Wayne County Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wayne County Care Center is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in Wooster, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 58.0% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Wayne County Care Center
876 S Geyers Chapel 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 Wayne County Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Ohio average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 99 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.93 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
58.0% of nursing staff at Wayne County 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Wayne County Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Wayne County Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Wayne County Auditor
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 12, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wayne County Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Glendora Health Care Center Wooster | 2.4 | 49 | 1.76 | 3.34 | 67.6% | 1 | $17,080 |
| Wooster Community Hospital SNF Wooster | 3.1 | 22 | 2.59 | 7.08 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| West View Healthy Living Wooster | 4.2 | 93 | 2.44 | 3.75 | 53.9% | 4 | None |
| Smithville Western Care Center Wooster | 4.9 | 127 | 1.80 | 3.63 | 34.6% | 2 | $42,777 |
| Avenue at Wooster Wooster | 5.2 | 82 | 1.73 | 3.28 | 35.8% | 3 | None |
| Orrville Pointe Orrville | 6.8 | 47 | 2.36 | 3.89 | 70.9% | 2 | None |
| Accord Care Community Orrville LLC Orrville | 6.9 | 88 | 1.89 | 3.24 | 60.9% | 2 | None |
| Shady Lawn Nursing Home Dalton · abuse citation | 10.3 | 98 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 42.1% | 2 | $40,950 |
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.