Compiled from official CMS federal data
BOWERSTON HILLS NURSING & REHABILITATION, BOWERSTON, OH — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does BOWERSTON HILLS NURSING & REHABILITATION have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), BOWERSTON HILLS NURSING & REHABILITATION (CCN 366037), in BOWERSTON, OH, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 5 deficiencies; the most severe is rated F — which CMS classifies as "potential for harm," a level below actual harm (risk, but no harm confirmed). The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-04-10. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Apr 2021.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
FOR FAMILIES
What brings you to this record?
The Federal Record
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
14 more citations on file — Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 1 · Resident rights 2 · Other citations 8 (expand)
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 5 · CMS state average: 3.2
Both figures as published by CMS.
You may be reading this record for the first time.
If something happened to someone you love at this facility, this federal record may be new to you today. The company that operates a nursing home, by contrast, is rarely seeing records like this for the first time — operators like these typically retain standing legal, risk, and insurance teams whose routine work includes records exactly like the one on this page. That is not a judgment of this facility; it is how the business is structured. Because strict time limits can apply, families often find it helps to have a qualified person review the record with them sooner rather than later.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?