Altenheim: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Altenheim is a 128-bed nonprofit nursing home in Strongsville, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 34% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Altenheim
18627 Shurmer RoadStrongsville, OH 44136
Cuyahoga County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Altenheim, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 34% above the Ohio average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 308 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.79 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.38 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.75 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 3.28 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.0% of nursing staff at Altenheim left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Altenheim holds 4 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Altenheim
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: West Side Deutscher Frauen Verein
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Altenheim
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Falling Water Healthcare Center Strongsville | 1.4 | 135 | 1.78 | 3.34 | 51.5% | 4 | $10,839 |
| Strongsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Strongsville | 1.5 | 99 | 1.64 | 3.06 | 53.2% | 3 | $27,254 |
| Diplomat Healthcare North Royalton | 3.7 | 130 | 1.77 | 2.97 | 40.4% | 2 | $11,213 |
| Pearlview Rehab & Wellness Ctr Brunswick | 3.9 | 68 | 1.91 | 3.52 | 44.1% | 2 | None |
| Willowood Care Center of Brunswick Brunswick | 4.2 | 100 | 1.99 | 3.84 | 55.9% | 3 | None |
| O'Neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights Middleburg Heights | 4.6 | 82 | 1.91 | 3.47 | 44.1% | 5 | $166,764 |
| Hopkins Rehabilitation and Care Center Middleburg Heights | 4.7 | 90 | 2.11 | 3.85 | 80.3% | 2 | $76,040 |
| Aristocrat Berea Healthcare and Rehabilitation Berea | 4.8 | 165 | 1.69 | 3.02 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.