Nursing home
Carecore at the Meadows
11760 Pellston Court, Cincinnati, OH 45240 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Carecore Health (10 facilities) · 97 certified beds
Carecore at the Meadows 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 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2024 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Carecore at the Meadows 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) | 3.07 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.67 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 64.0% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the October 23, 2024 inspection was corrected by November 21, 2024
What inspectors found at Carecore at the Meadows
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 23, 2024 · 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 · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · 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 · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · 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 · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · 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 · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 6, 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
- 11760 Pellston Court
Cincinnati, OH 45240 - CMS certification #
- 366175
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 97
- Avg residents/day
- 81.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-03-11
- Chain
- Carecore Health (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Carecore Health
Carecore Health operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Carecore Health 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 A memory care unit, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2018
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Carecore at the Meadows says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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 Nov 22, 2018 to Nov 21, 2020. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Carecore at The Meadows (Carecore at the Meadows, LLC). Case 1924959.
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
- Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ayden Healthcare of Fairfield, Fairfield. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Fairfield Home Health Agency Inc, Fairfield. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger 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 45240 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Forest Fair Dialysis, Cincinnati, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci - Forest Park, Cincinnati, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc- Liberty Forest Fair LLC, Cincinnati, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45240.
Viaquest Hospice, LLC, office in Cincinnati, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Ahc Home Health Of Cincinnati LLC, office in Cincinnati, 4.1 miles away, straight line
Avalon Hospice, office in Cincinnati, 6.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company LLC, Cincinnati. 4.8 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Carecore at the Meadows a good nursing home?
CMS gives Carecore at the Meadows 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 Carecore at the Meadows staffed?
Carecore at the Meadows reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Carecore at the Meadows had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Carecore at the Meadows have?
Carecore at the Meadows is certified for 97 beds.