Highland Oaks Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highland Oaks Health Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in McConnelsville, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 49.5% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Highland Oaks Health Center
4114 North State Route 376 NWMcConnelsville, OH 43756
Morgan County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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 Highland Oaks Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.44 hours per resident per day, 17% above the Ohio average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 211 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 2.44 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.31 | 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
49.5% of nursing staff at Highland Oaks Health 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 50 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $54,151 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | Fine | $54,151 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Payment Denial | 27 days from Feb 22, 2025 |
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. Highland Oaks Health Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Highland Oaks Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Highland Oaks Health Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 24, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Highland Oaks Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverside Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation McConnelsville · abuse citation | 3.9 | 50 | 1.67 | 3.38 | 67.9% | 2 | None |
| Muskingum Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Beverly · SFF candidate | 14.3 | 50 | 1.96 | 3.18 | 38.2% | 1 | $177,922 |
| Majestic Care of New Lexington New Lexington | 18.8 | 82 | 1.52 | 3.09 | 38.2% | 3 | None |
| Summit Acres Nursing Home Caldwell · abuse citation | 20.0 | 95 | 2.15 | 3.48 | 40.5% | 3 | $16,801 |
| Continuing Healthcare at Cedar Hill Zanesville | 22.0 | 90 | 1.86 | 3.23 | 38.3% | 2 | $30,227 |
| Adams Lane Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Zanesville | 22.5 | 114 | 1.45 | 2.80 | 46.2% | 2 | $33,203 |
| Continuing Healthcare at Willow Haven Zanesville | 22.8 | 81 | 1.85 | 3.14 | 39.1% | 1 | None |
| Oaks at Bethesda the Zanesville | 23.3 | 55 | 1.77 | 3.72 | 26.0% | 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.