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Nursing home report card · Columbus, OH

The Laurels of Walden Park

5700 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229

Call this home: (614) 846-5420

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Infection-control problems noted

Quick summary

Below-average Medicare rating

Overall rating is 1 of 5 stars. Its health-inspection rating is 1 of 5. Read the dated inspection findings and separate staffing and care ratings below.

Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.

How recent is this information?
Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026
Our record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
Last routine health inspection
Aug 13, 2025

These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.

Medicare ratings

One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.

Overall rating
1out of 5

Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.

Among the lowest Medicare ratings

Health inspections
1out of 5

Based on problems found during health inspections.

Among the lowest Medicare ratings

Nursing staff
3out of 5

Based on staffing levels and related measures.

About average for U.S. nursing homes

Health and care results
4out of 5

Based on reported health and care results.

Above average

What do the ratings and warnings mean?
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
Inspection problems
Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
Abuse warning
Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
Nursing staff time
Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.

Learn about the records and their limits →

At a glance

These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.

Care and safety problems
53

Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections

Fire-safety problems
0

Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations

Reported fines
$114,649

Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records

Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026

Medicare home ID: 365379

Inspection findings to read first

Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Aug 13, 2025 · Inspection rule 0686

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Nov 26, 2024 · Inspection rule 0684

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Aug 18, 2023 · Inspection rule 0684

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Read the inspection history →

Nursing staff time

These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.

Registered nurses (RNs)
0.73hours per resident per day

about 44 minutes per resident per day

All nursing staff
3.92hours per resident per day

about 3 hr 55 min per resident per day

Registered nurse time on weekends
0.51hours per resident per day

about 30 minutes per resident per day

Latest inspection summary

A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.

We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.

How this home compares

Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.

  • Overall CMS rating: 1 stars
  • Health inspection rating: 1 stars
  • Staffing rating: 3 stars
  • Registered nurse time per resident: 0.73 hours/day
  • Total nurse time per resident: 3.92 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages

Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Ohio averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.

Other concerns in the records

These points may be worth asking about. They do not establish what happened to a particular resident. See our Terms of Use.

  • Overall star rating is 2 or lower
  • Health inspection rating is 2 stars or lower
  • Recent citations include infection-control problems
  • Inspectors have listed an unusually high number of problems
  • CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period

How serious were the problems?

Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.

  • Caused actual harm3 citations
  • Could have caused harm50 citations

Why inspectors showed up

Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.

Complaints
0
Routine
53
Fire safety
0
Other
0

Who owns it

Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Limited Liability company.

  • We do not have individual owner names for this home.

Other homes in this group: All Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care nursing homes

Inspection history

Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.

October 9, 20252 findings
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0686 · code D

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

August 13, 202518 findings
  • Environmental problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0925 · code F

    Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0578 · code E

    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0656 · code E

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0677 · code E

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0583 · code D

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code D

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0609 · code D

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code D

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0685 · code D

    Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0688 · code D

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code D

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0697 · code D

    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0699 · code D

    Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code D

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  • Environmental problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0919 · code D

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0686 · code G

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

April 10, 20254 findings
  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0755 · code D

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code D

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0692 · code D

    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0757 · code D

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

February 11, 20252 findings
  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code D

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0600 · code D

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

November 26, 20242 findings
  • Administration problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0773 · code D

    Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code G

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

October 29, 20241 finding
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

August 28, 20241 finding
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code D

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

January 4, 20241 finding
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

November 15, 20231 finding
  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code D

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

October 18, 20231 finding
  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code D

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

August 18, 20231 finding
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0684 · code G

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

April 27, 202311 findings
  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0640 · code D

    Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0657 · code D

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0679 · code D

    Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0690 · code D

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0758 · code D

    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is…

  • Pharmacy Service problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0759 · code D

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0842 · code D

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0641 · code E

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code D

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Fines & penalties

These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.

  • Fine · Aug 13, 2025$103,669
  • Payment Denial · Aug 13, 2025Unavailable
  • Fine · Nov 26, 2024$10,980

Other homes in this chain

Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care · other locations in Ohio

Related topics

Questions about The Laurels of Walden Park

What is The Laurels of Walden Park's Medicare star rating?
As of August 1, 2026, The Laurels of Walden Park in Columbus, Ohio has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Other CMS scores: health inspection 1 of 5, staffing 3 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5. These are CMS ratings based on inspection, staffing, and quality information, not consumer reviews.
Has The Laurels of Walden Park been fined?
As of August 1, 2026, the imported penalty records list $114,649 in reported fines for The Laurels of Walden Park. The individual penalty dates can differ from the Medicare file date; a listed fine does not establish that it was paid.
Does The Laurels of Walden Park have a Medicare abuse warning?
No. The current CMS Care Compare extract does not show an abuse warning icon for The Laurels of Walden Park in Columbus, Ohio.
How does The Laurels of Walden Park compare with other nursing homes in Ohio?
Its overall CMS rating is 1 out of 5. A rating comparison is withheld because a matching source date or a usable rating is missing. Use the Ohio report card and dated inspection history for context; inspection totals alone are not a like-for-like performance comparison.

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