Cottingham Retirement Community
Nursing home in Cincinnati, Ohio, CMS certification number 365652
3995 Cottingham Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241 · Hamilton County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cottingham Retirement Community take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cottingham Retirement Community is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cottingham Retirement Community reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.03
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.70
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.69
- Weekend total hours
- 2.75
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 12, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 19, 2022, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cottingham Retirement Community in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 55.9 residents live here, about 93% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 55.9
- Certified since
- February 22, 1985
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cottingham Retirement Community
- Legal business name
- Cottingham Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 28 homes nationally under Lionstone Care, 2.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cottingham Retirement Community
- Brookwood Care Center12100 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati 45241
- Advanced Health Care of Cincinnati1400 Mallard Cove Drive, Cincinnati 45246
- Meadowbrook Care Center8211 Weller Road, Cincinnati 45242
- Chesterwood Atc7924 Chesterwood BLVD, West Chester 45069
- Glendale Place Care Center779 Glendale Milford Road, Cincinnati 45215
See also all nursing homes in Cincinnati.
Who inspects nursing homes in Ohio
Ohio's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Ohio, the 70 in Cincinnati, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cottingham Retirement Community, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Cottingham Retirement Community
What is the CMS star rating of Cottingham Retirement Community?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cottingham Retirement Community accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cottingham Retirement Community?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cottingham Retirement Community?
Cottingham Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.