The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center is a 89-bed for-profit nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Foundations Health Solutions. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 68.8% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center
9014 Cedar AveCleveland, OH 44106
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 The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Ohio average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.10 | 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
68.8% of nursing staff at The Gardens of Fairfax Health 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 21 fines totaling $122,234 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,039 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,814 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
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. The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Foundations Health Solutions, 64 homes
- Legal name: FHS Cedar Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 10, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Gardens of Fairfax Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crawford Manor Healthcare Center Cleveland · abuse citation | 0.6 | 50 | 1.92 | 3.79 | 42.9% | 2 | $46,291 |
| Singleton Health Care Center Cleveland | 0.7 | 50 | 2.02 | 3.28 | 39.6% | 4 | None |
| Judson Park Cleveland | 0.9 | 36 | 2.50 | 8.10 | — | 4 | $25,847 |
| University Manor Health & Reha Cleveland | 0.9 | 149 | 1.71 | 3.01 | 47.8% | 1 | $16,801 |
| Cityview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cleveland · abuse citation | 1.1 | 146 | 1.80 | 3.02 | 48.4% | 2 | $124,639 |
| Cedarwood Plaza Cleveland Heights | 1.7 | 115 | 2.04 | 3.72 | 57.5% | 3 | $8,171 |
| Candlewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation East Cleveland | 2.7 | 116 | 2.01 | 3.26 | 36.7% | 3 | $29,488 |
| Gardens of McGregor and Amasa Stone East Cleveland | 3.5 | 148 | 2.34 | 3.85 | 70.1% | 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.