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Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record

LAURELS OF DEFIANCE THE

CCN 365389 · 1701 S JEFFERSON AVE, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512

Record as of May 2026 · Updated monthly from CMS · Data incorrect? Contact records@caregiverhelpnow.com

Does LAURELS OF DEFIANCE THE have a federal violation or abuse history?

According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), LAURELS OF DEFIANCE THE (CCN 365389), in DEFIANCE, OH, has federal inspection findings on its record.

In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 5 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity E on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-06-12. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.

The Federal Record

The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.

Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.

Scope & Severity — current cycle

ANo Harm
BNo Harm
CNo Harm
DPotential
EPotential
FPotential
GActual Harm
HActual Harm
IActual Harm
JImm. Jeopardy
KImm. Jeopardy
LImm. Jeopardy

CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations, as on file with CMS.

Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average

This facility: 4  ·  CMS state average: 3.2

Side-by-side with the CMS-published Overall CMS star rating for this state. This is the government's own published state average — not a CareSentinel-computed figure or delta.

Deficiency timeline — full federal history

2025-06-12
CURRENT CYCLE
F761S/S E

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

2025-06-12
CURRENT CYCLE
F880S/S D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

2025-06-12
CURRENT CYCLE
F756S/S D

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

2025-06-12
CURRENT CYCLE
F695S/S D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

2025-06-12
CURRENT CYCLE
F690S/S D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

16 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
2023-11-08
HISTORICAL
F606S/S F

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F584S/S E

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F887S/S E

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F561S/S D

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F580S/S D

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F677S/S D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F689S/S D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F758S/S D

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F761S/S D

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

2023-04-06
HISTORICAL
F805S/S D

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F689S/S G

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F881S/S D

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F609S/S D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F604S/S D

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F677S/S D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

2019-12-05
HISTORICAL
F607S/S D

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Each citation below is a federal survey finding, dated and labeled with its CMS deficiency tag, as on file with CMS. Older inspection cycles are de-emphasized; only the most recent cycle is current.

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