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BRIDGEPORT HEALTH CARE CENTER is a for profit - corporation nursing home in PORTSMOUTH, OH with 99 certified beds.
Capacity
99 residents
Location
Portsmouth, OH
Status
Listed in a public registry
2125 ROYCE STREET, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2025, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Ohio average is 10.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 22 minutes with each resident a day, below the Ohio average of 3 hours 41 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Bridgeport Health Care Center in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 22 minutesBelow the Ohio average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 48 minutesAbove the Ohio average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 59%Above the Ohio average |
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 26, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
August 28, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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State inspectors visited on August 28, 2025 and cited 4 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Ohio average is 10.3.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 22 minutes with each resident per day, including 48 minutes from registered nurses. 59% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Bridgeport Health Care Center in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.