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Altercare Newark South Inc.

17 Forry Street, Newark, OH, 43055

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 366196

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Altercare
Certified beds
47 · avg 43 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
66.1%higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
80%higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 44.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Ohio averageOhio avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $252,477 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
366196
Certified beds
47 beds · avg 43 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Altercare Newark South Inc
Chain affiliation
Altercare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Altercare chain — 22 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.

Disclosed owners (13 on record)

  • Justin Logan

    Corporate Officer · since 2022

  • Orian l Nutter

    Corporate Officer · since 2021

  • Douglas Mock

    Corporate Officer · since 2021

  • Altercare of Ohio, Inc

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2018

  • George e Film

    Corporate Officer · since 2018

  • Gerald f Schroer Dynasty tr ua 12312009 Fbo Andrew m Schroer

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2018

+ 7 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

24 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding8 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $252K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 24)

  • E0761·Nov 24, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  • D0755·Nov 24, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0676·Nov 24, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  • D0689·May 20, 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.

  • D0921·May 20, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  • D0757·May 20, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • G0686·May 20, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • D0578·May 20, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    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.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20252 fines · $252K

Most recent events

  • May 20, 2025Fine · $31K
  • Feb 11, 2025Fine · $221K

Largest single fine on record: $221K.

Fire-safety citations

8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 20, 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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