Laurels Of Defiance The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1978-07-31. 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) 782-7879 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Laurels Of Defiance 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 (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 74.7/100, placing it #6054 of 14703 facilities nationally and #503 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 Laurels Of Defiance The receives a reported average of 3 hours 24 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 35 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 7 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 42 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 55 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 38.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 11 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $316,084. 32 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. 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 34.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Laurels Of Defiance The ranks 6054th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.7/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within OH, it ranks 503rd out of 922 nursing homes. In Defiance, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,169 nationally and RN hours rank #7,114 nationally (#455 in OH). Our composite quality score of 74.7/100 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 Defiance, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/ohio/defiance/