The Merriman
209 Merriman Rd, Akron, OH, 44303
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Lionstone Care
- Certified beds
- 55 · avg 47 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 63.5% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 44.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Ohio averageOhio avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $134,475 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 365859
- Certified beds
- 55 beds · avg 47 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Merriman Operations Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Lionstone Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Lionstone Care chain — 22 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Adam Cusner
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Eliezer Goldish
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Abba Stein
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- Solomon Kazarnovsky
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, 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 66)
- E0810·Jan 27, 2026Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- F0921·Nov 26, 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·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0835·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- D0761·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0759·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E0740·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0710·Nov 26, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $134K
Most recent events
- Nov 26, 2025Fine · $117K
- Jan 9, 2025Fine · $17K
Largest single fine on record: $117K.
Fire-safety citations
35 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 23, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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