Overview
Good Shepherd Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Ohio average of 3.2. Among the 3 nursing homes in Fostoria, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 18, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the Ohio average of 10.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Ohio nursing homes have been fined.
Good Shepherd Home is a nonprofit facility with 95 certified beds, caring for about 81 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 35%
Top 38%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides3.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 95
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 18, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Data Not Available