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2932 South 5th Street, Ironton, OH 45638 (opens Google Maps) · Lawrence County · (740) 532-6188· 93 certified beds · avg 77 residents/day · certified since Apr 23, 1990 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION (5 facilities, chain avg rating 2.8★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 11 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. F-0644
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. F-0695
The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. F-0698
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. · F-0698 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from. · F-0699 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate treatment and services to residents with a mental health condition, difficulty adjusting emotionally, or a history of trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). · F-0742 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 5).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Ohio avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.24 | 3.45 | 3.95 | bottom 43% in Ohio; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.69 | bottom 28% in Ohio; bottom 30% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.95 | 3.07 | 3.50 | top 49% in Ohio; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.48 | bottom 5% in Ohio; bottom 9% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.6 | 48.7 | 45.8 | top 29% in Ohio; top 38% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 22.2 | 43.9 | 42.9 | top 16% in Ohio; top 17% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.43, RN 0.48, weekend 3.12.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.43 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahf Management Corp | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| Ahf Management Corp | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/25/2025 |
| American Health Foundation , INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| American Health Foundation , INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/25/2025 |
| Apgar, David | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| Eichenlaub, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| Eichenlaub, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/30/2025 |
| Haemmerle, J Michael | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/20/1996 |
| Haemmerle, J Michael | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| Haemmerle, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/20/2023 |
| Haemmerle, Jeffrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/20/2023 |
| Haemmerle, Jeffrey | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/20/2023 |
| Haemmerle, John | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/20/1996 |
| Haemmerle, Mark | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/29/1995 |
| Lehman, Timothy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| Lehman, Timothy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
| McDonough, James | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Salser, Annette | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2016 |
All 18 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain American Health Foundation — 5 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 365791.
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