Nursing Homes in Wooster, OH- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of March 24, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Wooster
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on March 24, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Wooster has a total of 70 active skilled nursing facilities and 6,140 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Wooster of 30,750, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.01 persons in Wooster. There were 5,049 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.23 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Wooster has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Wooster and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.62 0.60 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.03 2.07 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.93 0.97 / 0.88
All Staff 3.57 3.64 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Ohio.

COVID-19 Infections in Wooster Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Wooster there were a total of 19 new cases and 19 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Wooster

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Wooster Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Wooster, OH. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Wooster

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Wooster based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Falls Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
330 BROADWAY EAST
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
36.00
Meadow Wind Health Care Center
300 23RD STREET NE
MASSILLON, OH
34.67
Country Lawn Ctr For Rehab
10608 NAVARRE ROAD SW
NAVARRE, OH
2.00
Western Reserve Masonic Comm
4931 NETTLETON ROAD
MEDINA, OH
13.33
Walnut Hills Nursing Home
4748 OLDE PUMP STREET
WALNUT CREEK, OH
29.33
Village at St Edward Nrsg Care
3131 SMITH RD
FAIRLAWN, OH
21.33
Timberland Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation
3558 RIDGEWOOD ROAD
FAIRLAWN, OH
5.60
Elms Retirement Village Inc
136 S MAIN ST
WELLINGTON, OH
22.67
Pebble Creek Healthcare Center
670 JARVIS RD
AKRON, OH
7.33
Green Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ltd
708 MOORE ROAD
AKRON, OH
9.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Wooster based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Accord Care Community Orrville LLC
1980 LYNN DRIVE
ORRVILLE, OH
74.00
Hanover Healthcare Center
435 AVIS AVENUE NW
MASSILLON, OH
137.33
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Arbors at Fairlawn The
575 S CLEVELAND MASSILLON ROAD
FAIRLAWN, OH
127.67
Wyant Woods Healthcare Center
200 WYANT RD
AKRON, OH
101.33
Bath Manor Special Care Centre
2330 SMITH ROAD
AKRON, OH
90.00
Brewster Convalescent Center
264 MOHICAN STREET NE
BREWSTER, OH
148.67
Continuing Healthcare of Cuyahoga Falls
300 EAST BATH ROAD
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
436.83
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Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Canal Pointe
145 OLIVE ST
AKRON, OH
115.17
Highland Square Nursing and Rehabilitation
1211 W MARKET ST
AKRON, OH
147.33
Medina Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing
555 SPRINGBROOK DR
MEDINA, OH
132.00

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