Falling Water Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Falling Water Healthcare Center is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Strongsville, Ohio, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 51.5% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Falling Water Healthcare Center
18840 Falling WaterStrongsville, 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 Falling Water Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.78 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Ohio average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.78 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
51.5% of nursing staff at Falling Water 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 71.4%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,839 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $10,839 |
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. Falling Water Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Falling Water Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Falling Leasing Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 16, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Falling Water Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Altenheim Strongsville | 1.4 | 128 | 2.79 | 4.75 | 40.0% | 4 | None |
| Strongsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Strongsville | 2.9 | 99 | 1.64 | 3.06 | 53.2% | 3 | $27,254 |
| Diplomat Healthcare North Royalton | 3.0 | 130 | 1.77 | 2.97 | 40.4% | 2 | $11,213 |
| O'Neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights Middleburg Heights | 3.3 | 82 | 1.91 | 3.47 | 44.1% | 5 | $166,764 |
| Hopkins Rehabilitation and Care Center Middleburg Heights | 3.4 | 90 | 2.11 | 3.85 | 80.3% | 2 | $76,040 |
| Aristocrat Berea Healthcare and Rehabilitation Berea | 3.4 | 165 | 1.69 | 3.02 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Parkside Villa Middleburg Heights | 3.5 | 178 | 2.11 | 3.89 | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| Northwestern Healthcare Center Berea | 4.1 | 100 | 1.95 | 3.45 | 60.0% | 3 | $152,195 |
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.