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67/100

Average

Providence Care Center

2025 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870

CMS 1/5 stars #6 of 8 in Erie County (419) 627-2273
Certified beds
138
Occupancy
68%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Providence Care Center

Providence Care Center runs a 138-bed nonprofit home in Sandusky with about 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends dip another 11% below its own weekday coverage. That thin staffing lines up with a 1-out-of-5 staffing rating and a 50.5% turnover rate, meaning half the nursing staff leaves within a year. Inspectors cited 41 deficiencies, none rising to harm or jeopardy, but six tied to abuse. The quality measure rating sits at 4 out of 5, and a May 2025 inspection is recent. The church affiliation doesn't change the math: care quality may look strong on paper, but the people providing it are stretched and cycling through fast.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability7/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

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

8/30

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

  • →2.3 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.51 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 11% against weekdays

Staff stability

7/15

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

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

12/15

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

  • →4 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 day3.43 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.51 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.06 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover50.50%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 21, 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 COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, which operates 18 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Providence Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Providence Care Center? +

Providence Care Center holds an ElderGrade of C (67 out of 100), which we describe as "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 Providence Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.43 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Providence Care Center 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 Providence Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Providence Care Center 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.