The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
WALNUT HILLS NURSING HOME
WALNUT CREEK, OH · Medicare-certified · 56 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek, OH has a 4-star overall rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars), solid staffing (4 stars) above the federal benchmark (4.71 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day), and no fines in the last 24 months. Its health inspection rating is 3 stars, and recent cited areas included staffing data reporting, food handling, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7109 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7109.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.06
- Nurse aides
- 2.94
- Weekend nursing
- 4.29
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Registered nurse turnover: 81%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.7%3.6%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.2%4.3%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.8%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.1%6.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
25.8%14.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—14.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
6.1%3.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
6%16.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.9%2.9%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.7%94.3%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—88.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.2%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
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 November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 41.8 residents on an average day (75% of 56 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 23 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.