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FOREST HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER.

CINCINNATI, OH · Medicare-certified · 138 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall

Forest Hills Healthcare Center has a 4-star overall rating, with 5 stars for quality measures but 3 stars for health inspections and staffing. It reports 3.52 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $16,801 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.5193 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: November 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $16,801recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5193.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.89
Licensed practical nurses
0.72
Nurse aides
1.91
Weekend nursing
3.26

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 53%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

5.1%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.4%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.1%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

3.1%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

4.4%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

10.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

26.8%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

20.2%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

39.3%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

90.9%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

87.9%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

33.8%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

46.7%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited July 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited July 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $16,801 was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $16,801 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    May 14, 2024

    $16,801

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH · 122 homes · 3 stars avg
Occupancy
120 residents on an average day (87% of 138 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 15 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.