Dixon Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Dixon Healthcare Center is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in Wintersville, Ohio, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 61.2% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Dixon Healthcare Center
135 Reichart AvenueWintersville, OH 43953
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Dixon Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.87 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Ohio average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 102 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 1.87 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.47 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
61.2% of nursing staff at Dixon Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $250,817 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Fine | $54,945 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Payment Denial | 2 days from May 16, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Fine | $96,753 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Payment Denial | 54 days from Jun 25, 2025 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Fine | $84,686 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
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. Dixon Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Dixon Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Reichart Leasing Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 21, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Dixon Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sienna Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Wintersville | 0.9 | 88 | 1.53 | 2.79 | 52.7% | 1 | None |
| Steubenville Country Club Manor Steubenville | 2.7 | 54 | 2.42 | 3.58 | 51.7% | 2 | None |
| Villa Vista Royale LLC Steubenville | 2.9 | 54 | 2.30 | 3.83 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Carriage Inn of Steubenville Steubenville | 3.4 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.59 | 37.9% | 4 | None |
| Laurels of Steubenville the Steubenville | 4.5 | 98 | 1.74 | 3.19 | 48.8% | 2 | None |
| Brightwood Center Follansbee · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 8.0 | 115 | 1.73 | 3.23 | 60.4% | 1 | $65,274 |
| Weirton Geriatric Center Weirton | 9.3 | 137 | 3.12 | 4.64 | 19.0% | 5 | None |
| Wellsburg Healthcare Center Wellsburg | 9.9 | 60 | 2.04 | 3.57 | 34.0% | 5 | 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.