Nursing home
Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
140 N State Street, Westerville, OH 43081 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Northwood Healthcare Group (7 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Westerville, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.29 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $140,849In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.29 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $140,849, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing 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
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 22, 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 · Sep 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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 · Oct 30, 2024 · 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
- 140 N State Street
Westerville, OH 43081 - CMS certification #
- 365933
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 58.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-10-29
- Chain
- Northwood Healthcare Group (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Northwood Healthcare Group
Northwood Healthcare Group operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Northwood Healthcare Group 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
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
We take great pride in caring for our residents and their families, ensuring that their short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, or respite care experience is both convenient and successful.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our highly skilled and compassionate staff provides 24-hour nursing care, ensuring that residents receive the attention and support they require at all times.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mount Carmel St Ann'S, Westerville. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Landings of Westerville Health and Rehab the, Westerville. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Generation Home Health LLC, Westerville. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Uptown Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 43081 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Park Side Dialysis, Westerville, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc- Westerville Dialysis, Westerville, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Minerva Park Dialysis, Columbus, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 43081.
Generation Hospice, LLC, office in Westerville, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Bella Care Hospice, office in Westerville, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Ohio Living Hospice Greater Columbus, office in Westerville, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ohiohealth Corporation, Columbus. 5.4 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 moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 70 beds.