Providence Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Providence Care Center is a 138-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sandusky, Ohio, part of Commonspirit Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Ohio average of 2.09, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Providence Care Center
2025 Hayes AvenueSandusky, OH 44870
Erie 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 Providence Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Ohio average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at Providence 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 70.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 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. Providence Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Providence Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Commonspirit Health, 18 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Providence Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ohio Veterans Home Sandusky · abuse citation | 1.7 | 427 | 2.63 | 4.86 | 36.2% | 4 | None |
| Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center Sandusky | 2.0 | 50 | 1.77 | 3.15 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Parkvue Health Care Center Sandusky | 3.4 | 84 | 2.76 | 4.27 | 54.4% | 5 | None |
| The Meadows at Osborn Park Huron | 4.2 | 130 | 2.31 | 3.76 | 36.4% | 4 | None |
| Admirals Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Huron | 6.8 | 90 | 2.05 | 3.48 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Otterbein North Shore Lakeside | 7.6 | 20 | 3.04 | 4.80 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Vista Care Center of Milan Milan · abuse citation | 11.7 | 90 | 1.62 | 2.64 | 50.0% | 2 | $12,834 |
| Edgewood Manor Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Port Clinton · abuse citation | 12.2 | 80 | 1.59 | 3.19 | 55.4% | 1 | 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.