Overview
Wayne County Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Ohio average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 7 nursing homes in Wooster. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 79% of nursing homes in Ohio (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 14, 2024, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Ohio average of 10.4. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Ohio nursing homes have been fined.
Wayne County Care Center is a government-run facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
Top 9%
Top 10%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 14, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.05 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides2.39 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 12, 2007
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes