Sapphire Rehabilitation And Care Center
1605 Northwest Professional Plaza, Columbus, OH, 43220
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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: David Oberlander
- Certified beds
- 113 · avg 101 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 78.4% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 90.9% — higher 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)
- 3 fines · $372,061 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
- Infection control citations
- 4
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 365950
- Certified beds
- 113 beds · avg 101 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sapphire Opco Llc
- Chain affiliation
- David Oberlander
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the David Oberlander chain — 7 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.4 / 5.
Parent entity
Sapphire Holdco Llc
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- David Oberlander
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 75% · since 2024
- Deepa Mathur
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Dmt Spe i Llc
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Ltc Provider Services Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Rcx Billing Solutions
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Sapphire Holdco LlcParentHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Optalis Management Solutions
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + 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 85)
- D0887·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D0628·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E0921·Dec 11, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0919·Dec 11, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F0812·Dec 11, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0804·Dec 11, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0761·Dec 11, 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·Dec 11, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $337K · 2 payment denials
- 20231 fine · $35K
Most recent events
- Sep 11, 2025Payment denial · 75 days · starting Oct 18, 2025
- Sep 11, 2025Fine · $273K
- May 12, 2025Payment denial · 18 days · starting Jun 6, 2025
- May 12, 2025Fine · $64K
- Jun 27, 2023Fine · $35K
Largest single fine on record: $273K.
Fire-safety citations
20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 22, 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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