Overview
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 7th of 12 nursing homes in Akron. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 24, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Ohio average of 10.4. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $303,070 in the past three years.
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 91 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
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 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 24, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $303,070
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.41 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.83 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 91
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 6, 1974
- 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