Laurels Of Defiance The
1701 S Jefferson Ave, Defiance, OH, 43512
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care
- Certified beds
- 107 · avg 86 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 28.9% — lower than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 27.3% — lower 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 365389
- Certified beds
- 107 beds · avg 86 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Oak Health Care Investors Of Defiance, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care chain — 83 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.9 / 5.
Parent entity
Laurel Acquisition Holding Corporation
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Laurel Health Care Company
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Stavros r Karatsoridis
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Select Rehabilitation, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Zenith Financial Group, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Kandace Potts
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- D0880·Jun 12, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0690·Jun 12, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E0761·Jun 12, 2025
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.
- D0756·Jun 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0695·Jun 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F0606·Nov 8, 2023Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
- E0887·Apr 6, 2023
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.
- D0805·Apr 6, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 12, 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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