Golden Years Homestead: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Golden Years Homestead is a 111-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Greencroft Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the Indiana average of 2.23, and 12.6% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Golden Years Homestead
3136 Goeglein RdFort Wayne, IN 46815
Allen 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 Golden Years Homestead, nurse aides logged 3.02 hours per resident per day, 35% above the Indiana average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 276 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.02 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.31 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
12.6% of nursing staff at Golden Years Homestead left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,646 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2024 | Fine | $15,646 |
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. Golden Years Homestead holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Golden Years Homestead
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Greencroft Communities, 5 homes
- Legal name: Woodlawn Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 16, 2005
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Golden Years Homestead
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chateau Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Fort Wayne | 1.4 | 99 | 2.72 | 3.65 | 63.6% | 1 | $109,257 |
| The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility Fort Wayne | 1.8 | 77 | 1.93 | 3.59 | 59.5% | 3 | None |
| Majestic Care of New Haven New Haven | 3.0 | 109 | 2.05 | 3.36 | 54.7% | 3 | None |
| Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne | 3.1 | 118 | 2.30 | 3.25 | 37.3% | 3 | None |
| Heritage Park Fort Wayne | 3.3 | 180 | 2.39 | 3.65 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Fort Wayne | 3.3 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.48 | 41.4% | 5 | None |
| Byron Health Center Fort Wayne · many days without an RN | 3.6 | 120 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 45.3% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Wayne | 3.9 | 142 | 1.95 | 3.18 | 58.0% | 5 | 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.