Nursing home
Forest Hills Healthcare Center.
8700 Moran Road, Cincinnati, OH 45244 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 138 certified beds
Forest Hills Healthcare Center. is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cincinnati, Ohio. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day, above the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $16,801In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Forest Hills 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) | 3.75 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.91 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.92 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 $16,801, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Forest Hills 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
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 20, 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 · Dec 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 2, 2023
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
- 8700 Moran Road
Cincinnati, OH 45244 - CMS certification #
- 366389
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 138
- Avg residents/day
- 107.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2010-09-15
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Glen the, Cincinnati. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alpine Care Home Health, Cincinnati. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 45244 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Eastgate Dialysis, Cincinnati, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Eastgate Home Training, Cincinnati, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Anderson Dialysis Center, Anderson, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45244.
Crossbridge Hospice, office in Cincinnati, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Heartland Hospice (Cincinnati), office in Cincinnati, 5.6 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio, Inc, office in Cincinnati, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Christ Hospital Medical Associates, LLC, Cincinnati. 6.2 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 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Forest Hills Healthcare Center. a good nursing home?
CMS gives Forest Hills Healthcare Center. an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Forest Hills Healthcare Center. staffed?
Forest Hills Healthcare Center. reports 3.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Forest Hills Healthcare Center. had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Forest Hills Healthcare Center. have?
Forest Hills Healthcare Center. is certified for 138 beds.