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Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation

⌖ Lancaster, OH · Fairfield County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds99
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation

Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Lancaster, OH. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Ohio is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 13 problems, close to the Ohio average of 10.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 04 min a day with each resident, less than the Ohio average of 3 hr 41 min. About 59% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $20,678 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).

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Key details

Facility nameBuckeye Care And Rehabilitation
LocationFairfield County, Ohio
Address1900 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH 43130 · Fairfield County
CMS provider number365250
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyPacs Group · 275 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 22, 1970 (56 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating1 of 5Much below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures4 of 5Above average
Staffing1 of 5Much below average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

1 strength and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2025.
    Strength

About average

  • Health citations at last inspection13 (Jan 2026)Ohio average: 10.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $20,678Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in May 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about
  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 04 min a dayOhio average: 3 hr 41 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident28 min a dayOhio average: 38 min
    Worse than state average
  • Nursing staff turnover59% a yearOhio average: 49%
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Ohio average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 4 of 5 (above average)

  • Sent back to the hospital23.6%State average: 24.9%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit16.7%State average: 12.9%
    Worse than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.9%State average: 1.2%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury3.5%State average: 3.2%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)1.9%State average: 3.4%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs11.3%State average: 8.8%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.0State average: 1.7
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Ohio average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Ohio, Medicaid pays for 48% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 61% Medicaid
  • 10% Medicare
  • 29% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average91%Ohio typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$308Ohio typical: $331

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 15 times.

Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201933343.6
Jan 202033343.5
Jan 202122333.6
Jan 202233232.9
Jan 202333242.9
Jan 202454253.1
Feb 202522243.0
Feb 202622153.2
Sep 202612143.1

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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