing home in Heath, Ohio, CMS certification number 365466
717 South 30th Street, Heath, OH 43056 · Licking County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 150
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 15, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 19
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Laurels of Heath take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Laurels of Heath 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Laurels of Heath 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
- 3.84
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.44
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 15, 2025 and cited 19 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 11, 2024, found 9.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Laurels of Heath in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 106.5 residents live here, about 71% of its 150 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 106.5
- Certified since
- April 10, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Laurels of Heath
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- 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 Heath
- Arlington Care Center98 South 30th Street, Newark 43055
- Flint Ridge NRSG & Rehab Ctr1450 West Main Street, Newark 43055
- Newark Nursing & Rehab75 McMillen Drive, Newark 43055
- Altercare Newark South Inc.17 Forry Street, Newark 43055
- Altercare Newark North Inc.151 Price Road, Newark 43055
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 Heath, 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 Heath
What is the CMS star rating of The Laurels of Heath?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Laurels of Heath accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Laurels of Heath?
19 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Laurels of Heath?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.