Ayden Healthcare of Waterville
Nursing home in Waterville, Ohio, CMS certification number 365617
8885 Browning Drive, Waterville, OH 43566 · Lucas County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ayden Healthcare of Waterville take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ayden Healthcare of Waterville is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ayden Healthcare of Waterville reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.42
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.81
- Weekend total hours
- 3.34
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 13, 2024, found 9.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ayden Healthcare of Waterville in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 68.5 residents live here, about 69% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 68.5
- Certified since
- March 6, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Ayden Healthcare of Waterville
- Legal business name
- Buckeye Forest at Waterville
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Ayden Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ayden Healthcare of Waterville
- Astoria Place of Waterville555 Anthony Wayne Trail, Waterville 43566
- Whitehouse Country Manor11239 Waterville St, Whitehouse 43571
- Otterbein Monclova5069 Otterbein Way, Monclova 43542
- The Lakes of Monclova Health Campus6935 Monclova Road, Maumee 43537
- St Clare Commons12469 Five Point Road, Perrysburg 43551
Who inspects nursing homes in Ohio
Ohio's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Ohio, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ayden Healthcare of Waterville, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ayden Healthcare of Waterville
What is the CMS star rating of Ayden Healthcare of Waterville?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ayden Healthcare of Waterville accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ayden Healthcare of Waterville?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ayden Healthcare of Waterville?
Buckeye Forest at Waterville, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.