Otterbein North Shore is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2007-10-10. 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) 798-8203 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Otterbein North Shore 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 74.6/100, placing it #6117 of 14703 facilities nationally and #507 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 Otterbein North Shore receives a reported average of 5 hours 25 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 57 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 2 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 26 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 50 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 71.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Otterbein North Shore has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 4 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 38.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Otterbein North Shore ranks 6117th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.6/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within OH, it ranks 507th out of 922 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #688 nationally and RN hours rank #238 nationally (#4 in OH). Our composite quality score of 74.6/100 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 Lakeside, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/ohio/lakeside/