North Columbus News

In the fourth quarter of 2023, The Laurels of Walden Park stood out as the largest nursing home in Franklin County, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Data shows that the nursing center had a total of 225 beds available, 133 more than the average in Franklin County as of the fourth quarter of 2023. They aided an average of 201.7 residents during that period.

The Laurels of Walden Park had an overall rating of 2 from the CMS, which lags behind the average of 2.9 recorded for nursing homes in Ohio.

During the quarter, Embassy of Winchester stood out as the second largest nursing home in Franklin County, with 176 beds available. Monterey Care Center came in third place, with 155 beds available.

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, The Laurels of Walden Park has already spent a total of $154,841 in six fines and suffered eight penalties.

In total, there were 41 for-profit nursing homes in Franklin County, Ohio.

According to US Census data, in 2020, nearly 1 in 6 Americans were aged 65 years or older. Since 1920, the older population skyrocketed from 4.9 million to 55.8 million, reflecting a growth rate of roughly 1,000%, five times higher than the average growth for the overall U.S. population.

A 2021 study suggests that nearly half of this age group, roughly 28 million individuals, may require long-term services and support. Additionally, the study projects that over a third of them may eventually need nursing home care.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education group. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Rank	Nursing Home	Overall Rating
1	The Laurels of Walden Park	2
2	Embassy of Winchester	1
3	Monterey Care Center	1
4	Majestic Care of Whitehall	1
5	Riverview	5
6	Mcnaughten Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation	3
7	Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Westerville	1
8	The Laurels of Norworth	1
8	Mother Angeline Mccrory Manor	1
10	Scioto Community	1
11	Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Dublin	2
12	Arlington Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1
13	The Laurels of Gahanna	2
14	Columbus Colony Elderly Care	1
15	Capital City Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2
16	Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3
16	Columbus Healthcare Center	1
16	The Grand	2
19	Wexner Heritage House	3
19	Meadow Grove Transitional Care	4
19	Mayfair Village Nursing Care C.	1
19	West Park Care Center, LLC	2
19	Columbus Alzheimer's Care Center	4
24	The Laurels of West Columbus	2
25	Bella Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	1
26	The Laurels of Worthington	3
26	Embassy of Woodview	1
28	Continuing Healthcare of Gahanna	2
29	Eastland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2
30	Crown Pointe Care Center	4
30	Convalarium at Indian Run	1
32	Scioto Pointe	3
33	Forest Hills Center	2
33	Westerwood Rehabilitation	5
35	Altercare of Canal Winchester Post-Acute RC	4
35	Trueman Pointe Care Center	2
35	Mohun Health Care Center	5
38	Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2
39	First Community Village Healthcare Center	2
40	New Albany Care Center	4
41	Mill Run Care Center	3
41	The Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing	1
43	Wesley Glen Health Services, Corp.	4
44	Otterbein New Albany	2
44	Otterbein Gahanna	1
46	Highbanks Care Center	3
47	Friendship Village of Dublin	4
47	Willow Brook Christian Home	5
47	Smiths Mill Health Campus	3
47	Taylor Springs Health Campus	3
51	Worthington Christian Village	5
52	Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber	3
53	Robert a Barnes Center	3
54	Wesley Woods at New Albany	3