Overview
Anchor Lodge Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 4 nursing homes in Lorain. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Ohio average of 10.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $20,678 in the past three years.
Anchor Lodge Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 110 certified beds, caring for about 92 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 62%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $20,678
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.30 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.38 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.93 hrs
- Nurse aides1.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 92
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Partial