Highbanks Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highbanks Care Center is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, part of Foundations Health Solutions. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 60.7% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Highbanks Care Center
111 Lazelle Road EastColumbus, OH 43235
Franklin 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 Highbanks Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 113 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.18 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.10 | 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
60.7% of nursing staff at Highbanks Care 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 81.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Highbanks Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Highbanks Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Foundations Health Solutions, 64 homes
- Legal name: Highbanks Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 8, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highbanks Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Brook Christian Home Columbus | 0.2 | 50 | 2.49 | 4.03 | 38.9% | 5 | None |
| Worthington Christian Village Columbus | 0.6 | 40 | 4.04 | 6.15 | 50.9% | 5 | $13,870 |
| Laurels of Norworth the Worthington | 2.3 | 126 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 24.7% | 1 | $51,871 |
| The Laurels of Worthington Worthington | 2.8 | 95 | 2.14 | 3.41 | 25.7% | 3 | None |
| Capri Gardens Lewis Center | 3.7 | 82 | 2.03 | 3.58 | 36.2% | 5 | $12,340 |
| Landings of Westerville Health and Rehab the Westerville | 3.7 | 120 | 2.36 | 4.26 | 39.0% | 5 | None |
| The Laurels of Walden Park Columbus | 4.2 | 225 | 2.10 | 3.92 | 29.6% | 1 | $114,649 |
| Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Westerville | 4.2 | 70 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 64.5% | 2 | $140,849 |
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.