Good Shepherd The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1967-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (419) 289-3523 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Good Shepherd The holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 81.8/100, placing it #2902 of 14703 facilities nationally and #211 of 922 in Ohio. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Good Shepherd The receives a reported average of 5 hours 19 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 2 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 26 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 13 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 31.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $16,250. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 36.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Good Shepherd The ranks 2902nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 81.8/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within OH, it ranks 211th out of 922 nursing homes. In Ashland, it ranks 1st out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 4. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #780 nationally and RN hours rank #1,791 nationally (#60 in OH). Our composite quality score of 81.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Ashland, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/ohio/ashland/