Vancrest of St Marys
Nursing Home Facility
1140 Knoxville Road, St Marys, OH 45885

We live out our mission every day by delivering personalized care in our facility where residents’ comfort and quality of life always come first. We are a community-based care facility delivering the highest level of care by people you know and trust. Simply put, we are Vancrest and we deliver.
Operated by Vancrest Health Care Centers, which runs 12 communities in our directory.
Vancrest of St Marys is licensed for 54 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Auglaize County average about 67 beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Auglaize County average about 3.4 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Auglaize County average about 4.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 53%.
The community is located in Auglaize County, OH.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 10 problems at Vancrest of St Marys. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Vancrest of St Marys offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 54
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 53%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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