The Lodge Care Center

    9370 Union Cemetery Rd, Loveland, OH 45140
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent care and effective rehab

    I had a very positive experience - the nursing and therapy teams were professional, kind, and attentive, and the rehab truly restored my mobility. The facility is clean, roomy, nicely decorated with plenty of activities and responsive staff; I'd highly recommend it.

    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

    3.82·(34)

    Overall rating

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

      3.8
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Effective physical, occupational, and speech therapy
    • Caring and respectful direct-care staff
    • Engaging activity program (walking, bingo, outings)
    • Clean and well-maintained interior spaces
    • Spacious semi-private rooms available
    • Good staff retention and cheerful caregivers
    • 24/7 on-site staff availability
    • Reasonable pricing and affordability
    • Plenty of parking
    • Helpful rehab outcomes and mobility improvements
    • Hospital-like clinical environment in skilled unit
    • Attentive bedside care when adequately staffed

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels, especially nights and weekends
    • Variable staff professionalism and conduct
    • Gaps in family communication and access to resident medical information
    • Transfer and placement coordination weaknesses
    • Inconsistent medication-administration practices
    • Variable meal quality and service consistency
    • Laundry and personal-property management weaknesses
    • Facility exterior maintenance and ventilation shortcomings
    • Differences in care quality between assisted living and skilled nursing units
    • Administrative disorganization and uncooperative office interactions
    • Odor concerns in some areas

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with several notable strengths alongside operational inconsistencies. Rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, and speech therapy) receive consistent praise for restoring mobility and improving function; multiple families specifically credited therapy staff with measurable gains. Direct caregivers are frequently described as kind, respectful and attentive, and reviewers cite good staff retention and a generally cheerful workforce in many shifts. The activity program is active and varied, with walking groups, bingo, outings and tailored activities that several families found appropriate for resident abilities. Interior areas and resident rooms are often described as clean and well maintained, and some admit that rooms are spacious with a hospital-like clinical setting in the skilled-care unit.

    At the same time, a recurrent pattern of inconsistent operational performance emerges. Staffing levels appear uneven, with nights and weekends singled out as times when response times and coverage decline. This variability contributes to reports of slower assistance, delayed responses to needs, and differences in care between the assisted-living portion and the nursing unit. Several accounts point to variability in staff professionalism and conduct, producing contrasting impressions: some families describe compassionate, thorough care while others describe discourteous or disorganized interactions.

    Dining and nutrition are mixed areas. Many reviewers praise the food when it is well prepared and served, but there are frequent mentions of missed orders, meals served at suboptimal temperatures, and challenges addressing post-stroke or special-diet needs. Medication handling and documentation raise concerns in some accounts: examples include medication-administration inconsistencies and practices that create anxiety for families. Personal-item handling and laundry processes are another operational weakness noted by reviewers, encompassing missing or misplaced clothing and inconsistent linen/towel changes.

    Communication and administrative coordination are persistent themes. Families reported difficulty obtaining resident and medical information, needing to contact multiple staff members, and experiencing infrequent or unhelpful family conferences. Transfer coordination, including payer-driven placement changes and Medicaid-related transitions, is described as problematic in several narratives. Exterior and building-maintenance issues — such as siding, grounds upkeep, ventilation and occasional odor concerns — were recorded alongside generally well-kept interiors, suggesting uneven facility maintenance priorities.

    Overall, impressions are polarized: many families strongly recommend the facility based on excellent therapy outcomes, compassionate caregivers, and robust activities, while others advise caution due to staffing variability, administrative shortcomings, and inconsistencies in dining, medication handling, and property management. Prospective residents and families should evaluate the specific unit and shift patterns, ask targeted questions about night and weekend staffing, medication procedures, laundry/property policies, and how the facility coordinates transfers and family communication before making placement decisions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 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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    The Lodge Care Center is located at 9370 Union Cemetery Rd, Loveland, OH, 45140.

    About The Lodge Care Center

    The Lodge Care Center is a family-owned nursing facility with a long history of caring for seniors of many needs, and you'll find skilled nursing, short-term rehab, long-term care, memory care, and assisted living services all in one place, which really makes things easier for families, you see, since you don't have to move to another building if care needs change. The building offers 120 skilled nursing beds and private or semi-private rooms, and you'll notice they have private rooms set aside especially for those recovering from surgery or illness, while the staff includes experienced nurses, dietary technicians, social workers, and therapists, each working on a team to create a care plan that fits residents' needs and personal habits. There's a 36-bed secure Alzheimer's and dementia unit called the Shelter Pointe Alzheimer's Center, with a secure patio and garden for those in all stages of memory loss, and the staff are specially trained for dementia care. Residents can get occupational, physical, and speech therapy, and the rehab gym is state-of-the-art, so it's well-suited for folks working on getting their strength back.

    The Lodge Care Center also offers things like a Helping Hands program, aimed at helping independent residents stay that way, and the menu includes room service or restaurant-style dining, with meals prepped by a professional chef who can handle special diets like diabetic or allergy-sensitive needs. You'll see amenities such as laundry and housekeeping, move-in help, cable TV, Wi-Fi, kitchenettes, air conditioning, and rooms that are furnished for comfort. Families can visit at meal times, and there are lounges with fireplaces, a library, arts and crafts rooms, a fitness room, walking paths, and a movie theater for everyone to share. There are scheduled daily activities, exercise classes, religious services, music groups and even resident-led activities, so people can keep busy and social. Pets are allowed with some restrictions, and there's an on-site beauty salon and barbershop, plus in-house religious services, and help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, transfers, or medication management.

    Residents who join The Lodge Care Center get support with long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, wound care, palliative care, and even hospice care, and there's a team always on site to help, with nurses available 12-16 hours a day and 24-hour supervision. The center is close to major hospitals, so moving in from a hospital stay is simpler. Insurance like Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Medical Mutual of Ohio, and United Healthcare are accepted, as well as personal checks. Social programs, wellness activities, outdoor gardens, and secure patios are available to make life comfortable and as lively as someone wants, and families find some comfort in the staff's focus on dignity and personal routines rather than chasing awards or trophies.

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    The Lodge Care Center offers skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 9370 Union Cemetery Rd, Loveland, OH 45140.

    No, The Lodge Care Center 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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