Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation operates 62 certified beds in GALION, Ohio. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1978-05-30. It averages 52.6 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 71 health-inspection deficiencies for Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation since 2022-08-15, 63 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-26.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | F0812, F0880 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2026-05-26 | F0605, F0842 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2026-05-26 | F0578, F0603, F0628, F0646, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0698, F0699, F0740, F0759, F0805, F0887 | 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. / Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / 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. | D |
| 2026-05-26 | F0606 | Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. | C |
| 2025-12-11 | F0584, F0880 | 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-12-11 | F0552, F0684, F0689, F0759, F0760 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2025-10-27 | F0692, F0755 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2025-10-15 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-09-16 | F0552, F0684, F0757, F0772, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-12-02 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-09-25 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2024-09-03 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-06-18 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F |
| 2024-03-20 | F0679, F0812 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-03-20 | F0712, F0847 | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | E |
| 2024-03-20 | F0550, F0561, F0580, F0645, F0657, F0684, F0690, F0697, F0742, F0758, F0842, F0849, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-03-20 | F0730, F0947 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | C |
| 2024-02-22 | F0761 | 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. | E |
| 2024-02-22 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2023-12-06 | F0609, F0610 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2022-08-15 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2022-08-15 | F0679, F0880 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-08-15 | F0578, F0692, F0760, F0806 | 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| 2022-08-15 | F0582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | B |
Has Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | 13 |
How is Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed relative to the OH average?
| Measure | This facility | OH average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.44077 | 3.68589 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 66.0 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 52.6 | 73.7 |
Who owns Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation?
Galion Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company.
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