Addison Heights Rehab: Unsafe Room Conditions Found - OH
That confirmation, recorded on September 11, came four days before the inspection officially closed. The facility had no dispute about what was there. The drywall repair spots were visible. The tape was hanging. Resident 23 was living in that room.
The inspection, triggered by two complaints filed under numbers 2608577 and 2593504, found the conditions rose to the level of a deficiency, though inspectors classified the harm as minimal. The word "minimal" is a regulatory category. It does not mean the room was acceptable.
Addison Heights operates under a written policy titled "Homelike Environment," dated February 2021. That policy commits the facility to providing residents with a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, and specifically lists a clean, sanitary, and orderly environment among the characteristics staff and management are expected to maintain. The drywall patches and hanging ceiling tape existed alongside that written commitment.
The gap between a policy and a room is not unusual in nursing home inspections. What is notable here is the simplicity of the violation. This was not a medication error or a staffing failure requiring complex investigation. It was unfinished repair work in a room where someone lives. The tape was hanging from the ceiling. The drywall had not been finished. Two people filed complaints about it.
Inspectors noted that the conditions represented a "potential for actual harm." In a nursing home setting, that phrase carries weight. Residents in long-term care facilities often have limited mobility, reduced vision, or cognitive impairments that make an uneven or cluttered environment more dangerous than it would be for someone else. Hanging material from a ceiling is not a neutral presence in a room occupied by a person who may not be able to easily move away from it or identify it as a hazard.
The facility's own policy language is worth sitting with. "Personalized, homelike setting" is the standard Addison Heights set for itself in writing in February 2021. Hanging repair tape is not a characteristic of a homelike setting by any ordinary understanding of the phrase. Neither are visible drywall patches left unfinished in a space where someone sleeps, receives visitors, and spends the hours of their day.
Inspectors documented the deficiency as affecting some residents, not just Resident 23. The inspection report does not specify how many rooms or how many people were affected beyond that designation.
The complaints that prompted this inspection were filed separately, under two different complaint numbers. That means at least two people, on at least two separate occasions, found the conditions significant enough to contact regulators. The inspection confirmed what they reported.
Addison Heights is located at 3600 Butz Road in Maumee. The September 15 inspection was a complaint investigation, not a routine survey. Complaint inspections are initiated when someone, typically a resident, family member, or staff member, contacts the state agency with a specific concern. In this case, two such contacts were made before inspectors arrived.
The plan of correction, if one has been submitted, is available through the facility or the Ohio state survey agency. The inspection report itself does not describe what repairs have since been made, or when the tape came down.
Resident 23 was living in that room when the director of nursing confirmed the conditions to inspectors. Whether they are still living there, and what the ceiling looks like now, the inspection record does not say.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center from 2025-09-15 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
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ADDISON HEIGHTS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER in MAUMEE, OH was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 15, 2025.
That confirmation, recorded on September 11, came four days before the inspection officially closed.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.