St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton

    220 Applegrove St NE, Canton, OH 44720
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.35·(131)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.7
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      1.2
    • Amenities

      1.4
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nurses and aides
    • Effective rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Engaging activities and spiritual programming
    • Respectful, dignified resident interactions
    • Spacious resident rooms
    • Family-like staff relationships
    • Responsive admissions and social-work assistance
    • Newer, well-equipped rehab areas
    • Smooth admissions and transition processes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage
    • Slow response to call alarms and assistance requests
    • Cleanliness and sanitation management gaps
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene process shortfalls
    • Inadequate housekeeping and waste-removal processes
    • Variable meal quality and unreliable dining service
    • Communication and phone-routing deficiencies
    • Supply management shortfalls
    • Temperature and building-environment control issues
    • Inconsistent social-work and care coordination
    • Medication and clinical-administration inconsistencies
    • Allegations of theft and property mishandling

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility with clearly positive clinical and social strengths alongside persistent operational weaknesses. Strengths most often cited include compassionate direct-care staff, particularly nurses and aides, and a strong rehabilitation/therapy program that families credited with measurable gains. The activities program — exercise classes, music and religious services — and several accounts of respectful, family-like interactions contribute to a sense of social engagement for many residents. Some areas of the facility, notably rehab spaces, are newer and better equipped, and several family members praised smooth admissions and helpful social-work support during transitions.

    Care quality is mixed. Many families praised individual nurses, aides, and therapists as attentive and professional, while other accounts describe delays in basic assistance and unmet needs tied to staffing shortages. Specific operational patterns include slow alarm and call-button response times, delays in assistance for toileting and bathing needs, and occasional timing problems with medication and clinical coordination. Reviewers connected these issues to understaffed shifts — particularly nights and weekends — and use of agency staff, which appears to contribute to inconsistency in day-to-day care.

    Staff and management impressions are polarized. Several reviewers singled out particular leaders and staff (including nursing leadership and admission coordinators) for timely communication and strong advocacy; others described unresponsive or discourteous administrative interactions, inconsistent social-work engagement, and poor phone-handling. Where families noted strong leadership, they also reported improved communication and problem resolution. However, administrative gaps — delayed callbacks, voicemail routing problems, and inconsistent follow-through — remain a recurring theme.

    Dining and housekeeping show variability. Multiple accounts describe inconsistent meal quality, cold trays, and limited menu options; a number of reviews also raised concerns about kitchen cleanliness and pest-control issues. Housekeeping and maintenance complaints included delayed room cleaning, carpeting and common-area cleanliness issues, delayed bathroom cleaning, and supply shortages (toilet paper, towels, ice). These operational shortfalls, when present, were cited as affecting resident comfort and perceived safety.

    Facilities and environment are described as a mix of older and updated spaces. Some units are noted as dated and in need of updating, and families reported problems with temperature control (heat running continuously, AC or hot-water outages). At the same time, the rehab unit and certain newer areas were viewed positively for layout and equipment. Memory-care presentation drew mixed impressions: some found it institutional, others appropriate for clinical needs.

    Notable patterns across reviews are the clear polarity of experiences and a link between staffing/operational consistency and family satisfaction. Where staffing, housekeeping, communication, and leadership are functioning well, reviewers describe dignified, high-quality care and strong therapy outcomes. Where those systems are weak, families reported safety and comfort concerns, and there were isolated, serious allegations about property mishandling and regulatory concerns. Prospective residents and families should tour the specific unit, ask for current staffing ratios, observe call-response times, review housekeeping and infection-control protocols, inquire about meal-service practices, and seek clarity on how the facility secures personal belongings and addresses family concerns. These targeted questions will help assess whether the facility’s strengths are reliably in place for a particular resident.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton is located at 220 Applegrove St NE, Canton, OH, 44720.

    About St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton

    St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton sits in a quiet suburban area and serves seniors with a wide range of care and living options, so you'll find independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care, memory support, and therapy services all together here, which means folks can get help right where they are as their needs change, and people can stay in the same community even if they need more care down the line. They offer 52 assisted living apartments and 202 skilled nursing rooms, including 24 short-term rehab rooms and 38 in the memory care wing, and they have independent senior living at The Waterford at St. Luke nearby, giving folks more than one way to live within the same community. The onsite therapy area provides physical, speech, and occupational therapy, so people can recover from illness or surgery right there, and there's a memory support unit for Alzheimer's and other memory problems, so residents with these challenges get close attention and a safe environment.

    The staff aims for kindness and support, and since this is a faith-based, not-for-profit community, folks will find faith and spiritual care as a choice in their everyday life, with devotional activities and spiritual programs available if they want them, and there's a focus on treating everyone with dignity and respect, which tends to make the place feel welcoming and friendly, something you notice when visiting. Residents get help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, managing medicines, and there's added support for those with diabetes or who have trouble walking, so mobility challenges are addressed as well. Housekeeping, personal care, meals with quality ingredients, and transportation are all included so seniors don't feel overwhelmed, and there are common rooms and indoor spaces for gathering, which means people can be social or join activities, whether it's something recreational or more spiritual, and there's also a barbershop and beauty salon for personal care right on site.

    Even though the North Canton campus is the main spot here, St. Luke is part of a bigger community with campuses in Portage Lakes and Minerva, including state-of-the-art assisted living at both, so sometimes residents might move within the network depending on their needs. The community's earned high review ratings over the years, plus some awards like Best of Senior Living and All Star, and the staff get good feedback for friendliness and helping the place feel like home instead of a facility. Everyone has easy access to local restaurants and shops since it's near Belden Village, and the property feels peaceful, thanks to the suburban setting, so people get privacy and quiet but aren't far from things in town. Each person gets a personal care plan tailored to what they need, whether it's skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, or just a little help in assisted living, and residents can choose private or semi-private accommodations, depending on what makes them comfortable. The atmosphere is supportive, and activities aim to keep residents engaged in body, mind, and spirit, which matters, since many older adults want routine and social opportunities along with care. Since it's a nonprofit, there's a strong commitment to quality care, and families say the support gives them peace of mind, knowing someone's always there to help and look after their loved one as their needs change.

    People often ask...

    St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 220 Applegrove St NE, Canton, OH 44720.

    No, St. Luke Lutheran Community - North Canton does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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