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150 Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Ohio

150 of the 922 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Ohio (16%) are CCRC, and all are listed below. 45 of the 150 graded homes earn an A and 2 earn a D or F. They average 4.14 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.45 hours above the 3.69 for every home in Ohio. Deupree Cottages in Cincinnati grades highest at A (99 out of 100).

How CCRC homes in Ohio compare

This group set against every nursing home in Ohio, from the current CMS release.

Nursing hours per resident per day

4.14

All homes in Ohio: 3.69

Better than the local average

Nurse staff turnover

46.9%

All homes in Ohio: 48.7%

Better than the local average

Average ElderGrade score

79/100

All homes in Ohio: 72.9/100

Better than the local average

Grade spread

A
B
C

45 grade A, 83 grade B, 20 grade C, 2 grade D,

The best-graded CCRC home in Ohio is Deupree Cottages in Cincinnati, OH, grade A, 99/100.

Every CCRC nursing home in Ohio

Showing 101 to 120 of 150, best-graded first.

B

77/100

Smiths Mill Health Campus

New Albany, OH · Franklin County

CMS 3/558 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.57 /day
Staff turnover
57%
Serious cites
0

Smiths Mill runs a corporation-owned home of 58 beds where the care numbers pull in two directions. The clinical quality scores look strong, but staffing sits at 3.57 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends run about 13% thinner than weekdays, and more than half the nursing staff turns over each year, 56.7% versus 45.8% nationally. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 51 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, and a two-star health inspection rating. None of those reached actual harm, and the last survey was recent, in April 2026. Consistency of caregivers is the question mark here.

B

76/100

National Church Residences Bristol Village

Waverly, OH · Pike County

CMS 5/540 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.62 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
0

Bristol Village runs a tight ship on inspections, a five-star health inspection rating and only six deficiencies on record, none of them serious enough to cause harm. But the staffing numbers tell a different story. At 3.62 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 6% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 11% below what the home itself manages during the week. Annual turnover hits 50%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. So you're looking at a place that gets the big things right and runs leaner than average on the people doing the daily work, with a quarter of the staff leaving each year. Worth asking about weekend coverage specifically when you visit.

B

76/100

Mt Alverna Home Inc

Parma, OH · Cuyahoga County

CMS 2/5153 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.88 /day
Staff turnover
49%
Serious cites
0

Mt Alverna runs 153 beds as a nonprofit in Parma, and its nurse staffing sits right at the national average, 3.88 hours per resident day against 3.86. That sounds fine until you notice weekends run about 10 percent thinner than weekdays, so the coverage your relative gets Saturday may not match Tuesday. The inspection record is the bigger question: 27 deficiencies on file, four tied to abuse, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy. Staff turnover of 48.8 percent tops the national 45.8 percent, meaning aides and nurses cycle through fairly often. A December 2024 inspection is recent, at least, so the picture is current.

B

76/100

Meadows Of Leipsic

Leipsic, OH · Putnam County

CMS 5/552 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.35 /day
Staff turnover
55%
Serious cites
0

Meadows of Leipsic runs lean on nurse staffing, 3.35 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 15% below what the building manages on weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 54.8%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people around your family member change often. The good news is real: a recent inspection in January 2026, 14 deficiencies with none rising to harm or jeopardy and none abuse-related, plus top marks on quality measures. A for-profit corporation owns the 52-bed home. Ask how they cover weekend shifts, and ask what they're doing about keeping nurses.

B

75.5/100

Crown Center At Laurel Lake

Hudson, OH · Summit County

CMS 4/575 bedsNon-profit
Nurse hours
4.27 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Crown Center At Laurel Lake runs 4.27 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, though weekends drop about 9% below its own weekday staffing. That helps explain the middle-of-the-road marks from CMS on staffing and health inspections, and the 17 deficiencies on the current record, one at the harm level, five tied to abuse, are worth reading closely rather than skimming. The $131,378 in fines across 23 penalties adds up. Last full inspection was August 2023, so the picture is based on data that's a little over a year old. Nonprofit ownership doesn't erase any of that.

B

75.5/100

Otterbein Sunset House

Toledo, OH · Lucas County

CMS 3/524 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.09 /day
Staff turnover
64%
Serious cites
0

Otterbein Sunset House is a small nonprofit home, just 24 certified beds, and its clinical quality scores are genuinely strong, with a top CMS rating on quality measures and no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. The staffing picture is more complicated than the headline number suggests. Average nurse hours run slightly above the national figure, but weekends drop about 16% below the home's own weekday coverage, and annual turnover sits at 64.3% against a national average of 45.8%. That churn, plus 24 deficiencies on the current record including one abuse-related citation, is what pulls the grade down to a B despite the quality scores. The most recent inspection was May 2025, so the record is current.

B

75/100

Trinity Community

Beavercreek, OH · Greene County

CMS 3/595 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.92 /day
Staff turnover
44%
Serious cites
0

Trinity Community runs 95 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.92 hours per resident day, roughly 1% above the national average, though weekends drop about 9% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover of 44.2% edges just under the national 45.8%, so retention here isn't the problem it is at many homes. What pulls the record down is the inspection history: 30 deficiencies, one of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one fine totaling $9,932. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so that record is current, not stale. Quality measures score well; the survey side is where the gaps show.

B

75/100

Liberty Station Health Campus

Liberty Twp, OH · Butler County

CMS 4/554 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
5.01 /day
Staff turnover
69%
Serious cites
0

Liberty Station Health Campus is a 54-bed for-profit home in Butler County, and the most recent inspection, from December 2023, turned up no deficiencies at all, not at the harm level, not abuse-related, nothing. Staffing sits at 5.01 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 30% above the national average, though weekends run about 13% lighter than weekdays, so ask how coverage holds up on a Sunday. The real tension is turnover: 69.4% of staff leave each year against a national average near 46%. High hours can paper over a lot of churn, but they can't fix it. Ask who's actually on the floor and how long they've been there.

B

74/100

Milcrest Nursing Center

Marysville, OH · Union County

CMS 3/550 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.86 /day
Staff turnover
71%
Serious cites
0

Milcrest runs 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, which lands it right on the national average, but that average is spread unevenly, with weekends about 11% thinner than weekdays, so care can feel different depending on the day you visit. The bigger concern sits on the record: 34 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $68,006 fine. Staff turnover of 71.2% is well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for your family member are changing often. The most recent inspection was in April 2025, so the record is fairly current. For a 50-bed for-profit home, quality measures score well, but the inspection history and turnover are what drag the picture down.

B

74/100

Cottingham Retirement Community

Cincinnati, OH · Hamilton County

CMS 3/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
2.99 /day
Staff turnover
48%
Serious cites
0

Cottingham Retirement Community runs 60 certified beds in Cincinnati under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing is the first thing that stands out: 2.99 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a quarter below. Weekends dip about 9% under its own weekday numbers, and turnover sits at 47.7%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates, 19 deficiencies on file, including one at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated February 2026. Quality measures score well, but the health inspection and staffing ratings both sit at two out of five, which is what pulls the overall picture down.

B

74/100

Main Street Care Center

Avon Lake, OH · Lorain County

CMS 3/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.52 /day
Staff turnover
48%
Serious cites
0

Main Street Care Center runs 3.52 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 7% below its own weekday coverage, which matters, since that's when families tend to visit and problems tend to surface. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 31 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a single $16,801 fine and a most recent inspection dated April 2026. Staff turnover sits at 47.7%, slightly worse than the 45.8% national figure. Corporate-owned and certified for 120 beds, the home's quality measure scores look strong on paper, but those numbers depend on the staffing and oversight underneath them.

B

74/100

Springmeade Healthcenter

Tipp City, OH · Miami County

CMS 2/599 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.36 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
0

Springmeade runs about 3.36 nursing hours per resident each day, roughly 13 percent under the national average, and weekends dip another 13 percent below its own weekday coverage. Staff turnover sits at 47.4 percent, a touch above the national figure. The record shows 33 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse; the last inspection was in April 2025 and health inspection scored 2 out of 5. Quality measures scored 4 out of 5, which lifts the overall picture, but the staffing and inspection numbers are the ones a family should weigh when deciding whether this nonprofit's care is steady enough day to day.

B

74/100

National Church Residences Chillicothe

Chillicothe, OH · Ross County

CMS 4/548 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.42 /day
Staff turnover
63%
Serious cites
0

National Church Residences Chillicothe runs a tight ship on care quality, with recent inspection scores landing at 4 out of 5 stars and a clean deficiency record, 13 total citations but none involving harm or abuse, which is what you'd hope to see. Where it stumbles is staffing. The 4.42 daily nurse hours per resident beats the national average, but weekend coverage drops about 14% below weekdays, and turnover sits at 63% against a national 45.8%. That churn matters more than the headline number suggests. For a 48-bed nonprofit in Ross County, the care fundamentals look solid; the question is whether you can count on consistent faces on weekends.

B

74/100

Taylor Springs Health Campus

Gahanna, OH · Franklin County

CMS 3/558 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.58 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
0

Taylor Springs Health Campus runs below the national average on nurse staffing, 3.58 hours per resident day against 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 15% below its own weekday coverage, which matters most when families visit and fewer eyes are watching. The inspection record shows 36 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and one tied to abuse, plus a $17,225 fine; that history sits behind a 2-star health inspection rating even though the quality measure score is perfect at 5 stars. Staff turnover of 46.8% is slightly above the national average, so the people providing care change often, and the most recent inspection was in April 2025.

B

73.5/100

Austinwoods Rehab Health Care

Austintown, OH · Mahoning County

CMS 4/599 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.51 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Austinwoods runs 4.51 total nurse hours per resident day, about 17% above the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 15% below its own weekday staffing. That gap matters because CMS gives the home only 1 out of 5 stars for staffing even as it scores 5 out of 5 on quality measures and 4 out of 5 on health inspections. The inspection record shows 16 deficiencies, two of them at harm or jeopardy level, plus one fine totaling $13,340, with the most recent inspection dated March 27, 2025. Ownership is for-profit and individual. Strong clinical numbers and low staffing stars sitting side by side is the tension here.

B

73/100

Meadows Of Kalida

Kalida, OH · Putnam County

CMS 5/562 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.20 /day
Staff turnover
51%
Serious cites
0

Meadows of Kalida runs a lean crew: 3.20 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends dip about 8% below its own weekday coverage. For a 62-bed for-profit home, that thin margin matters more than it would somewhere bigger. Annual turnover sits at 51%, above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing that care are often new. What keeps this place afloat is its inspection record: a 5/5 health inspection rating, 11 deficiencies on file with none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and a recent May 2025 survey. The quality measures come in at 4/5. The weak spot is staffing, and it's a real one.

B

72.5/100

O'neill Healthcare North Olmsted

North Olmsted, OH · Cuyahoga County

CMS 4/567 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.65 /day
Staff turnover
54%
Serious cites
0

O'neill Healthcare North Olmsted runs 3.65 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 19% below its own weekday staffing. That thin weekend margin matters more when you consider 53.7% of staff turned over last year, well above the 45.8% national figure. The 20 deficiencies on file include one at the harm level, though none are abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in April 2025. The quality measures look strong, and that's real, but it's worth asking how much of it rests on a workforce that keeps changing.

B

72.5/100

Triple Creek Retirement Community

Cincinnati, OH · Hamilton County

CMS 5/556 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.61 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
0

Triple Creek runs 3.61 nurse hours per resident per day, about 7% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 17% below its own weekday staffing. That thin weekend coverage is worth asking about directly, since aides and nurses are hardest to replace then. Annual turnover sits at 47.1%, slightly above the 45.8% national figure, so expect some unfamiliar faces on the floor. The inspection record is cleaner than the staffing numbers suggest: 19 deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in July 2025. Quality measures score well. The tension here is real, good clinical outcomes and a recent clean inspection, carried by a for-profit corporation on staffing hours below average. Ask how they cover a weekend call-out.

B

72/100

Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Inc

Lorain, OH · Lorain County

CMS 3/5110 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.33 /day
Staff turnover
51%
Serious cites
0

Anchor Lodge runs leaner than most homes on nurse staffing, 3.33 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 7% thinner than its own weekdays. Turnover sits at 51.1%, above the 45.8% national mark, which means a lot of the people caring for residents are still learning the building. The inspection record shows 34 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one fine of $20,678. No abuse findings, and the last inspection was recent, in December 2025. Quality measures score well; staffing is where the gaps show.

B

72/100

West View Healthy Living

Wooster, OH · Wayne County

CMS 4/593 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.75 /day
Staff turnover
54%
Serious cites
0

West View Healthy Living is a 93-bed nonprofit home in Wooster that just went through a fresh inspection in January 2025 and came out with a strong four-star health inspection rating. The trouble sits elsewhere: its staffing rating is one star, and 53.9% of staff turned over in a year, well above the 45.8% national average, that churn makes consistent daily care harder to deliver, which likely drags down its two-star quality measure score. Twenty deficiencies are on record, two tied to abuse, though none reached actual harm or jeopardy. A solid inspection shouldn't hide a thin, unstable workforce.

Frequently asked questions

How many CCRC nursing homes are there in Ohio?
There are 150 CCRC Medicare-certified nursing homes in Ohio, 16% of the 922 nursing homes there.
Are CCRC nursing homes better staffed?
In Ohio they average 4.14 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.69 for all nursing homes in Ohio, a difference of +0.45 hours. Staff turnover averages 46.9% against 48.7%.
Which CCRC nursing home grades best in Ohio?
Deupree Cottages in Cincinnati, OH, grade A, 99 out of 100.
Does being CCRC mean a nursing home is safe?
No. Of the 150 graded CCRC homes in Ohio, 45 grade A and 2 grade D or F.
Do CCRC nursing homes in Ohio accept Medicaid?
148 of the 150 are certified to accept Medicaid. See Medicaid and nursing homes.

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