Overview
Salem West Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 5 nursing homes in Salem. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 29, 2025, found 37 health deficiencies, more than the Ohio average of 10.4. 19 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Ohio nursing homes have been fined.
Salem West Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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 80%
Top 63%
Top 72%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 29, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 37
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 19
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.21 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.89 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides1.78 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes