Norwalk Memorial Home sits in Norwalk, Ohio, and has been under Fisher Titus Health management and ownership since July 2016, with full ownership by Fisher Titus Health and located right within a hospital, so folks living here have a strong connection to medical services. This home is a non-profit that gives care and housing help for seniors who need support with daily tasks like dressing, bathing, or moving around, handling a daily average of about 65 residents with 69 certified beds, so that keeps the place mostly full at a 99% occupancy rate which you don't really see in every facility around here. The staff gives 3.71 nurse hours per resident per day, which is just a bit above the state average, and they've got a lower nurse turnover rate at 32.8% compared to the state's 51.0%, which helps keep familiar faces around for the people who live there, though there have been 22 total deficiencies found in inspection reports, including some about resident rights, notifications before discharge or transfer, pharmacy service lapses with medicine mistakes, and one recorded infection-related issue, so it's important not to gloss over that.
You'll find a variety of health services such as wound care, physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies, and nurses are always on hand with 24-hour medical oversight and pain management. Care plans watch closely for things like pressure sores, infections, pain, weight loss, and there's a focus on prevention and health checks, including flu and pneumonia vaccines. Life at Norwalk Memorial Home means access to some simple comforts like a café, a gift shop, a barbershop, a relaxing garden room, and some basic room furniture-televisions, recliners, beds, and nightstands. There are laundry services, an on-site pharmacy, social outings, and even both resident and family councils for folks who want to have a say or keep informed. The place runs fully sprinklered for fire safety, doesn't claim to be a fancy continuing care setup or special focus facility, but they do accept Medicare and Medicaid, which makes care accessible for many people. With social care services available, rooms for gathering, and staff including RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, it's honestly a place that covers daily needs and health care for people who need a little or a lot of help, but it has its share of inspection issues and isn't perfect, so families may want to look through recent health inspections and talk with the staff before deciding if it's the right fit.
