Wayside Farm Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wayside Farm Inc is a 95-bed for-profit nursing home in Peninsula, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Ohio average of 2.09, and 45.3% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Wayside Farm Inc
4557 Quick RdPeninsula, OH 44264
Summit 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 Wayside Farm Inc, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Ohio average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 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) | 1.70 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.70 | 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
45.3% of nursing staff at Wayside Farm Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 77.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 19, 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 2 fines totaling $165,448 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | Fine | $81,218 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | 41 days from Sep 3, 2024 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Fine | $84,230 |
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. Wayside Farm Inc holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Wayside Farm Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wayside Farm, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 8, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.