HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS
HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS is a 90-bed nursing home in THE PLAINS, Ohio. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1982-10-07. It averages 71.2 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS?
CMS lists 24 health-inspection deficiencies for HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS since 2022-10-04, 12 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-11.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2025-08-11 | F0757, F0880 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-08-05 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2024-06-06 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-06-06 | F0641, F0644, F0656, F0685, F0689, F0756, F0881 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| 2022-10-04 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F |
| 2022-10-04 | F0692, F0758 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's 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. | E |
| 2022-10-04 | F0550, F0583, F0644, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0695, F0700 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | D |
How is HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS staffed?
| Measure | This facility | OH average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.68869 | 3.68589 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.4 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 71.2 | 73.7 |
Who owns HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS, and what chain is it in?
HICKORY CREEK OF ATHENS is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name 51 THE PLAINS, INC. and belongs to the FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | COLLERAN, BRIAN | since 01/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | COLLERAN, BRIAN, KRYSTOWSKI, JOHN | since 01/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC, COLLERAN, BRIAN, JONAS, CHRISTOPHER, KRYSTOWSKI, JOHN | since 01/01/2019 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC, COLLERAN, BRIAN, JONAS, CHRISTOPHER, KRYSTOWSKI, JOHN, LLOYD, JOHN | since 01/01/2019 |
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