All 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Sidney,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Nurse staffing at Ohio Living Dorothy Love runs about 4.39 hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent above the national average, and that margin matters most on weekends, coverage there drops about 12 percent below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 36.4 percent, well under the national 45.8 percent, which suggests people tend to stay. The 17 deficiencies on file include none at the harm or jeopardy level and none related to abuse, and the most recent inspection came in March 2025, so the record is current. Shelby County's nonprofit home doesn't have a clean sheet, but nothing in it points to danger.
The numbers here pull in two directions. On paper, residents' clinical outcomes look strong, the quality measure rating is perfect, but staffing is where the trouble sits, with the lowest possible rating, a nurse-to-resident ratio just under the national average, and weekend coverage that drops about 11% below weekday levels. A 57.1% annual turnover rate means more than half the nursing staff leaves every year, well above the 45.8% national figure, which matters more than raw hours when care depends on knowing the residents. There are 25 deficiencies on record, including two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the last inspection was October 2024.
Shelby Skilled Nursing runs on a thinner staffing line than most homes: 3.27 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating and 65.3% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% typical elsewhere. The good news is that the care processes look solid on paper, with 4s for both inspection and quality measures, and a recent August 2024 survey. But 21 deficiencies sit on the current record, two of them abuse-related, and none rose to the harm level.
Fair Haven Shelby County is a 90-bed county-run home in Sidney with a staffing picture that splits in two directions. Nurses provide 3.65 hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 5% thinner than weekdays, but turnover sits at 33.3%, well below the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care.
The inspection record is where the trouble is. CMS rates health inspections 1 out of 5, and the current record carries 56 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse. The home is in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems.