Smithville Western Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Smithville Western Care Center is a 127-bed for-profit nursing home in Wooster, Ohio, part of Sprenger Health Care Systems. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 34.6% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Smithville Western Care Center
4110 East Smithville Western RoadWooster, OH 44691
Wayne 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 Smithville Western Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.80 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Ohio average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 165 aide hours a day, or about 21 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 | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.80 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
34.6% of nursing staff at Smithville Western Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $42,777 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | Fine | $42,777 |
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. Smithville Western Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Smithville Western Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sprenger Health Care Systems, 12 homes
- Legal name: Smithville Western Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 9, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Smithville Western Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avenue at Wooster Wooster | 1.6 | 82 | 1.73 | 3.28 | 35.8% | 3 | None |
| Glendora Health Care Center Wooster | 2.9 | 49 | 1.76 | 3.34 | 67.6% | 1 | $17,080 |
| Wooster Community Hospital SNF Wooster | 3.2 | 22 | 2.59 | 7.08 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| West View Healthy Living Wooster | 4.4 | 93 | 2.44 | 3.75 | 53.9% | 4 | None |
| Wayne County Care Center Wooster | 4.9 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.93 | 58.0% | 5 | None |
| Accord Care Community Orrville LLC Orrville | 5.5 | 88 | 1.89 | 3.24 | 60.9% | 2 | None |
| Orrville Pointe Orrville | 6.0 | 47 | 2.36 | 3.89 | 70.9% | 2 | None |
| Apostolic Christian Home Inc Rittman | 7.7 | 75 | 2.54 | 4.45 | 31.2% | 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.