Overview
Northwestern Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Berea. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 27, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Ohio average of 10.4. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $152,195 in the past three years.
Northwestern Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 45 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 100%
Top 71%
Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $152,195
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.48 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.79 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides1.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 45
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 25, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes