Excel Care at Wayne: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Excel Care at Wayne is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Wayne, New Jersey, part of Excelcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 75.2% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Excel Care at Wayne
296 Hamburg TurnpikeWayne, NJ 07470
Passaic 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 Excel Care at Wayne, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 17% below the New Jersey average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 203 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
75.2% of nursing staff at Excel Care at Wayne left over the year CMS measured, against a New Jersey average of 39.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 13, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Excel Care at Wayne holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Excel Care at Wayne
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Excelcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: The Gardens at Wayne Post Acute and Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1970
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Excel Care at Wayne
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Preakness Healthcare Center Wayne | 0.9 | 406 | 2.53 | 4.01 | 23.7% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne Wayne | 1.9 | 209 | 2.36 | 3.85 | 41.8% | 4 | $3,418 |
| Windmere North Haledon | 1.9 | 57 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC Paterson | 2.7 | 54 | 2.19 | 3.78 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Christian Health Care Center Wyckoff | 3.1 | 304 | 2.46 | 3.92 | 22.6% | 3 | None |
| Careone at Wayne Wayne | 3.3 | 101 | 2.27 | 4.27 | 19.3% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Rehab and Care Center Wayne | 3.5 | 170 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 59.1% | 3 | None |
| Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, Llc Paterson | 3.6 | 68 | 2.08 | 4.39 | 59.5% | 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.