Newark, OH

Altercare Newark North Inc.

3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 10 recent health deficiencies

151 Price Road, Newark, OH

(740) 366-2321

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

2 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

2 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

Certified beds

Average residents

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Altercare

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1980-03-24

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

22 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 5 quality stars

Changed ownership

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.54

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.68

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.20

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.14 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.42

All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.23

RN + LPN hours · state 1.59 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.94

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.29 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.40

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.41 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.07

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.51

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.24

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.45

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

50%

Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

58%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

13,114

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

8.28

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9807

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Baseline 20.80% · Performance 23.23% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

2.66

Baseline 9.03% · Performance 7.75% · Measure score 2.66 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 2.66

Total nurse turnover

Baseline 62.07% · Performance 70.49% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0.65

Baseline 3.12 hours · Performance 3.26 hours · Measure score 0.65 · Achievement 0.65 · Improvement 0.05

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	10.44%	10.72% 0.3 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 64 · Observed rate 7.81% · Lower 95% interval 7.15%
Discharge to community	52.44%	50.57% 1.9 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 68 · Observed rate 51.47% · Lower 95% interval 44.45%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.96	1.02 0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 42 · Denominator 42
Falls with major injury	2.38%	0.77% 1.6 pts worse	Numerator 1 · Denominator 42
Discharge self-care score	70%	53.69% 16.3 pts better	Numerator 21 · Denominator 30
Discharge mobility score	70%	50.94% 19.1 pts better	Numerator 21 · Denominator 30
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	0%	2.29% 2.3 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 42 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	7.75%	7.12% 0.6 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 51 · Observed rate 7.84% · Lower 95% interval 4.7%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 77
Staff flu vaccination coverage	60%	42% 18 pts better	Numerator 42 · Denominator 70
Discharge function score	73.33%	56.45% 16.9 pts better	Numerator 22 · Denominator 30
Transfer of health information to provider	Not Available	95.95%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 10 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient	100%	96.28% 3.7 pts better	Numerator 23 · Denominator 23
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	14.29%	25.2% 10.9 pts worse	Numerator 3 · Denominator 21

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.0%	92.4% 5.6 pts better	93.4% 4.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.9% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 98.1% · Q4 98.0% · 4Q avg 98.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	94.5% 5.5 pts better	95.5% 4.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	7.9%	3.3% 4.6 pts worse	3.3% 4.6 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.2% · Q2 11.8% · Q3 9.4% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 7.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	28.3%	26.1% 2.2 pts worse	11.4% 16.9 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 34.0% · Q2 30.4% · Q3 20.4% · Q4 28.6% · 4Q avg 28.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	6.2%	6.2% About the same	5.4% 0.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.7% · Q2 6.5% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 4.8% · 4Q avg 6.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	43.6%	25.4% 18.2 pts worse	19.6% 24 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.6% · Q2 41.3% · Q3 45.5% · Q4 45.2% · 4Q avg 43.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	13.1%	11.5% 1.6 pts worse	16.7% 3.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.8% · Q2 16.7% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 10.8% · 4Q avg 13.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1% 0.1 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	1.4%	7.7% 6.3 pts better	16.3% 14.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 1.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	0.6%	6.2% 5.6 pts better	14.9% 14.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.2% 0.2 pts better	1.0% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.0%	0.5% 0.5 pts better	1.7% 1.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.6%	21.7% 1.9 pts worse	19.8% 3.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.9% · Q2 23.4% · Q3 23.6% · Q4 24.4% · 4Q avg 23.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	1.2%	3.7% 2.5 pts better	5.1% 3.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 2.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	85.3%	78.1% 7.2 pts better	81.7% 3.6 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 88.8% · Q2 89.5% · Q3 83.2% · Q4 80.5% · 4Q avg 85.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	24.6%	12.5% 12.1 pts worse	12.0% 12.6 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 24.6% · Observed 24.3% · Expected 11.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.5%	1.2% 0.7 pts better	1.6% 1.1 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	89.9%	75.6% 14.3 pts better	79.7% 10.2 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 89.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	21.5%	25.1% 3.6 pts better	23.9% 2.4 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 21.5% · Observed 18.9% · Expected 21.0% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-02-06 · Fire 2025-02-06

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 2 Health 2022-12-07 · Fire 2022-12-07

15 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2020-01-13 · Fire 2020-01-13

15 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-07

K361 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

Corrected 2023-03-15

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2020-01-13

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2020-02-07

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-07-30

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-08-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F805 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2025-03-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-08

F773 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Corrected 2025-01-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-24

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-06

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-08-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-06-06

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-06-14

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-08

F807 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

Corrected 2023-11-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-08

F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2023-11-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-07

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-09-15

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-07

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-01-06

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-07