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B

72/100

Above average

Hickory Creek Of Athens

51 East 4Th Street, The Plains, OH 45780

CMS 4/5 stars #2 of 4 in Athens County (740) 797-4561
Certified beds
90
Occupancy
79%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Hickory Creek Of Athens

Hickory Creek Of Athens runs about 90 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits roughly 4% under the national average at 3.69 nurse hours per resident day, a gap that widens on weekends, when coverage drops about 10% below its own weekday level. Turnover lands at 42.4%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure, so the same faces are somewhat more likely to stick around. Inspections are recent, from August 2025, and the health inspection rating of 4 out of 5 is the strongest part of the record. The catch is the 24 deficiencies on file, one of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability10/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

13/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.44 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.56 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

10/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →42% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.69 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.56 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.32 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover42.40%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 11, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS, which operates 64 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Hickory Creek Of Athens

What is the ElderGrade for Hickory Creek Of Athens? +

Hickory Creek Of Athens holds an ElderGrade of B (72 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Hickory Creek Of Athens? +

Residents receive an average of 3.69 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Hickory Creek Of Athens been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Hickory Creek Of Athens accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Hickory Creek Of Athens is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.