Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Wauseon, Ohio, part of Ayden Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 14.6% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon
303 W Leggett StWauseon, OH 43567
Fulton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Ohio average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 95 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 3.28 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
14.6% of nursing staff at Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 22, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon holds 3 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ayden Healthcare, 11 homes
- Legal name: Buckeye Forest at Wauseon LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 10, 1976
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fulton Manor Nursing & Rehab C Wauseon | 0.7 | 71 | 2.28 | 4.10 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Fairlawn Haven Archbold | 8.1 | 99 | 2.72 | 4.04 | — | 5 | None |
| Northcrest Rehab and Nursing Center Napoleon | 9.9 | 87 | 2.22 | 3.91 | 55.4% | 3 | None |
| Lutheran Home Napoleon | 11.5 | 27 | 2.46 | 3.82 | 77.2% | 4 | None |
| Embassy of Swanton Swanton | 12.9 | 68 | 2.39 | 4.27 | 59.2% | 4 | None |
| Swanton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente Swanton | 13.0 | 92 | 1.63 | 3.02 | 41.8% | 2 | $18,880 |
| Grand Rapids Care Center Grand Rapids | 17.1 | 32 | 1.87 | 3.27 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Whitehouse Country Manor Whitehouse | 17.4 | 90 | 1.59 | 2.97 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.