Overview
Hickory Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 5th of 12 nursing homes in Akron. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 14, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Ohio average of 10.4. 6 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.
Hickory Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 155 certified beds, caring for about 134 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 42%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- 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 staff3.10 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.28 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides1.76 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 155
- Average residents per day
- 134
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes