Salem West Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Salem West Healthcare Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Salem, Ohio, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Salem West Healthcare Center
2511 Bentley DriveSalem, OH 44460
Columbiana 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 Salem West Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.59 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Ohio average. With about 58 residents a day, that works out to roughly 93 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 1.59 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.88 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.57 | 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
56.1% of nursing staff at Salem West 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 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 37 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | Payment Denial | 89 days from Sep 25, 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. Salem West Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Salem West Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Bentley Leasing Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Salem West Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Salem North Healthcare Center Salem | 0.0 | 86 | 1.77 | 3.18 | 38.2% | 4 | $23,163 |
| Circle of Care Salem | 0.5 | 55 | 2.16 | 5.15 | 47.3% | 1 | $179,235 |
| Blossom Nursing and Rehab Center Salem | 2.1 | 100 | 1.92 | 3.37 | 37.7% | 4 | None |
| Auburn Skilled Nursing and Rehab Salem | 6.6 | 44 | 1.74 | 3.42 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| St Mary's Alzheimer's Center Columbiana | 7.3 | 90 | 2.48 | 3.89 | 27.4% | 4 | $66,973 |
| Parkside Health Care Center Columbiana | 8.1 | 75 | 1.71 | 3.37 | 29.6% | 3 | None |
| Canfield Acres LLC DBA Windsor House at Canfield Canfield | 8.3 | 96 | 1.97 | 3.71 | 42.0% | 4 | None |
| The Vista Center Lisbon | 9.1 | 54 | 2.13 | 3.57 | 61.0% | 2 | 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.