Nursing homes across Athens County, Ohio, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
The Laurels Of Athens runs 111 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.72 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 9% below the home's own weekday coverage, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 41.6% is actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters given how much constant retraining costs residents. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 36 deficiencies on file, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, with a health inspection rating of 2 out of 5. That's the pattern worth asking about directly.
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.
Arcadia Valley runs 50 beds in Coolville under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to notice: 3.02 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. That's roughly a fifth less hands-on care than the typical home, and weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays, so the quietest shifts are the leanest. Turnover sits at 50%, above the 45.8% national figure, meaning half the staff you'd meet this year likely won't be there next. The inspection record backs this up, 56 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, plus a $13,627 fine, with the most recent inspection in March 2026. Quality measures look better than the day-to-day reality.
Kimes runs on 3.11 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and the weekend gap makes it thinner still, about 16% less staff on Saturdays and Sundays than during the week. The bigger red flag is turnover at 87.2%, nearly double the national figure, which means the people caring for residents are, more often than not, new to the building. The current inspection record shows 51 deficiencies, including three tied to abuse and one serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, and the last inspection was in October 2024. A one-star inspection rating and two-star quality measures reflect a home that has struggled on multiple fronts, not just one bad survey.