Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking a court order to shut down a nursing home in Canton on behalf of the Ohio Department of Health after their inspectors determined that widespread care failures are putting residents in “real and present danger.” In a report issued Jan. 2, 2026, the health department said the House of Loreto, 2812 Harvard Ave., is, among other things, failing to provide fundamental care, monitor residents’ medical conditions and properly manage medications, placing 12 of the home’s 29 residents at serious risk. Six residents, the report said, had already suffered actual harm. As of Jan. 8, House of Loreto submitted an inadequate plan to address the problems, meaning it remains out of compliance with state law. The inaction prompted Yost’s office to seek a temporary restraining order and injunction, filed in the Stark County Common Pleas Court, to close the nursing home and relocate residents to safer facilities. According to the Department of Health, there is sufficient capacity at other nursing homes in the Canton area to accommodate residents quickly and safely.