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Wayne County Nursing Home

1529 Nye Road, Lyons, NY 14489 · Map
Government - City/county · 192 certified beds

Medicare and Medicaid certified
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Wayne County Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lyons, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.61 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Nov 26, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.

1 out of 5Overall CMS rating
1 out of 5Health inspections
4 out of 5Staffing
192 bedsCertified beds
  • 1 fine totaling $24,850In CMS records: 1 total penalty.

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating1/5
Health inspections1/5
Staffing4/5
Quality measures3/5
Long-stay quality4/5
Short-stay quality3/5

How Wayne County Nursing Home compares

This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.

MetricThis facilityNew York avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)4.613.653.89above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.480.700.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.012.182.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover29.0%40.5%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection4.07.69.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

4.61Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.48RN hrs/resident/day
1.12LPN hrs/resident/day
3.01Aide hrs/resident/day
3.75Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff29.0%
Registered nurses23.1%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Nov 26, 2024Most recent inspection
4Deficiencies found
203Health inspection score
1Fines
  • Every deficiency from the November 7, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 24, 2025

Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $24,850, 1 total penalty.

What inspectors found at Wayne County Nursing Home

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Immediate jeopardy

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

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Administration Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
  • Potential for harm

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

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 13, 2022
  • Potential for harm

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 13, 2022
  • Potential for harm

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 13, 2022
  • Potential for harm

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 13, 2022
  • Potential for harm

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2020
  • Potential for harm

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

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2020
  • Potential for harm

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2020

Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.

About this facility

Address
1529 Nye Road
Lyons, NY 14489
CMS certification #
335406
Ownership
Government - City/county
Certified beds
192
Avg residents/day
131.6
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
1974-01-01
Setting
Urban

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
  • Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2019, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Wayne County Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

  • Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room. Our fully furnished private and semi-private rooms at Wayne County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lyons, NY are thoughtfully designed to promote comfort, healing, and recovery for both short-term rehab patients and long-term care residents. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Staff pay and workplace safety

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

Federal wage and hour cases

The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.

  • Findings for Sep 5, 2019 to Sep 2, 2021. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wayne County Nursing Home (Wayne County). Case 1948037.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • Feb 5, 2021: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 5, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wayne Co Nursing Home and Rehab CTR.
  • Feb 11, 2020: follow-up inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 28, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wayne Co Nursing Home and Rehab CTR.
  • Aug 12, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Feb 28, 2020. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wayne Co Nursing Home and Rehab CTR.
    Details
    • Serious: Cited rule 12. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 3, 2020.
    • Serious: Cited rule 12. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 26, 2020.
    • Serious: Cited rule 12. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 10, 2020.
  • Aug 12, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 5, 2021. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wayne Co Nursing Home and Rehab CTR.
    Details
    • Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 24, 2020.
    • Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 15, 2020.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Newark. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Newark Manor Nursing Home Inc, Newark. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Ur Medicine Home Care, Certified Services, Inc, Webster. 25.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Kinney Drugs. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 14489 as micropolitan (micropolitan high commuting).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Fresenius Kidney Care - Newark, Newark, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Geneva General Hospital, Geneva, 13.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice
2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 14489.
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Highland Hospital Of Rochester, Canandaigua. 19.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard risk

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Flood zone
FEMA has a flood map for this community (takes effect November 13, 2026), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

What we checked

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026See above
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
New York State Department of Health kitchen inspectionsOct 15, 2026No kitchen matched
Hurricane evacuation zone mapsNot in a mapped zone
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Wayne County Nursing Home a good nursing home?

CMS gives Wayne County Nursing Home an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Wayne County Nursing Home staffed?

Wayne County Nursing Home reports 4.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.

Has Wayne County Nursing Home had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.

How many beds does Wayne County Nursing Home have?

Wayne County Nursing Home is certified for 192 beds.