Wayne County Care Center
876 S Geyers Chapel Road, Wooster, OH, 44691
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 50 · avg 44 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 54.3% — higher than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 49.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Ohio nursing homesOhio avg: 44.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Ohio averageOhio avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 366341
- Certified beds
- 50 beds · avg 44 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Wayne County Auditor
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Judy Dennis
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022
- Ron Amstutz
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Sue Smail
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Wayne County Auditor
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2007
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 8)
- D0695·Nov 14, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0582·Nov 14, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D0569·Nov 14, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- D0567·Nov 14, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- G0689·Sep 10, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0791·May 26, 2022
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D0578·May 26, 2022
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- F0812·Sep 5, 2019
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 14, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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