Public Record
Forest Hills Healthcare Center.
Operated by Communicare Health
From CMS
Facility profile
- CMS overall rating
- 4 / 5
- Certified beds
- 138
- Avg. residents per day
- 120
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Inspection record
On record from CMS
- Health citations
- 26
- Fire safety findings
- 11
- Inspections on file
- 11
- Last inspection
- 2025-11-06
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Citations
26 citations on record
Each deficiency cited on a CMS health inspection of this facility, sourced from the federal record. Open a report for the raw CMS Scope and Severity grade on each finding.
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
- 0685Generalpotential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- 0583Generalpotential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 0842Generalpotential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 0573Generalpotential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0770Generalpotential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- 0757Generalpotential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 0755Generalpotential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 0689Seriousimmediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0755Generalpotential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 0610Generalpotential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0609Generalpotential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- 0759Generalpotential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 0580Generalpotential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 0692Generalpotential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- 0550Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 0725Generalpotential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0625Generalpotential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0578Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspection history
Every health inspection on record
Each CMS health inspection of this facility, and the deficiencies the surveyors cited. Where the verbatim Form 2567 statement of deficiencies is on file, it links to the full report.
- Inspection2 deficiencies
F 0583 Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on observation, staff interview and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to maintain the confidentiality of residents' medical records. This…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
F 0812 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Many Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Based on observation, interview, review of facility…
Read full statement of deficiencies - View inspection reportInspectionFire Safety4 deficiencies
- Inspection1 deficiency
F 0573 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on medical record…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection3 deficiencies
F 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Based on medical record review, staff interview, Nurse Practitioner (NP) interview, and…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
F 0689 Level of Harm - Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY REPRESENTS AN…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection6 deficiencies
F 0580 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT…
Read full statement of deficiencies - View inspection reportInspectionFire Safety3 deficiencies
- Inspection8 deficiencies
F 0550 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
F 0578 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. **NOTE- TERMS IN…
Read full statement of deficiencies
Showing the 10 most recent inspections. 1 earlier inspection is also on record.
Ownership
Communicare Health
122nursing homes nationwide, in CMS records
FAQ
Questions and answers
- What is Forest Hills Healthcare Center.?
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Cincinnati, OH, tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 366389.
- What is the CMS rating for Forest Hills Healthcare Center.?
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. CMS rates nursing homes on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
- How many beds does Forest Hills Healthcare Center. have?
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. is certified for 138 beds. It serves an average of 120 residents per day.
- How many citations does Forest Hills Healthcare Center. have?
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. has 26 citations on record from CMS health inspections, each tied to a federal deficiency tag.
- When was Forest Hills Healthcare Center. last inspected?
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. was last inspected on November 6, 2025. CMS surveys nursing homes about once a year and after complaints.
- What can I do if I have concerns about care at this facility?
- Start by raising the concern with the facility administrator or director of nursing. Every state also runs a free long-term care ombudsman program that advocates for residents and families; the federal Eldercare Locator at eldercare.acl.gov can connect you with yours. Complaints about quality of care can also be filed with your state survey agency.
*Sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See the official record on CMS Care Compare. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.
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