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Cottingham Retirement Community
3995 Cottingham Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241 (opens Google Maps) · Hamilton County · (513) 563-3600· 60 certified beds · avg 57 residents/day · certified since Feb 22, 1985 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: LIONSTONE CARE (24 facilities, chain avg rating 2.5★)
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Feb 12, 2026
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Aug 19, 2022
$0
Fines, last 3 years
2.70
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Aug 19, 2022 · F-0580
The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Aug 19, 2022 · F-0580
The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away.
Why it matters: A family could learn about a serious injury or decline days later, after the chance to act has passed.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Sep 7, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 19 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). F-0628
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
View all 19 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide required paperwork or notices about a resident's needs, their right to appeal a transfer or discharge, or the facility's bed-hold policy (how long a bed is saved during a hospital stay). · F-0628 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. · F-0919 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs. · from a complaint · F-0770 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint · F-0610 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · F-0580 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692 |
| May 2, 2019 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| May 2, 2019 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| May 2, 2019 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 9).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2019
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2022
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 1
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 9
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityOhio averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 2.70
Ohio average: 3.45
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.55
Ohio average: 0.60
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.45
Ohio average: 3.07
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Ohio avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.70 | 3.45 | 3.95 | bottom 9% in Ohio; bottom 6% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.69 | top 49% in Ohio; bottom 45% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.45 | 3.07 | 3.50 | bottom 10% in Ohio; bottom 8% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.48 | bottom 46% in Ohio; bottom 47% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.7 | 48.7 | 45.8 | top 48% in Ohio; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 16.7 | 43.9 | 42.9 | top 10% in Ohio; top 9% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 2.99, RN 0.61, weekend 2.71.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (2.99 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazarnovsky, Solomon | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 06/01/2020 |
| Stein, Abba | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 06/01/2020 |
| Cusner, Adam | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/27/2025 |
| Cusner, Adam | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/27/2025 |
| Cusner, Adam | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/27/2025 |
| Degyansky, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Degyansky, Jeffrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Degyansky, Jeffrey | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Goldish, Eliezer | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/09/2023 |
| Goldish, Eliezer | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/09/2023 |
| Goldish, Eliezer | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/09/2023 |
| Kazarnovsky, Solomon | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2020 |
| Kazarnovsky, Solomon | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2020 |
| Stein, Abba | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2020 |
| Stein, Abba | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2020 |
All 15 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Lionstone Care — 24 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Cridersville Nursing and Rehab — Cridersville, OH · overall 1/5
- East Park Care Center — Brook Park, OH · overall 2/5
- Gardens at Celina — Celina, OH · overall 4/5
- Gardens at St Henry the — Saint Henry, OH · overall 4/5
- Gardens of Paulding the — Paulding, OH · overall 2/5
- Greenbriar Nursing Center — Eaton, OH · overall 5/5
- Hawthorn Glen Nursing Center — Middletown, OH · overall 1/5
- Heatherdowns Rehab & Residential Care Center — Toledo, OH · overall 2/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 23 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What written notices do we get before any transfer or discharge, and what is your bed-hold policy?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What percentage of your residents and staff are vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, and how do you offer the vaccines?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Ohio midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 48% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 15 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 120 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Care Center | 1.2 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Advanced Health Care of Cincinnati | 3.0 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Meadowbrook Care Center | 3.8 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Chesterwood Atc | 4.2 mi | West Chester, OH | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Glendale Place Care Center | 4.4 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Majestic Care of Cedar Village. | 4.4 mi | Mason, OH | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Blue Ash Health & Rehab | 4.6 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| MCV Health Care Facilities, INC | 4.7 mi | Mason, OH | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Twin Lakes | 4.7 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Maple Knoll Village | 4.8 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Lodge Nursing & Rehab Center | 4.9 mi | Loveland, OH | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Montgomery Care Center | 5.1 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Hamilton, OH — 69 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Courtyard at Seasons — Cincinnati, OH · overall 4/5
- Covenant Village Care Center — Cincinnati, OH · overall 3/5
- Delhi Post-Acute — Cincinnati, OH · overall 1/5
- Deupree Cottages — Cincinnati, OH · overall 5/5
- Edith Lane of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH · overall 2/5
- Forest Hills Healthcare Center. — Cincinnati, OH · overall 4/5
- Garden Park Health Care Center — Cincinnati, OH · overall 2/5
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 365652.