New Albany Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
New Albany Care Center is a 67-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, part of Optalis Health & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 42.5% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
New Albany Care Center
5691 Thompson RoadColumbus, OH 43230
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 New Albany Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 130 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
42.5% of nursing staff at New Albany 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 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,149 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | Fine | $12,149 |
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. New Albany Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About New Albany Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Optalis Health & Rehabilitation, 36 homes
- Legal name: New Albany Care Center Limited
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1998
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near New Albany Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Laurels of Gahanna Columbus · SFF candidate | 1.3 | 112 | 2.07 | 3.93 | 52.0% | 2 | $394,237 |
| Otterbein Gahanna Gahanna | 1.6 | 60 | 2.55 | 3.85 | 61.5% | 2 | None |
| Otterbein New Albany New Albany | 2.0 | 60 | 3.20 | 4.56 | 41.0% | 2 | $23,980 |
| Wesley Woods at New Albany New Albany | 2.3 | 16 | 4.02 | 7.12 | 46.4% | 5 | None |
| Smiths Mill Health Campus New Albany | 3.1 | 58 | 1.64 | 3.57 | 56.7% | 3 | None |
| Inniswood Health and Rehabilitation Westerville | 3.7 | 99 | 1.92 | 3.17 | 59.3% | 1 | $169,562 |
| Continuing Healthcare of Gahanna Gahanna · Special Focus Facility | 3.9 | 94 | 1.66 | 3.11 | 55.8% | — | $366,645 |
| Taylor Springs Health Campus Gahanna | 4.2 | 58 | 1.68 | 3.58 | 46.8% | 3 | $17,225 |
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.