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Families describe The Ohio Eastern Star Home as a warm, clean, and well-run CCRC in Mount Vernon, praising the caring staff and quality of food and care, especially during end-of-life and rehabilitation stays. Reviewers consistently highlight the home-like atmosphere and attentive service across independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.
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The Ohio Eastern Star Home is a senior living community in Mount Vernon, Ohio offering Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Outdoor Patio and Gathering / Activity Spaces. Families rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 9 reviews.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Mount Vernon, Ohio, offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services on a connected 60-acre campus. As Knox County's only nonprofit CCRC, the community provides all levels of care under one roof with indoor hallways connecting the different living environments.
The campus features Pine Hill Independent Senior Living, which offers apartment homes and patio homes designed for active seniors. The community emphasizes the CCRC model's ability to support residents as their care needs change over time, allowing couples to remain on the same campus even when one partner requires higher levels of care while the other maintains independence.
Amenities and services include a full calendar of social events and activities, neighborhood-style living arrangements, state-of-the-art equipment including Jintronix virtual reality technology, and support from medical staff. The community fosters an engaging lifestyle where residents remain connected and involved through various programs and opportunities.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home is located 2.2 miles from Mount Vernon's Theatre and Art District and 1.5 miles from the Kokosing Gap Trail, which offers biking and walking activities. The 60-acre park-like setting provides a vibrant campus environment designed to support an active, engaging lifestyle.
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Help Me Choose4.9overall · 9 ratings combined
4.9★ on Google (9)
Mary Kay Marriott
Feb 2026
Always nice clean facility and very friendly staff always. Had dinner with my boyfriends mother at the apartment side there down at the dining hall. The food and service was excellent as well as the conversation with the residents. Everyone there is so nice. This is an excellent place
Laura Adams
Jun 2024
Exceptional care. The staff was professional, attentive to my needs and very kind. This facility is an asset to the community. Have recommended this facility to others needing care and/or rehabilitation.
Ada Anderson
Oct 2023
I sent my grandmother here for end of life care. The staff (Kelly and Renee) obviously cared about my grandmother's comfort and well-being. Facility is beautiful and has a home-like feel to it.
Steve A
May 2019
This is how every nursing home should be ran! Most caring staff of any home that I have seen. Best food, best care and a beautiful facility. They took such great care of my wife before she passed, I will be forever thankful.
ستار الخيكاني
Oct 2015
Beautiful
7 inspection visits in the last three years, 31 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 20, 2026
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 21, 2025
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 27, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 17, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 20, 2024
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 20, 2024
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 20, 2024
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 20, 2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 20, 2024
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 24, 2023
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2023
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 21, 2023
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 24, 2023
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 20, 2023
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 21, 2023
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 21, 2023
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home offers Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home is located at 1451 Gambier Road in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Families describe The Ohio Eastern Star Home as a warm, clean, and well-run CCRC in Mount Vernon, praising the caring staff and quality of food and care, especially during end-of-life and rehabilitation stays. Reviewers consistently highlight the home-like atmosphere and attentive service across independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home had 7 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 31 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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