Best Care Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Best Care Health and Rehabilitation is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Wheelersburg, Ohio, part of Exceptional Living Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 56.0% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Best Care Health and Rehabilitation
2159 Dogwood Ridge RoadWheelersburg, OH 45694
Scioto 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 Best Care Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 177 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
56.0% of nursing staff at Best Care Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 4, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,380 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Fine | $14,380 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Best Care Health and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Best Care Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Exceptional Living Centers, 10 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 1978
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Best Care Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Concord Health & Rehab Ctr Wheelersburg | 0.6 | 75 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth Portsmouth | 7.5 | 25 | 2.03 | 3.63 | 18.2% | 4 | None |
| South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation South Shore | 7.6 | 60 | 2.16 | 3.58 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace Franklin Furnace | 7.6 | 30 | 2.11 | 3.70 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Bridgeport Health Care Center Portsmouth | 7.8 | 99 | 1.70 | 3.36 | 58.5% | 5 | None |
| Hill View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Portsmouth | 8.2 | 72 | — | — | 64.3% | 4 | None |
| Portsmouth Health and Rehab Portsmouth | 9.1 | 95 | 1.84 | 3.27 | 49.0% | 5 | None |
| Ayden Healthcare of Rosemount Pavilion Portsmouth | 9.3 | 117 | 1.60 | 3.15 | 51.4% | 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.