Wooster, OH

Wayne County Care Center

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 8 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

876 S Geyers Chapel Road, Wooster, OH

(330) 262-1786

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

2 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

50

Certified beds

Average residents

43

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Government

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2007-04-12

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.59

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.09

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.97

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.14 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.65

All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.68

RN + LPN hours · state 1.59 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.04

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.29 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.30

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.41 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.03

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.59

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.62

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.38

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

86%

Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

66%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

9,081

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

24.79

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9836

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

0

Baseline 35.42% · Performance 62.07% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

4.96

Baseline 4.58 hours · Performance 4.49 hours · Measure score 4.96 · Achievement 4.96 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission Not Available
10.72%
Not Available · Eligible stays 16 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge to community Not Available
50.57%
Not Available · Eligible stays 12 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary Not Available
1.02
Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Drug regimen review with follow-up Not Available
95.27%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury Not Available
0.77%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened Not Available
2.29%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization Not Available
7.12%
Not Available · Eligible stays 7 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage Not Available
8.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Staff flu vaccination coverage 1.05%
42%
41 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 95
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date Not Available
25.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8%
92.4%
5.4 pts better
93.4%
4.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.1% · Q2 97.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 97.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
94.5%
5.5 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9%
3.3%
0.4 pts better
3.3%
0.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.8% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 13.9%
26.1%
12.2 pts better
11.4%
2.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.1% · Q2 19.4% · Q3 6.7% · Q4 13.3% · 4Q avg 13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7%
6.2%
0.5 pts worse
5.4%
1.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 3.4% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 9.4% · 4Q avg 6.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 36.1%
25.4%
10.7 pts worse
19.6%
16.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.3% · Q2 36.7% · Q3 41.4% · Q4 34.4% · 4Q avg 36.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.7%
11.5%
0.2 pts worse
16.7%
5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 14.3% · Q3 8.0% · Q4 7.7% · 4Q avg 11.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.1%
0.1 pts better
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 20.9%
7.7%
13.2 pts worse
16.3%
4.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 20.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.2%
6.2%
12 pts worse
14.9%
3.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.8% · Q2 29.6% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 17.2% · 4Q avg 18.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0%
0.2%
0.2 pts better
1.0%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0%
0.5%
0.5 pts better
1.7%
1.7 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 34.2%
21.7%
12.5 pts worse
19.8%
14.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 44.4% · Q2 34.9% · Q3 23.8% · Q4 33.9% · 4Q avg 34.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5%
3.7%
0.8 pts worse
5.1%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.1% · Q2 7.2% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.1% · 4Q avg 4.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.2%
78.1%
4.9 pts worse
81.7%
8.5 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 63.0% · Q2 63.4% · Q3 75.8% · Q4 96.2% · 4Q avg 73.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0%
1.2%
1.2 pts better
1.6%
1.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 70.0%
75.6%
5.6 pts worse
79.7%
9.7 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 70.0%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-11-14 · Fire 2024-11-14

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)

8 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2022-05-26 · Fire 2022-05-26

3 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

5 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2019-09-05 · Fire 2019-09-05

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-01-27

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

K914 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2022-06-22

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2022-06-22

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2022-06-22

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2022-06-22

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2022-06-22

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-09-05

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2019-09-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-09-05

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-09-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-09-05

K355 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2019-09-30

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

F567 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

Corrected 2025-01-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

F569 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Corrected 2025-01-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2025-01-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-14

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-01-21

G · Actual harm 2024-09-10

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-09-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2022-06-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-26

F791 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2022-06-22

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-09-05

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2019-09-30

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Wayne County Auditor

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 1 facilities 2007-01-01
Amstutz, Ron

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2021-07-23
Dennis, Judy

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2022-01-31
Smail, Sue

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2021-07-23

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