Nursing home
Briarfield at Ashley Circle
5291 Ashley Circle, Youngstown, OH 44515 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 74 certified beds
Briarfield at Ashley Circle is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Youngstown, Ohio. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Sep 25, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarfield at Ashley Circle 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) | 3.51 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.9% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 3, 2025
What inspectors found at Briarfield at Ashley Circle
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 9, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 21, 2023
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020 - 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 · Feb 6, 2020 - Minimal
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020
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
- 5291 Ashley Circle
Youngstown, OH 44515 - CMS certification #
- 365545
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 62.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-01-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Briarfield at Ashley Circle using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 19, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 16, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Briarfield at Ashley Circle.
- Jun 3, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 11, 2021. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $9,446 proposed, $6,612 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Briarfield at Ashley Circle.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $9,446 proposed, $6,612 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown. 5.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aventura at Humility House, Austintown. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- At Home With Shepherd, Austintown. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44515 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc- Austintown, Austintown, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Cornersburg, Youngstown, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Youngstown, Youngstown, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44515.
Hospice Of The Valley, Inc, office in Girard, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Patriot Hospice Inc, office in Girard, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Akeso Home Hospice Inc, office in Canfield, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown, LLC, Youngstown. 5.8 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Briarfield at Ashley Circle a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarfield at Ashley Circle an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarfield at Ashley Circle staffed?
Briarfield at Ashley Circle reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Briarfield at Ashley Circle had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarfield at Ashley Circle have?
Briarfield at Ashley Circle is certified for 74 beds.