Northwestern Healthcare Center
570 North Rocky River Drive, Berea, OH, 44017
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Communicare Health
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 67 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 59.4% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 82.4% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 44.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Ohio averageOhio avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $188,945 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 365811
- Certified beds
- 100 beds · avg 67 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Rocky River Leasing Co., Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Communicare Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Communicare Health chain — 122 facilities across 6 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Rrw, Llc
Disclosed owners (23 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Belai Damtew
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Rocky River Management co Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Endia Afzal
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Donna Groves
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Dominic a Romeo
Corporate Officer · since 2023
+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 33)
- G0689·Aug 27, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- J0600·Aug 27, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0568·Aug 27, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- E0880·Aug 27, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0868·Aug 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- F0865·Aug 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- C0843·Aug 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
- C0835·Aug 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $105K
- 20242 fines · $84K
Most recent events
- Aug 27, 2025Fine · $105K
- Aug 26, 2024Fine · $27K
- May 7, 2024Fine · $57K
Largest single fine on record: $105K.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 27, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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