Overview
Altercare of Bucyrus Center Fo has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Ohio average of 3.2. Among the 2 nursing homes in Bucyrus, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the Ohio average of 10.4. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $26,685 in the past three years.
Altercare of Bucyrus Center Fo is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 67 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $26,685
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.42 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.08 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 67
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 13, 1984
- 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