Hickory Creek of Athens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hickory Creek of Athens is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in The Plains, Ohio, part of Foundations Health Solutions. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Hickory Creek of Athens
51 East 4th StreetThe Plains, OH 45780
Athens 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 Hickory Creek of Athens, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Ohio average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
42.4% of nursing staff at Hickory Creek of Athens left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Hickory Creek of Athens holds 4 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Hickory Creek of Athens
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Foundations Health Solutions, 64 homes
- Legal name: 51 the Plains, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 7, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Hickory Creek of Athens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Laurels of Athens Athens | 1.9 | 111 | 2.22 | 3.72 | 41.6% | 2 | $38,912 |
| Kimes Nursing and Rehab LLC Athens | 4.2 | 61 | 1.66 | 3.11 | 87.2% | 1 | $68,432 |
| Embassy of Logan Logan | 18.8 | 135 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 47.4% | 3 | None |
| Maple Hills Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation McArthur | 19.4 | 42 | 1.72 | 3.23 | 54.5% | 3 | None |
| Arbors at Pomeroy Pomeroy | 19.6 | 91 | 1.51 | 3.13 | 46.0% | 2 | $52,231 |
| Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Coolville | 19.7 | 50 | 1.50 | 3.02 | 50.0% | 2 | $13,627 |
| Riverside Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation McConnelsville · abuse citation | 23.6 | 50 | 1.67 | 3.38 | 67.9% | 2 | None |
| Majestic Care of New Lexington New Lexington | 23.9 | 82 | 1.52 | 3.09 | 38.2% | 3 | 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.