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Birchwood Care Center

4070 Hamilton Mason Road, Hamilton, OH 45011513868330075 certified beds · 69 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2022
Deficiencies
4
040
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-04-14
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 5
Staffing 3
Quality 5
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Ohio Department of Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-04-14Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-03-06Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-02-14Standard040CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Ohio Department of Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2022-02-14Standard survey · 4 deficienciesOfficial report
F625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-02-28Record 366159-20220214-F625
F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-02-28Record 366159-20220214-F690
F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-02-28Record 366159-20220214-F755
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-02-28Record 366159-20220214-F812

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.73
Facility
Ohio
National
Ohio 0.64 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.85
Facility
Ohio
National
Ohio 3.69 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.40
Facility
Ohio
National
Ohio 3.28 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover31%
Facility
Ohio
National
Ohio 49% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover9%
Facility
Ohio
National
Ohio 44% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityOhioNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
1.3%3.4%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
4.5%3.2%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
4.8%8.8%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.0%0.4%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
1.5%5.3%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
7.5%6.2%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
24.1%25.5%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Cs Hillandale Holdings LLC
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Barry N Bortz 06042009 Tr
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED
Bortz Family Irrevocable T/A
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED
Carespring Health Care Holdings LP
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED
Eppers, David
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED
Carespring Health Care Management, LLC
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Dixon, Andrew
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Chirumbolo, Christopher
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Dixon, Andrew
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Carespring16 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Ohio.

No county cost figures on file for Butler.

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One email when a new survey, harm-class deficiency, penalty, Special Focus change or ownership change is recorded. Nothing else, ever.

Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01