The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS
THE PLAINS, OH · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Hickory Creek of Athens (The Plains, OH) has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its staffing rating is lower at 2 stars, with reported nurse staffing at 3.60 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, while health inspections are rated 4 stars and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5974 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5974.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.94
- Nurse aides
- 2.13
- Weekend nursing
- 3.27
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
11%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
3.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
39.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
28.1%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
75.7%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
80.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
92.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited October 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — 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 June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS · 63 homes · 4.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 73 residents on an average day (81% of 90 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 43 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.