Highland Square Nursing And Rehabilitation
1211 W Market St, Akron, OH, 44313
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 91 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.4% — near the Ohio averageOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 44.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Ohio averageOhio avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 5 fines · $403,048 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 365316
- Certified beds
- 91 beds · avg 65 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Buckeye Forest At Akron Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Matthew Parkes
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Benson Sylvance Bonyo
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2021
- Larry Katz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Highland Square Nursing And Rehabilitation
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 57)
- J0600·Sep 18, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0921·Aug 20, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0880·Aug 20, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0685·Aug 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D0684·Aug 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- J0678·May 21, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- E0600·Apr 9, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0812·Feb 24, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $311K
- 20243 fines · $92K
Most recent events
- Aug 20, 2025Fine · $295K
- Apr 9, 2025Fine · $16K
- May 24, 2024Fine · $17K
- Jan 18, 2024Fine · $64K
- Jan 18, 2024Fine · $11K
Largest single fine on record: $295K.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 24, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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