Kendal at Oberlin
600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074 · Lorain County · (440) 775-0094
5 certified beds, about 2 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1994
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 365956 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 28, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Ohio average is 10.5, the national average 9.2).
CMS lists no health citations for this home in the inspections on file.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 0 health citations on file.
April 28, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
August 18, 2022Standard inspection · 0 citations
August 1, 2019Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fire safety inspections
18 fire safety citations on file: 3 on April 28, 2026, 4 on August 18, 2022, 11 on August 1, 2019.
Every fire safety citation18 citations
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- F Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- C Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- C Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | not reported | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | not reported | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | not reported | 3.28 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | not reported | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | not reported | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 43.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS note on this home's staffing data: This facility submitted data that did not meet the criteria required to calculate a staffing measure.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Ohio
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.76 | $17.93 to $21.44 | 63,280 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.78 | $27.34 to $31.68 | 39,900 |
| Registered nurses | $39.67 | $38.08 to $47.61 | 143,730 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Ohio | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Kendal at Oberlin's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
CMS reports none of these results for this home: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Owners and operators
Legal business name: KENDAL AT OBERLIN.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal at Oberlin | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 12/08/1988 |
| County of Lorain Ohio | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 07/29/2021 | |
| Huntington National Bank | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 07/29/2021 | |
| County of Lorain Ohio | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 07/29/2021 | |
| Huntington National Bank | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 07/29/2021 | |
| Benjamin, Joyce | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Bielefeld, Roger | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Chuang, Wuu-Shung | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Conway, Rollin | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| Derstine, Andria | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Konkoly, Thomas | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/17/2023 | |
| Manderen, Elizabeth | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Manns-James, Laura | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| McIver, Annette | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/18/2022 | |
| Moore, Scott | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/01/2018 | |
| Nieves, Margarita | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| Olin, Gary | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Reeves, Gayle | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Schultz, Elizabeth | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Shiferaw, Michael | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/17/2023 | |
| Storer, Daniel | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Styer, Daniel | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2020 | |
| Szmania, Amy | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Villarreal, Joan | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Wood, Gail | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| O'Malley, Ann | Corporate officer | Individual | 05/01/2001 | |
| Terrell, Stacy | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/13/2007 | |
| Vilensky, Seth | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/29/2024 | |
| Villarreal, Joan | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Peace Church Risk Retention Group | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 01/01/2000 | |
| Terrell, Stacy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 08/13/2007 | |
| Vilensky, Seth | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/29/2024 | |
| Benjamin, Joyce | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/18/2022 | |
| Bielefeld, Roger | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Chuang, Wuu-Shung | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Conway, Rollin | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| Derstine, Andria | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Konkoly, Thomas | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/17/2023 | |
| Manderen, Elizabeth | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Manns-James, Laura | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| McIver, Annette | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/18/2022 | |
| Moore, Scott | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2018 | |
| Nieves, Margarita | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/20/2026 | |
| Olin, Gary | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Reeves, Gayle | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Schultz, Elizabeth | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/19/2021 | |
| Shiferaw, Michael | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/17/2023 | |
| Storer, Daniel | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Styer, Daniel | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/21/2020 | |
| Szmania, Amy | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Villarreal, Joan | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/15/2019 | |
| Wood, Gail | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 01/21/2025 | |
| Cliftonlarsonallen LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2024 | |
| Friends Services for the Aging | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/24/2014 | |
| Healthpro Heritage LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2008 | |
| Peace Church Risk Retention Group | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 02/20/2026 | |
| Rkl LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2015 | |
| The Kendal Corporation | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/04/1993 | |
| Newman, Georgia | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/11/2013 | |
| Terrell, Stacy | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/20/2026 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
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Ohio contacts for a concern about a nursing home
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- Inspections and complaints: Ohio Department of Health, Nursing Homes and Facilities, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Ohio Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 1-800-282-1206. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Ohio Long-Term Care Quality Navigator (Ohio Department of Aging), where Ohio publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Kendal at Oberlin's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Kendal at Oberlin 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, no for staffing and no for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Kendal at Oberlin get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 28, 2026. The Ohio average is 10.5.
- Has Kendal at Oberlin been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Kendal at Oberlin accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Kendal at Oberlin?
- CMS lists 60 owners and managers. Legal business name: KENDAL AT OBERLIN.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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