Westerwood Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westerwood Rehabilitation is a 75-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, part of United Church Homes. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Westerwood Rehabilitation
5757 Ponderosa DriveColumbus, OH 43231
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 Westerwood Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Ohio average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 157 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.57 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.32 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.88 | 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
30.8% of nursing staff at Westerwood Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. 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 7 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. Westerwood Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Westerwood Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: United Church Homes, 9 homes
- Legal name: Friendship Village of Columbus Ohio Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 3, 1978
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Westerwood Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Forest Hills Center Columbus | 0.5 | 75 | 1.87 | 3.09 | 25.0% | 2 | None |
| Westerville Post Acute Westerville | 1.4 | 130 | 1.87 | 3.27 | 28.4% | 1 | $315,699 |
| The Laurels of Walden Park Columbus | 2.1 | 225 | 2.10 | 3.92 | 29.6% | 1 | $114,649 |
| Inniswood Health and Rehabilitation Westerville | 2.4 | 99 | 1.92 | 3.17 | 59.3% | 1 | $169,562 |
| Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Westerville | 2.8 | 70 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 64.5% | 2 | $140,849 |
| Landings of Westerville Health and Rehab the Westerville | 3.3 | 120 | 2.36 | 4.26 | 39.0% | 5 | None |
| The Laurels of Worthington Worthington | 4.2 | 95 | 2.14 | 3.41 | 25.7% | 3 | None |
| Laurels of Norworth the Worthington | 4.3 | 126 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 24.7% | 1 | $51,871 |
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.