Altercare Cambridge

    66731 Old Twenty One Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff and excellent rehab

    I had a very positive stay - compassionate, attentive nurses, aides and therapists provided excellent care in a clean, beautiful, well-kept facility with a homey, family-like atmosphere. Management and the front desk were responsive, I formed lasting connections, and the rehab support helped me return home; I would recommend this place.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.28·(43)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiver staff
    • Attentive rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Responsive front-desk and admissions staff
    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Home-like, welcoming atmosphere
    • Supportive hospice and discharge transition support
    • Strong teamwork and family-like staff relationships
    • Pleasant dining experiences once issues are addressed
    • Engaging volunteer involvement
    • Skilled nursing capabilities for post-acute care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent leadership responsiveness and accountability
    • Inadequate staffing levels and clinical coverage
    • Slow call-bell response and delays in resident assistance
    • Medication-management safety concerns
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Inconsistent meal-service timing and quality
    • Gaps in fall-prevention and bed-safety practices
    • Operational emphasis on occupancy over individualized care

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed but actionable picture. Many accounts emphasize a warm, clean facility with caring direct-care staff and effective rehabilitation services; however, recurring operational issues raise concerns about consistency in day-to-day care and leadership oversight.

    Care quality and clinical concerns: Positive experiences center on compassionate nursing, attentive aides, and effective therapy teams who facilitate discharge and rehabilitation. These strengths are counterbalanced by repeated descriptions of understaffing, delayed responses to call bells, and concerns about medication administration controls. There are also references to bed-safety and fall-prevention gaps that suggest the facility may be better equipped for ambulatory or short-term rehab residents than for higher-acuity long-term care without additional safeguards.

    Staff and management: Many reviewers praise frontline staff for kindness, teamwork, and creating a family-like culture; long-term connections with staff and gratitude for hospice or transition support are frequently noted. At the same time, several accounts point to inconsistent managerial responsiveness, occasional unprofessional behavior in supervisory roles, and perceptions that administrative priorities may emphasize occupancy. These management-level inconsistencies appear to affect staff morale in some departments and the facility’s responsiveness to serious operational issues.

    Dining and activities: Dining experiences vary. Multiple reviewers report pleasant meals and responsive correction of initial problems, and therapy/dining staff receive specific commendations in rehabilitation stays. Conversely, there are operational complaints about slow food service and intermittent dining-quality issues that can affect resident satisfaction, particularly during peak service times.

    Facilities and housekeeping: The building and common areas are regularly described as attractive and well-kept, contributing to a home-like atmosphere. At the same time, there are recurring cleanliness and housekeeping inconsistencies—for example, lapses in routine floor care and other sanitation tasks—that suggest variability in environmental services performance across shifts.

    Notable patterns and recommendations for families: The dominant pattern is a facility with strong interpersonal strengths among caregivers and solid rehab capabilities, paired with operational weaknesses that can affect safety and consistency. Prospective residents and families should weigh the value of the facility’s compassionate staff and therapy programs against the reported challenges in staffing, call-response times, medication-management practices, and leadership follow-through. When assessing placement, consider asking for current staffing ratios, fall-prevention protocols, medication-safety procedures, recent housekeeping audits, and examples of how management has addressed past concerns. If possible, arrange a daytime and evening visit to observe service consistency across shifts.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Altercare Cambridge is located at 66731 Old Twenty One Rd, Cambridge, OH, 43725.

    About Altercare Cambridge

    Altercare Cambridge sits in Valley, Ohio, surrounded by the quiet Guernsey County countryside and next to Fletcher Park, and offers care for seniors in a peaceful setting with a family-run approach that's been going on for over 45 years, so you see it's a place that's been part of the community a long while. The building has a unique design like an outdoor shopping promenade with special spots like a ristorante, beauty shop, movie theater, bistro, and a library, so residents have places to relax and enjoy themselves within the center, and butterfly-style rooms give a sense of privacy, with beds separated by dividing walls and shared full bathrooms, which is a little different from what you see elsewhere. Residents can find several kinds of living options like independent living, assisted living, and memory care, and there are services such as skilled nursing care available round the clock, along with expert help for both short-term and long-term needs. The center helps with day-to-day things through nursing and personal care, and there's a strong focus on therapy-like physical, occupational, and speech therapy-plus orthopedic, stroke, and heart therapy, and even outpatient rehab and post-acute skilled nursing right on-site for people who are recovering. If families need help for a short period, the respite care is there, and for those dealing with serious illness, palliative and hospice care is an option here too, and spiritual care rounds out their services. Care management and coordination help everyone keep track of the different needs residents might have, so people aren't left guessing what comes next, and specialized care plans are adjusted as needed for seniors with dementia, memory issues, or other health problems. Amenities aim to add comfort, and Altercare Cambridge tries to keep things convenient, aiming to treat residents much like family. The place has a 3.7 rating from 9 reviews, and the wider Altercare network's got several other spots, including one in Cambridge, so families have some choice within the group if needed. Major highways aren't far, which is handy for visits. For anyone looking at senior care, Altercare Cambridge stands out for its promenade-style layout, varied care types, and its long roots in the Valley, so it's a spot where people go for both medical help and a bit of community comfort.

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    Altercare Cambridge offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 66731 Old Twenty One Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725.

    No, Altercare Cambridge does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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