Compiled from official CMS federal data
SAINT LUKE LUTHERAN HOME, NORTH CANTON, OH — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does SAINT LUKE LUTHERAN HOME have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), SAINT LUKE LUTHERAN HOME (CCN 365521), in NORTH CANTON, OH, has federal inspection findings. CMS also lists the facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program; a candidate is not on the active watch list.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 54 deficiencies; the most severe is rated J, which CMS classifies as Immediate Jeopardy — its most serious level, for noncompliance it found likely to cause serious harm or death. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2023-01-30. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $97,793 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 7 abuse- or neglect-related citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Mar 2026). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 7 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Mar 2026.
- 7 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Mar 2026.
- 4 pressure-ulcer care citations (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Mar 2026.
- 54 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility at the Immediate Jeopardy level — the most serious category CMS uses, for situations it found likely to cause serious harm or death.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
A candidate for the federal Special Focus Facility watch list
CMS lists this facility as a candidate for the Special Focus Facility program. It is not on the active watch list.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$97,793
CMS also records 44 days of payment denial.
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About this record: 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.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
57 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 5 · Accidents & supervision 5 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 4 · Resident rights 10 · Other citations 30 (expand)
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
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.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.2
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?