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88.5/100

Excellent

Transitional Care Unit

200 St Clair Street, Saint Marys, OH 45885

CMS 4/5 stars #1 of 8 in Auglaize County (419) 394-3335
Certified beds
15
Occupancy
27%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Transitional Care Unit

If you're comparing nursing homes in Auglaize County, the staffing numbers here stand out first. At 10.75 nurse hours per resident day, this home runs nearly three times the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage holds close to weekday levels, down only about 5%. Five deficiencies sit on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the last inspection was April 2026, so the picture is recent. It's a small nonprofit unit of 15 beds, which helps explain the ratios: fewer residents to spread staff across. The trade-off with a unit this size is worth asking about directly, what happens when more than one resident needs intensive attention at once.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

29/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →11.82 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →5.88 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 5% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day10.75 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours5.88 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours10.16 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 15, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Transitional Care Unit

What is the ElderGrade for Transitional Care Unit? +

Transitional Care Unit holds an ElderGrade of A (88.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Transitional Care Unit? +

Residents receive an average of 10.75 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Transitional Care Unit been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Transitional Care Unit accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.