Saint Luke Lutheran Home
220 APPLEGROVE STREET NE, North Canton, OH 44720
North Canton, Ohio · CMS verdict
Saint Luke Lutheran Home reflects below-average quality on the federal five-star scale, below the Ohio state average of 3.2.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Saint Luke Lutheran Home in North Canton, Ohio holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 21 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 21 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 21.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Saint Luke Lutheran Home's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Ohio.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in North Canton, Ohio. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 78% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Ohio, Saint Luke Lutheran Home is one of 94 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.8 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Saint Luke Lutheran Home's lower-tercile stars compare to Ohio
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Ohio facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Ohio state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Saint Luke Lutheran Home ranks in Ohio
Among the 911 CMS-rated nursing homes in Ohio, Saint Luke Lutheran Home’s 1-star overall rating is higher than 0% of them. The bars show how all Ohio homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
94 Ohio homes share this 1-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 166 |
| Residents | 130 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Stark |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 66 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Saint Luke Lutheran Home's larger facility
What is the quality rating for Saint Luke Lutheran Home? ▾
1 out of 5 stars is Saint Luke Lutheran Home's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Ohio average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Ohio? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Ohio is $9,186 per month ($110,230 annually). A private room averages $10,389 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Saint Luke Lutheran Home offer? ▾
CMS classifies Saint Luke Lutheran Home as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Saint Luke Lutheran Home have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Saint Luke Lutheran Home has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Ohio? ▾
In Ohio, alternatives include assisted living ($6,103/mo), home health aides ($6,483/mo), and adult day care ($1,798/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Ohio elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 365521.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.