Gem City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    323 Forest Ave, Dayton, OH 45405
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Family-like professional care, clean facility

    I stayed here and was impressed by the consistently caring, friendly staff - nurses, aides, therapists, DON and office manager were attentive and responsive. My room and the facility were clean, meals and snacks were fine, and staff promptly answered call buttons and took residents outside. I'm grateful for the family-like, professional care and would recommend this place.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    3.19·(42)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      3.1
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      1.8
    • Value

      3.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and aide staff
    • Timely medication administration
    • Accessible rehabilitation services (PT/OT/Speech)
    • Responsive call-button response
    • Palatable meals and available snacks
    • Attentive housekeeping and room maintenance
    • Accessible beverages and outdoor time
    • Welcoming front-office and admissions staff

    Cons

    • Inadequate staffing levels and inconsistent shift coverage
    • Insufficient facility maintenance and supply management
    • HVAC and climate-control reliability issues
    • Gaps in wound-care aseptic technique
    • Delayed or inconsistent rehabilitation initiation and coordination
    • Limited physician presence and clinical oversight
    • Administrative emphasis on placement metrics over individualized care
    • Incontinence-care delays and inconsistent bathing schedules
    • Medication-order tracking and documentation lapses
    • Safety and security process weaknesses
    • Variable food quality and meal-service continuity
    • Insufficient specialized-training for tracheostomy and complex care
    • Inconsistent availability of call lights and essential equipment

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with strongly polarized experiences: several accounts highlight caring, attentive nurses, aides, therapists, and office staff who provide compassionate, responsive hands-on care, timely medication administration, and useful rehabilitation services. Positive comments frequently reference helpful therapy (PT/OT/Speech), readily available snacks and beverages, outdoor access, and housekeeping responsiveness. Some families expressed gratitude for individual staff members who provided daily presence, emotional support, and engagement.

    Counterbalancing those positive reports are persistent operational concerns that affect clinical care and resident comfort. Staffing levels and shift coverage are described as inconsistent, producing delays in bathing, incontinence care, and general responsiveness. Reviewers raise clinical concerns including inconsistent wound-care aseptic technique, gaps in training for specialized needs (for example, tracheostomy management), and limited onsite physician presence or oversight. Several comments indicate problems with medication-order handling and documentation that have contributed to confusion about antibiotic and other prescriptions.

    Facility infrastructure and service continuity are additional areas of concern. Multiple accounts note supply-management problems (including linens and basic supplies), HVAC and air-conditioning outages, and episodic maintenance failures. These issues have been linked to room moves, temporary cooling measures, and at least one structural problem near resident areas. Housekeeping and cleanliness are described as variable: many reviewers praise responsive housekeeping, while others cite sanitation and odor concerns in particular units or common areas. Food quality and meal-service continuity are also inconsistent; some residents enjoyed meals and snacks, while others described poor taste, missed meal components, and interruptions related to staffing patterns.

    Management and culture appear mixed. Some reviewers commend individual leaders (office managers, DON, therapists) for decisive or compassionate actions, while others perceive administrative priorities that favor long-term placement metrics over individualized bedside care and communication. Safety and security processes were identified as a weakness in several accounts, including inadequate management of disruptive behaviors and limited on-site security presence. Infection-control or visitation policies (notably prolonged restrictions described by some families) were also a source of dissatisfaction.

    Overall, the pattern suggests uneven performance across units and shifts: strong interpersonal care and effective rehabilitation exist alongside systemic issues in staffing, clinical oversight, building maintenance, and process reliability. Prospective residents and families may benefit from targeted questions before admission: current staffing ratios per shift, wound-care and tracheostomy training protocols, on-site physician coverage, contingency plans for HVAC or structural failures, medication-order reconciliation procedures, and specific housekeeping/cleaning schedules. Observing mealtime service and asking for recent inspection or corrective-action documentation may also help gauge current facility performance.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Gem City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 323 Forest Ave, Dayton, OH, 45405.

    About Gem City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Gem City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits in Dayton, Ohio, offering both short-term and long-term care in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art building with rooms that feel spacious, whether you prefer private or semi-private, and you'll find comfortable lounges and community rooms throughout the place. Attending physicians and registered nurses work together to make individual treatment plans for each resident, while a warm staff helps with daily needs like bathing, dressing, medication, and moving around. They offer medical care for wound care, colostomy, TPN, X-rays, pain management, and they've got a strong support system for people who need ventilator care, tracheostomy management, and high-flow oxygen, especially those with COPD, CHF, post-COVID-19 issues, or other serious breathing conditions, using advanced equipment like the Trilogy EVO Ventilator and Airvo2 with up to 70 liters per minute oxygen. Rehabilitation is a big part of what they do, with orthopedic rehab, physical, speech, and occupational therapies, all taking place in a newly renovated gym full of high-tech gear, and there's also a focus on helping people get back home with individualized discharge plans.

    Residents have a restaurant-style dining room where meals are handled by a chef, and meals can be made to fit special needs like allergies or diabetes. Private bathrooms, cable TV, high-speed internet, air conditioning, kitchenettes, and phones come standard in rooms, and you'll find extras like a spa and wellness room, library, movie theater, and fitness room. Housekeeping, laundry, mail, and newspaper are handled on-site, and security systems help keep folks with memory problems safe, while memory programs work to help people with dementia. The staff can help with dental, vision, and podiatry needs, and dietitians create custom meal plans when needed, while psychologists and social workers help support mental health and recovery.

    People at Gem City can join scheduled daily activities, movie nights, community events, music programs, and arts, and there's even a walking path and outdoor garden spaces for everyone to enjoy some time outside. Respite care lets family caregivers take a break when needed, and palliative and hospice care are there for those managing pain and symptoms of serious illness, led by Dr. Richard Sternberg and medical directors with experience in pulmonary, critical care, hospice, and palliative medicine, focusing on COPD, asthma, allergies, and ARDS. Staff can speak English and other languages, and they offer support to families during move-in and discharge. The building has a secure environment for cognitive care, and they handle mail, pharmacy deliveries, and coordination with outside providers. They accept Medicare and Medicaid, the facility is privately owned for profit, and does not belong to a larger continuing care community. At this time, Gem City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center isn't taking new patients, but information and services stay up to date, with options for sharing or printing profiles, and location mapping for visiting.

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