Northwestern Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Berea, Ohio, CMS certification number 365811
570 North Rocky River Drive, Berea, OH 44017 · Cuyahoga County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $152,195 (3)
Does Northwestern Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Northwestern Healthcare Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 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 Northwestern Healthcare Center 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
- 3.48
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.75
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.94
- Weekend total hours
- 3.27
- Nursing staff turnover
- 60.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.9%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 27, 2025 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 21, 2023, found 0.
Infection control citations: 0.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Northwestern Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Northwestern Healthcare Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $152,195 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 44.9 residents live here, about 45% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 44.9
- Certified since
- October 25, 1990
Who owns Northwestern Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Rocky River Leasing Co., LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 109 homes nationally under Communicare Health, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Northwestern Healthcare Center
- Berea Center49 Sheldon Rd, Berea 44017
- Aristocrat Berea Healthcare and Rehabilitation255 Front Street, Berea 44017
- Hopkins Rehabilitation and Care Center19530 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights 44130
- Parkside Villa7040 Hepburn Road, Middleburg Heights 44130
- O'Neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights7250 Old Oak Blvd, Middleburg Heights 44130
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Northwestern Healthcare Center, 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 Northwestern Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Northwestern Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Northwestern Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Northwestern Healthcare Center?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Northwestern Healthcare Center?
Rocky River Leasing Co., LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.