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Cottingham Retirement Community

⌖ Cincinnati, OH · Hamilton County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Cottingham Retirement Community

Cottingham Retirement Community is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Cincinnati, OH. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Ohio is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 11 problems, close to the Ohio average of 10.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 59 min a day with each resident, less than the Ohio average of 3 hr 41 min. About 48% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

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Key details

Facility nameCottingham Retirement Community
LocationHamilton County, Ohio
Address3995 Cottingham Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241 · Hamilton County
CMS provider number365652
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyLionstone Care · 24 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 22, 1985 (41 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating3 of 5Average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing2 of 5Below average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength

About average

  • Health citations at last inspection11 (Feb 2026)Ohio average: 10.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    About average
  • Registered nurse time per resident37 min a dayOhio average: 38 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover48% a yearOhio average: 49%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 59 min a dayOhio average: 3 hr 41 min
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Ohio average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.9%State average: 1.2%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 2 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury4.4%State average: 3.2%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)2.4%State average: 3.4%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs7.4%State average: 8.8%
    About average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.8State average: 1.7
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Ohio average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Ohio, Medicaid pays for 48% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 52% Medicaid
  • 9% Medicare
  • 39% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%Ohio typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$342Ohio typical: $331

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 12 times.

Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing2★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 20193414–
Jan 202033243.4
Jan 202153454.0
Jan 202243253.3
Jan 202312133.2
Jan 202411143.5
Feb 202522153.2
Feb 202632253.1
Sep 202632253.0

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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