Overview
Wayne County Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lyons. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 87% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 26, 2024, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,153 in the past three years.
Wayne County Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 192 certified beds, caring for about 139 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 26, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,153
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.23 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides2.58 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 192
- Average residents per day
- 139
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes