Northwestern Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northwestern Healthcare Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Berea, Ohio, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 60.0% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Northwestern Healthcare Center
570 North Rocky River DriveBerea, OH 44017
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 Northwestern Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Ohio average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 94 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
60.0% of nursing staff at Northwestern 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 64.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $152,195 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Fine | $68,250 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Fine | $26,813 |
| May 7, 2024 | Fine | $57,132 |
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. Northwestern Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Northwestern Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Rocky River Leasing Co., LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 25, 1990
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Northwestern Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Berea Center Berea | 0.6 | 50 | 1.86 | 3.20 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Aristocrat Berea Healthcare and Rehabilitation Berea | 0.7 | 165 | 1.69 | 3.02 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Hopkins Rehabilitation and Care Center Middleburg Heights | 1.1 | 90 | 2.11 | 3.85 | 80.3% | 2 | $76,040 |
| Parkside Villa Middleburg Heights | 1.4 | 178 | 2.11 | 3.89 | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| O'Neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights Middleburg Heights | 1.5 | 82 | 1.91 | 3.47 | 44.1% | 5 | $166,764 |
| Village of the Falls Olmsted Falls | 2.6 | 36 | 2.02 | 3.79 | 63.4% | 5 | None |
| Riverview Pointe Care Center Olmsted Falls | 2.7 | 124 | 2.12 | 3.53 | 44.3% | 5 | None |
| O'Neill Healthcare North Olmsted North Olmsted | 2.9 | 67 | 1.90 | 3.65 | 53.7% | 4 | 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.