Centerburg Respiratory and Specialty Rehab Center

Centerburg Respiratory and Specialty Rehab Center sits in Centerburg, Ohio, on a 2.5-acre property with seven parcels, close to rental homes and part of Knox County, and you'll find it's a skilled nursing facility that's part of the Saber Healthcare Group, mostly known for its respiratory therapy and specialty rehabilitation services, often helping people after surgeries, illness, or hospital stays, especially those needing help for stroke, spine, lung disease, post-surgery recovery, neuromuscular disorders, wound management, and hospice care, and it's got a pulmonologist and 24/7 respiratory therapists to help with chronic lung disease and breathing problems day and night. While it has over twenty years of history, you'll find it only has 35 certified beds, though right now 17 are available as of February 2025, but no new patients are being accepted since the place is empty and scheduled for demolition, as the building, with its tiny rooms, shared bathrooms, and common shower spaces, just doesn't meet today's expectations for comfort or safety and needs asbestos removal anyway. The facility's earned a two-star out of five star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and carries an average 6.8 out of 10 rating, which makes it second out of the two communities in town, and it provides basic amenities like furnished rooms, a dining room, move-in help, housekeeping, laundry, meal prep, special diets, movie nights, and community events, though the rooms are small and bathrooms are shared between rooms, and there's an emergency alert system and supervision at all hours. Staff offer help with medications, bathing, dressing, and daily tasks, and the place has 24/7 nursing care, medication management, therapy for speech, physical, and occupational needs, and teams of healthcare professionals planning care for each person. The site's not part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community but sits nearby, and is considered to have met industry standards for medical care, though considered too cramped for modern needs; there are resident and family councils to help improve care and life for everyone, and you'll find a focus on both health and independence, but not luxury or extra space. As it stands, the Centerburg Respiratory and Specialty Rehab Center is vacant, with a plan for the land bank to turn the site into green space for the village with picnic tables, a stage, and local farmers market and community events, and water and power will be disconnected soon while the old building gets demolished, once the $200,000 cost's covered. The site will likely become a gathering spot for the town, and folks who used to find short-term or long-term respiratory and specialty nursing care here will need to look elsewhere in the future.