Nursing home
Salem North Healthcare Center
250 Continental Drive, Salem, OH 44460 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 86 certified beds
Salem North Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salem, Ohio. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Dec 22, 2022 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $23,163In 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 Salem North 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) | 3.30 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.90 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.7% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below 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 $23,163, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Salem North 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
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · 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 · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · 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 · Feb 12, 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 · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 15, 2024 · 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 · Oct 15, 2024 · 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 · Mar 12, 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 22, 2022
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
- 250 Continental Drive
Salem, OH 44460 - CMS certification #
- 366104
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 86
- Avg residents/day
- 48.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-01
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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
Explore the area around Salem North Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Salem North Healthcare 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.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
- Apr 19, 2022: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Jun 15, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ohnh Emp LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,306 now.
- Apr 14, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 13, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ohnh Emp, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- May 18, 2020: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 18, 2020. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $13,494 proposed, $9,446 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ohnh Emp, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $13,494 proposed, $9,446 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 31, 2020.
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
- Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Salem West Healthcare Center, Salem. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association, Salem. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 44460 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Salem South, Salem, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Center For Dialysis Care, Canfield, Canfield, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - North Lima, North Lima, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 44460.
Akeso Home Hospice Inc, office in Canfield, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Sanctuary Hospice, office in Canfield, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Ohio Living Hospice - Greater Youngstown, office in Canfield, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown Specialty Care LLC, Youngstown. 17.0 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salem North Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Salem North Healthcare Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Salem North Healthcare Center staffed?
Salem North Healthcare Center reports 3.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Salem North Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Salem North Healthcare Center have?
Salem North Healthcare Center is certified for 86 beds.