All 12 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Akron,
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.
Pebble Creek runs about 3.55 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 8% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 12% below its own weekday coverage, so the quiet shifts are where you'd want to ask questions. Turnover sits at 30.4%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to notice changes sooner. The inspection record shows 7 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related; the last full inspection was February 2026, so the picture is current. A 150-bed for-profit corporate home with top marks on inspections and quality measures but thin weekday-to-weekend staffing is the tradeoff in front of you.
Regency Care Of Copley runs 70 certified beds in Akron under for-profit LLC ownership, and the direct-care hours come in at 3.94 per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, but weekends run roughly 15% thinner than weekdays, so coverage isn't steady across the week. The inspection record is where you want to look closely: 27 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. The most recent inspection was December 2025, and the staffing star sits at 3 out of 5, while quality measures rate 5. Ask about weekend coverage and what changed after that harm-level finding, and ask what the abuse-related citations involved.
Divine Rehabilitation And Nursing At Canal Pointe runs 120 beds in Akron under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. At 3.14 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop another 11% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 58.3% is well above the 45.8% national figure, which usually means less continuity for residents. The inspection record is heavy: 53 deficiencies, seven tied to abuse, though none at the harm or jeopardy level, with the most recent inspection in June 2025. The five-star quality measure score stands out against that backdrop, but quality measures are self-reported, and a one-star inspection rating is the harder evidence.
Ohio Living Rockynol runs 36 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its last inspection in June 2024 turned up four deficiencies, none at the harm level, none tied to abuse. That's a clean record, and the health inspection and quality measure scores both sit at the top of the federal scale. The catch is staffing, which lands at the lowest rating CMS gives. A small home can run lean, but that gap matters when you're thinking about how quickly someone answers a call light at 2 a.m. Ask what the direct-care hours per resident actually look like and how they cover nights and weekends before you decide.
Hickory Ridge runs a 155-bed for-profit home in Akron, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.20 hours per resident day, roughly 17 percent under the national average, and weekends run about 7 percent thinner than weekdays, which is when families tend to visit and notice. Turnover lands at 40.6 percent, better than the 45.8 percent national figure, so the crew that stays seems to stay. Inspections from January 2026 turned up 24 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, though none rose to the harm or jeopardy level, and the health inspection rating sits mid-range.
What pulls the grade down is staffing; what pulls it up is quality measures, which score at the top. A B here means decent care with a thin margin.
Green Village runs about 3.6 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekend staffing dips another 6% below its own weekday coverage. That thinner weekend floor matters because turnover sits at 60.9%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the aides and nurses cycling through are often new to the building. Its 15 deficiencies on record include nothing flagged at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection came in April 2025, so the record is fairly current. Quality measures score well; staffing is where the numbers lag.
Phoenix Of Fairlawn sits in Akron with 80 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership. The staffing number looks decent on paper, 4.13 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average, but weekends drop about 8% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover hits 50%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, which means many of the aides and nurses working with your relative are still learning the building. Inspectors were last in on April 28, 2025, and the record carries 31 deficiencies, including one abuse-related citation and one at the harm level. Two fines totaling $4,922 round out the history.
Bath Manor runs 3.72 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday staffing. That thin weekend coverage matters more when you look at turnover: 56% of staff left over the past year, against a national rate near 46%. The inspection record carries 46 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a $14,433 fine. Ownership is a for-profit corporation, and the last inspection was May 13, 2025. Families comparing options here should weigh that staffing and inspection history carefully.
Wyant Woods runs 180 certified beds as a for-profit corporation, and its 3.01 nurse staffing hours per resident day land about 22 percent under the national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping roughly 8 percent below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 40.9 percent, slightly better than the national 45.8 percent, so the issue here isn't retention as much as raw hours per resident. The inspection record carries 61 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 9 abuse-related, plus $153,317 in fines across 2 penalties, and CMS scored its last inspection 1 out of 5 in April 2025. Its quality measure rating is 5 out of 5, which can reflect charted outcomes more than day-to-day coverage.
St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes is a 56-bed nonprofit in Akron, and the numbers tell a split story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.15 hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, and the weekend gap makes it thinner when families visit most. An 81% annual turnover rate, nearly double the national figure, means the people caring for your relative are likely new and still learning the building. Inspections look better: the last one was in November 2024, and the record shows 24 deficiencies, three tied to abuse and one serious enough to cause harm. High quality-measure scores and a 4-star inspection rating don't cancel out a 1-star staffing picture. Ask directly how they hold shifts together on weekends.
Highland Square is a for-profit corporation home with 91 beds, and the numbers that stand out most are the ones CMS rates lowest. Nurse staffing sits at 3.14 hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends run about 9% leaner than weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover is 61.3%, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for residents are often new to the building. The inspection record shows 57 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level and eight tied to abuse, with $299,782 in fines across five penalties. Its quality measure rating is high, but that's self-reported data, and the last inspection was February 2025.
The Merriman runs on 3.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 12% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 64.9% against a national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents are, more often than not, new to the building. Its inspection record carries 65 deficiencies, three of them at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse; two fines total $134,475, with the most recent inspection in January 2025. A 4/5 on quality measures doesn't offset a 1/5 on staffing and 1/5 on inspections. The corporate owners profit while the floor stays thin.