Overview
The Laurels of Gahanna has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 22nd of 31 nursing homes in Columbus. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 3, 2024, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Ohio average of 10.4. 15 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $394,237 in the past three years.
The Laurels of Gahanna is a for-profit facility with 112 certified beds, caring for about 96 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
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 71%
Top 73%
Top 72%
Family reviews
- paulApril 2025
i am going to sue them !! for med malpratics they have let my wife fall five time in the past two days now she is in the hospatel getting stiches in her head ! she was to only be there for two weeks and it has been four months now ! 0 stars !!!!
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 3, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 15
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $394,237
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.08 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.87 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
- Nurse aides2.23 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 96
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 23, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes