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Chesterwood Atc

7924 Chesterwood Blvd, West Chester, OH 45069 · Butler County · (513) 777-1400

125 certified beds, about 120 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 366080 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on February 14, 2025, inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Ohio average is 10.5, the national average 9.2).

None of its 13 health citations since October 2019 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.21 hours per resident per day, against 3.69 across Ohio and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.73 of those hours.

56.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Ohio average 48.7%).

CMS links it to Carespring, an affiliated group of 16 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 13 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
9D
3E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
February 14, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 7 citations
  1. F
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, local health department staff interview, record review, facility document review, and policy review, the facility failed to consistently implement policies and procedures related to infection control when they failed to ensure COVID-19 outbreak signage was posted at facility entrances during an outbreak, failed to ensure the county health department was promptly notified of a positive COVID-19 test result, and failed to ensure all staff were fit-tested for N95 masks. The failed practices had the potential to affect all 113 residents. The facility census was 113.
  2. D
    Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
    F644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to refer a resident to the appropriate state-designated mental health or intellectual disability authority when the resident had a new diagnosis of a mental disorder. This affected one (#34) of two residents reviewed for preadmission screening and resident review (PASARR) requirements. The facility census was 113.
  3. D
    PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
    F645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure the accuracy of a Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR). This affected one (#34) of two residents reviewed for PASARR requirements. The facility census was 113.
  4. D
    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, resident interview, staff interview, facility document review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents' fingernails were clean and trimmed. This affected two (#18 and #55) of four residents reviewed for activities of daily living (ADLs). The facility census was 113.
  5. D
    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
    F697 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, resident interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure pain medication was administered promptly. This affected one (#325) of six residents reviewed for pain management. The facility census was 113.
  6. D
    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    F698 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, resident interview, record review, agreement review, and policy review, the facility failed to maintain ongoing communication with a dialysis center. This affected one (#92) of one resident reviewed for dialysis. The facility census was 113.
  7. D
    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
    F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 17, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on resident interview, staff interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure complete and accurate records for dialysis assessments marking the incorrect access site for those assessments. This affected one( #92) of one resident reviewed for dialysis. The facility census was 113.
March 28, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    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.
    F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 2, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review, staff interview and review of medication information from Medscape, the facility failed to ensure a medication used to treat anxiety which was ordered on an as needed (PRN) basis had a stop date that limited its use to 14 days. This affected one (#48) out of three residents reviewed for behavioral health services. The facility census was 111.
July 5, 2022Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 22, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review, observations, staff interviews, and review of information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the facility failed to ensure staff wore the proper Personal Protective Equipment when entering the room of a resident who was positive for COVID-19. This affected one (#46) and had the potential to to affect 13 (#23, #53, #55, #56, #66, #90, #247, #248, #249, #250, #251, #252, and #253) residents residing on the 100 Hall. The facility census was 104.
October 10, 2019Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
    F803 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 19, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, and review of the planned menus, the facility failed to ensure the planned menu approved by a Registered Dietitian (RD) was followed regarding portion sizes, and preparation of all menus items specified for mechanically soft diets. This directly affected nine (#2, #18, #31, #343, #34, #304, #71, #24, #13) residents on mechanical soft diets, and had the potential to affect all residents of the facility with the exception of residents #81 and #65 who received all food and fluids via gastrostomy tube. The facility census was 92.
  2. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 19, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure that food was prepared and served in accordance with professional standards for food safety to prevent the food borne illness. This had the potential to affect five Residents (#5, #35, #65, #14, #21) with physician orders for a pureed diet, as well as all the residents of the facility except for Residents #81 and #65 who received all food and fluids via gastrostomy tube. The facility census was 92.
  3. D
    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 19, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, hospital discharge instructions review, staff interview, review of Medscape drug information and review of facility policy, the facility failed to administer a resident's medication per the physician orders. This affected one resident (Resident #344) of six residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The facility census was 92.
  4. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) November 19, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview and facility policy review the facility failed to ensure proper infection control with the use of glucose monitors. This affected one resident (Resident #84) and had the potential to affect two residents (Resident #84 and #345) on the 500 hall who received glucose monitoring. The facility census was 92.

Fire safety inspections

19 fire safety citations on file: 2 on February 14, 2025, 12 on July 5, 2022, 5 on October 10, 2019.

Every fire safety citation19 citations
  1. E
    Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
    K 291 · February 14, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. E
    Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
    K 753 · February 14, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. F
    Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
    K 291 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
    K 346 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
    K 354 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. F
    Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
    K 521 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. F
    Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
    K 711 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. F
    Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
    K 916 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. E
    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.
    K 222 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. E
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. E
    Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
    K 511 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  13. E
    Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
    K 753 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  14. E
    Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
    K 781 · July 5, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  15. F
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · October 10, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  16. F
    Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
    K 346 · October 10, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  17. F
    Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
    K 355 · October 10, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  18. E
    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.
    K 222 · October 10, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  19. E
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · October 10, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeOhioUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.213.693.86
Registered nurses0.730.640.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.813.283.42
Nurse aides2.38
Licensed practical nurses1.10
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)56.3%48.7%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover59.3%43.9%42.9%
Administrators who left1

CMS expects 4.69 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.37 on weekdays and 3.81 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.82 in April to June 2025 to 4.21 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.210.734.373.81 0.0%0 of 90120
Oct to Dec 20254.170.644.333.76 0.0%0 of 92120
Jul to Sep 20254.450.574.643.96 0.0%0 of 92119
Apr to Jun 20254.820.565.024.32 0.0%0 of 91114
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Ohio, Jan to Mar 20263.640.603.803.244.6%0.4% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Trains nurse aides: this home runs a state-approved CNA program (state list: ODH Nurse Aide Training Program Locations, as of October 8, 2026). A nursing home cannot charge aides it employs, or has offered a job, for state-approved training (42 CFR 483.152(c)). See Chesterwood CNA training on CareerFunded, our sister site for career training.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Ohio

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Ohio, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$18.76$17.93 to $21.4463,280
LPNs and LVNs$29.78$27.34 to $31.6839,900
Registered nurses$39.67$38.08 to $47.61143,730
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeOhioUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
5.35.313.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.20.20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.51.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.63.23.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.81.21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
8.16.114.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.73.44.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.08.815.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
23.424.923.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
9.412.912.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.71.71.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.81.81.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Chesterwood Atc's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (66.0% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

66.0% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Ohio: 147 better, 20 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 436 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

11.7% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Ohio: 3 better, 7 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 450 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

8.8% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Ohio: 1 better, 4 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 274 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

79.4% this home

Median of homes: Ohio55.6% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 165 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.7% this home

Median of homes: Ohio0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 297 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

1.4% this home

Median of homes: Ohio1.4% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 297 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Ohio100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 69 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: CHESTERWOOD NURSING CARE, LTD. CMS links this home to Carespring, a group of 16 nursing homes averaging 4.1 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Cs Hillandale Holdings LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%05/10/2022
Barry N Bortz 06042009 Tr5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization05/10/2022
Bortz Family Irrevocable T/a5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization05/10/2022
Carespring Health Care Holdings LP5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization05/10/2022
Eppers, David5% or greater indirect ownership interestIndividual05/10/2022
Chirumbolo, ChristopherCorporate officerIndividual05/10/2022
Eppers, DavidCorporate officerIndividual05/10/2022
Hillandale Care Management, LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization05/10/2022
Niehause, WilliamOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/10/2022
Niehause, WilliamAdp of the SNFIndividual05/10/2022

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on February 14, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  2. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on February 14, 2025: "Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed."
  3. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on February 14, 2025: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
  4. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 28, 2024: "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."
  5. How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Common questions

What is Chesterwood Atc's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Chesterwood Atc 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Chesterwood Atc get at its last inspection?
7 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 14, 2025. The Ohio average is 10.5.
Has Chesterwood Atc been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Chesterwood Atc accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Chesterwood Atc?
CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Carespring. Legal business name: CHESTERWOOD NURSING CARE, LTD.

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