Cardinal Woods Skilled Nursing & Rehab sits in North Madison, Ohio with 120 certified beds, averaging about 85 residents a day, and it operates as a for-profit nursing facility with skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. The place serves seniors and adults who need daily help or have serious medical needs. The staff offers a broad range of health care support like help with bathing, dressing, medication management, transfers, and activities of daily living, and there's 12 to 16 hours of nursing staff on-site with a backup 24-hour call system and round-the-clock supervision, so there's always someone there to help even at odd hours. The community accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and it provides long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, respite care for caregivers needing a break, and specialized memory care in a secure unit for those with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Cardinal Woods, which is part of the Aom Healthcare group, is managed by Alexander Sherman and Samuel Sherman, and it has an ownership structure involving Pointe Woods Investment LLC and individual owners Jeffrey Goldstein, Alexander Sherman, and Samuel Sherman. They've renovated the facility and added state-of-the-art touches, trying to keep things comfortable with features like private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, phones, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and furnished rooms. Residents get access to dining, laundry and housekeeping, emergency alert systems, and move-in coordination, and they can join in scheduled daily activities, music and art programs, fitness and outdoor programs, and community-sponsored events like movie nights.
The building includes walking paths, gardens, arts and game rooms, a movie theater, library, spa, sauna, wellness and business rooms, and there's ample parking with transportation available for outside appointments or activities. On-site health care covers skilled nursing, wound care, ventilator care, rehabilitation-covering physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies-plus pharmacy services and regular visits with doctors, psychologists, audiologists, dentists, ophthalmologists, and podiatrists. Speech therapy can help improve communication using sign language or drawing boards, and occupational therapy can help relearn skills for daily tasks.
Cardinal Woods has a user review rating of 4.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews, but its inspection reports show 42 deficiencies, some because of actual harm to residents related to treatment, care, and protection from abuse or neglect, though none reached levels of immediate jeopardy. The nurse staffing hours per resident are 3.18 a day, which is lower than the Ohio state average of 3.7, and nurse turnover is high at about 71.7%, while the state average is 51%. The staff all speak English, and both resident and family councils help with communication and management input. The location is close to essential services like UHHS Memorial Hospital of Geneva, Lake Urgent Care Centers, and Walmart Pharmacy, which helps with quick trips for healthcare needs or prescriptions. Residents enjoy a home-like environment that strives to blend comfort, support, and medical care for those needing skilled nursing, rehab, or memory care.
