Main Street Care Center
Avon Lake, Ohio · CCN 365865
29 surveys since 2011. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2020.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 75
- Surveys
- 29
- Harm or worse
- 6
- Immediate jeopardy
- 1
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 120
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- SPRENGER HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
- County
- Lorain
- Medicare-certified since
- 1992
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 3
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 3
- Quality measures
- 5
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 118 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in Ohio.
Last survey on record
Apr 24, 2026
199 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.52 | 3.51 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.68 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 47.7% | 51.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $49,501 across 2 penalties
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G412.9% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1548.4% | E722.6% | F39.7% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C26.5% |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6894×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F6863×
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F8122×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F5521×
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- F5581×
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Main Street Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Actual harm, isolatedF686Apr 24, 2026
Based on resident representative and staff interviews, record review, review of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel 2025 guidelines and review of facility policy, the facility failed to evaluate and identify risk factors and define and implement interventions to prevent avoidable pressure injuries. Additionally, the facility failed to initiate treatment timely to the newly identified avoidable pressure injury. Actual Harm occurred on 07/19/25 when Resident #125 developed an avoidable deep tissue injury (Purple or maroon area of discolored intact skin due to damage of underlying soft tissue.) to her right knee from an immobilizer that was not physician ordered or identified by the facility to be in place. This affected one (Resident #125) of three residents reviewed for wounds. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Apr 24, 2026
Based on resident representative and staff interviews, record review, policy review, and review of the National Institute for Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH) publications, the facility failed to ensure a resident who was at a high risk for falls was assessed for the cause of falls and ensure interventions were implemented to prevent additional falls. Actual Harm occurred on 04/10/25 when Resident #125 was found on the floor in her room and sustained a closed compression fracture of lumbar 3 (L3) vertebra. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF686Sep 3, 2024
Based on observation, interview, record review and review of the facility policy the facility failed to ensure Resident #56 received care and services to prevent prolonged pressure to her bilateral buttocks resulting in pressure injury. Actual Harm occurred on 06/24/24 at 10:00 A.M. when Resident #56, who was at risk for developing pressure ulcers and required assistance on staff for incontinence care, was left on a bed pan for a unknown length of time resulting in a deep tissue pressure injury (a serious type of pressure injury that occurred when prolonged pressure and shear forces damage the tissues beneath the skin) to her bilateral buttocks. This affected one resident (Resident #56) out of three residents reviewed for pressure injuries. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Feb 28, 2024
Based on observation, record review, interview, facility policy and procedure review, self-reported incident (SRI) and investigation review, the facility failed to ensure bilateral bed bolsters (long firm narrow cushion used to prop, position and/ or support) were in place per the physician's orders and care plan prior to completing bed mobility and incontinence care resulting in Resident #63's fall with significant injuries. Actual Harm occurred on 01/31/24 at approximately 11:00 A.M. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Mar 20, 2023
Based on medical record review, hospital record review, staff interviews, review of a fall incident report, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure proper positioning in the bed occurred during care for a resident who required total assistance for bathing. This resulted in Actual Harm when Resident #114 was positioned too close to the edge of the bed while receiving bathing from a State tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) and rolled off the bed when the STNA turned away, resulting in a hospitalization for treatment of a comminuted intra-articular right proximal humerus fracture, mildly displaced anterior right 3rd through 10th rib fracture, a nondisplaced posterior right 11th rib fracture, impacted fractures of the left distal femoral metaphysis and proximal tibia metaphysis of… […]
Read 22 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 22 of 75 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Apr 24, 2026Standard and complaint8 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 9, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Sep 3, 2024Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 6, 2024Standard1 finding
- Feb 28, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 22, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Aug 8, 2023Complaint3 findings
- Jun 15, 2023Complaint1 finding
Show the 21 earlier surveys
- Mar 20, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jan 11, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Dec 13, 2022Complaint4 findings
- Oct 11, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Sep 29, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Mar 31, 2022Standard9 findings
- Nov 8, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Sep 27, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Aug 24, 2020Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Nov 4, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Oct 5, 2019Complaint2 findings
- May 2, 2019Standard6 findings
- Apr 12, 2018Standard3 findings
- Mar 28, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Feb 23, 2018Complaint3 findings
- Jul 22, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Aug 22, 2016Complaint2 findings
- Feb 12, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Oct 9, 2014Standard2 findings
- Jul 11, 2013—3 findings
- Feb 17, 2011—3 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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