Altercare Zanesville Inc.

4200 Harrington Drive, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 452-4351
For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds

Altercare Zanesville Inc. has a 2-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in May 2025, found 2 citations (the Ohio average is 10.5). It was fined 2 times in the last three years, $198,156 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on May 1, 2025 found 2 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.May 1, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.May 1, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 27 citations.

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.March 20, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.March 20, 2025 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.February 18, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.January 21, 2025 · F0697 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.January 21, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.December 10, 2024 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.December 10, 2024 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.November 14, 2024 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.October 22, 2024 · F0693 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.October 22, 2024 · F0810 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.September 20, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.September 20, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.September 13, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.September 13, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.August 7, 2024 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.August 7, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.August 7, 2024 · F0800 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.February 5, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.February 5, 2024 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.December 11, 2023 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.December 11, 2023 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.December 11, 2023 · F0583 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.December 11, 2023 · F0676 · 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.December 11, 2023 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.December 11, 2023 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.December 11, 2023 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.December 11, 2023 · F0851 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $163,836December 10, 2024
• Fine of $34,320February 5, 2024
• Medicare payment denial for 45 daysStarting February 14, 2025

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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