Overview
Merit House has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 10th of 14 nursing homes in Toledo. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 73% 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 September 23, 2024, found 24 health deficiencies, more than the Ohio average of 10.4. 10 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Ohio nursing homes have been fined.
Merit House is a for-profit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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.
Top 72%
Top 76%
Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 23, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 24
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.38 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.00 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1972
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes