CCN 366396 · Athens County, Ohio
Laurels of Athens, the
70 Columbus Circle, Athens, OH 45701
Laurels of Athens, the is a 111-bed for-profit nursing home in Athens, Ohio, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2011. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 102.8 residents a day, about 93% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $11 million originally, at 3.10%, with $9 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in September 2051.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 111
- Average residents per day
- 102.8 (92.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Athens LTC, Inc
- Certified since
- Dec 6, 2011
- Chain or affiliated group
- Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (81 facilities, chain average 2.8 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Ohio median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 118 at 1, 216 at 2, 180 at 3, 190 at 4, 209 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.72 | 3.57 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.96 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.37 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.6% | 48.5% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 92.6% | 87.2% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $38,912 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 16 (Apr 20, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Laurels of Athens, the meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Health Care CompanyOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
| Cleland, StephanieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 10/19/2022 |
| Khan, AnisIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
| Lloyd, JohnIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2025 |
| Qazi, MohammadIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2016 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Murphy-The Laurels of Athens, 111 beds. Lender at endorsement: Lancaster Pollard Mtge Co | $11,040,000 | Active: 3.10%, $8,991,111 balanceMatures Sep 1, 2051. Servicer: Lument Real Estate Capital | 04322110 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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