All 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Marietta,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Waterview Pointe runs about 80 beds under corporate ownership in Marietta, and its staffing sits a bit under the national average, 3.68 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86, with weekends running roughly 7% thinner than weekdays. That said, its turnover of 31.7% beats the national 45.8%, which suggests people tend to stay. The inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, none at the harm level, though one is abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in August 2025, so the picture is fairly current.
Arbors At Marietta runs 133 certified beds in Washington County, and the nurse staffing number is genuinely better than most: 4.42 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. But look at the weekends, when coverage drops about 13% from its own weekday level, so the hours aren't spread evenly across the week. The inspection record is where the trouble sits, 80 deficiencies on file, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 6 tied to abuse, plus a $79,853 fine, with the most recent inspection in April 2025. Staff turnover at 47.2% edges just past the national rate of 45.8%, which matters more in a for-profit building leaning on that staffing margin.
Harmar Place in Marietta runs 86 certified beds as a nonprofit, and the numbers raise real questions. Nurse staffing sits at 3.67 hours per resident day, below the national average, and it drops another 12% on weekends, so care gets thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 56.1% means more than half the nursing workforce leaves each year, well above the national rate, and that churn shows in the record: 58 deficiencies, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $202,275. A recent March 2025 inspection and a 1-star health inspection rating don't offset the 4-star quality measure score.
Marietta Heights runs nurse staffing at 4.16 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, so the raw coverage number looks fine on paper. But weekends drop about 20% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover sits at 70.8% against a national 45.8%, meaning the people providing that care are cycling through fast. The record shows 132 deficiencies, 13 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 8 abuse-related, plus $439,979 in CMS fines across four events. That combination landed it in the Special Focus Facility program. If you're considering this home, ask specifically how weekend coverage is staffed and what's changed since the March 2026 inspection.