With an overall CMS rating of 5, Hillsboro Post Acute ranked as the joint largest nursing home in Highland County in the first quarter of 2026.

Best Care Health and Rehabilitation, holding a 2-star overall rating, ranked as Scioto County’s second-largest nursing home in the first quarter of 2026.

Astoria Place of Cambridge cared for an average of 33.2 residents daily in the first quarter of 2026, making it the second largest nursing facility in Guernsey County.

Piketon Nursing Center assisted an average of 46.9 residents daily in the first quarter of 2026, making it the second largest nursing facility in Pike County.

Senator Steve Wilson announced more than $5.5 million in state capital budget funds will go toward community projects across his district. The legislation supports local parks improvements as well as workforce development efforts.

Ohio State Representative Justin Pizzulli announced a temporary freeze on new rehab facility applications due to ongoing fraud concerns. Existing providers will continue operating while enhanced oversight measures are implemented.

During the first quarter of 2026, Laurels of Hillsboro, together with Hillsboro Post Acute, served an average of 76.2 residents daily, marking it as the joint largest nursing home in Highland County.

With an overall rating of 4, Four Winds Nursing Facility led Jackson County as the largest nursing home in the first quarter of 2026.

In the first quarter of 2026, Embassy of Valley View was among 5 for-profit nursing homes in Ross County, Ohio, and achieved a 4-star overall CMS rating.

In the first quarter of 2026, Edgewood Manor of Greenfield was among the five for-profit nursing homes in Highland County, Ohio, and earned a two-star overall rating from CMS.

Maple Hills Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation, the sole nursing facility in Vinton County, cared for an average of 34.4 residents daily during the first quarter of 2026.

Ayden Healthcare of Jackson, owned by Solomon Kazarnovsky and Abba Stein since Dec. 31, 2021, received a CMS overall rating of 4 during the first quarter of 2026.

Monarch Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation, which has been under the ownership of Continuing Healthcare Solutions, Inc. since April 30, 2016, received an overall CMS rating of 3 in the first quarter of 2026.

Chillicothe Post Acute, under Providence Group NH, LLC ownership since Dec. 1, 2024, received an overall four-star CMS rating in the first quarter of 2026.

Locust Ridge Healthcare, LLC ranked as one of 3 for-profit nursing homes in Brown County, Ohio in the first quarter of 2026, receiving a five-star overall CMS rating.

In the first quarter of 2026, Piketon Nursing Center was one of two for-profit nursing homes in Pike County, Ohio, holding an overall CMS rating of four.

Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation, under Steven Boymel’s ownership since March 1, 2017, earned an overall CMS rating of 4 in the first quarter of 2026.

During the first quarter of 2026, Arbors at Gallipolis served a daily average of 85.3 residents, making it the largest nursing home in Gallia County.

Since Nov. 15, 2003, the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting has owned Ohio Veterans Home – Georgetown, which received a five-star overall CMS rating in the first quarter of 2026.

In the first quarter of 2026, Harbor Healthcare of Ironton was among 3 for-profit nursing homes in Lawrence County, Ohio, with a CMS rating of 3.