Nursing home
Columbus Healthcare Center
4301 Clime Road North, Columbus, OH 43228 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Columbus Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbus, Ohio. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jun 17, 2024 cited 25 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $121,205In CMS records: 4 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 Columbus Healthcare 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) | 3.36 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.9% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 25.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $121,205, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Columbus Healthcare 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · 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 · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · 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 · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 5, 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 · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 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
- 4301 Clime Road North
Columbus, OH 43228 - CMS certification #
- 365686
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 95.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-11-01
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2013
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 Nov 9, 2013 to Nov 7, 2015. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $18,372 owed to 9 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Columbus Healthcare Center (OHNE EMP, LLC). Case 1754573.
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
- Doctors Hospital, Columbus. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Laurels of West Columbus, Columbus. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- America'S Home Health Services, LLC, Columbus. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 43228 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Columbus West Dialysis, Columbus, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Liberty Dialysis West Columbus, Columbus, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Grove City, Grove City, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 43228.
Mount Carmel Hospice, office in Columbus, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Summit Hospice, office in Grandview Heights, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Care360 Hospice, LLC, office in Hilliard, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 1 LLC, Columbus. 6.0 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 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Columbus Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Columbus Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Columbus Healthcare Center staffed?
Columbus Healthcare Center reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Columbus Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 25 deficiencies.
How many beds does Columbus Healthcare Center have?
Columbus Healthcare Center is certified for 100 beds.