Nursing home
Blue Ash Care Center
4900 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Hillstone Healthcare (14 facilities) · 64 certified beds
Blue Ash Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cincinnati, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.68 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jul 1, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Blue Ash Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Ohio and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Ohio avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.68 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.39 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 69.6% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Blue Ash Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4900 Cooper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242 - CMS certification #
- 365218
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 64
- Avg residents/day
- 47.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-06-04
- Chain
- Hillstone Healthcare (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Hillstone Healthcare
Hillstone Healthcare operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Hillstone Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2006
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 1, 2010 to May 2, 2012. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,999 owed to 2 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Blue Ash Care Center (Blue Ash Healthcare Group, Inc.). Case 1653504.
- Findings for Dec 1, 2006 to May 29, 2008. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,220 owed to 29 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $6,380. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Blue Ash Nursing (Saber Health dba Blue Ash Healthcare Group, I). Case 1495178.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Mar 8, 2022.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health, Cincinnati. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Montgomery Care Center, Cincinnati. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care Connection Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 45242 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc-Liberty Dialysis-Kenwood, Cincinnati, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Us Renal Care Of Kenwood, Cincinnati, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Infiniti Dialysis Center Of Cincinnati, LLC, Cincinnati, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45242.
Hospice Of Cincinnati, Inc, office in Cincinnati, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Crossroads Hospice Of Cincinnati, LLC, office in Cincinnati, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Northstar Home Hospice LLC, office in Cincinnati, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gerimed, Inc, Cincinnati. 0.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Cincinnati Health Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Ash Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue Ash Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Blue Ash Care Center staffed?
Blue Ash Care Center reports 2.68 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Blue Ash Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue Ash Care Center have?
Blue Ash Care Center is certified for 64 beds.