All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in West Allis,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Aria At Mitchell Manor runs on thin staffing, the federal government gives it just one star out of five there, well below what you'd want to see for a 50-bed home. Inspectors cited 22 deficiencies on the current record, including three tied to abuse and one serious enough to put a resident in harm's way, which is a lot of findings for a building this size. Staff turnover sits at 43.4%, slightly better than the national average but still meaning nearly half the workforce leaves each year. Quality measures and the January 2025 inspection itself look more mid-range, but the staffing shortfall and abuse findings are the numbers I'd press on before deciding.
The numbers at Resolve At West Allis Respiratory And Rehab don't tell one story, they tell two, and they don't agree. Total nurse staffing runs 4.93 hours per resident day, roughly 28% above the national average, which sounds like plenty of hands on deck. But weekend staffing drops about 14% below its own weekday level, so the coverage families see on a Tuesday isn't what shows up on a Saturday. Turnover sits at 58.8% against a national 45.8%, meaning a large share of that staff is new and still learning the building. Then there's the record: 61 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level, eight tied to abuse, and a $130,322 fine, with the most recent inspection dated April 2026.
Maplewood Center has real staffing muscle, 5.12 nurse hours per resident day sits about a third above the national average, but the inspection record is where the story turns. Eighty-one deficiencies on the current record, eleven of them at harm or jeopardy level and ten tied to abuse, with $352,483 in fines across four penalties. That's a lot of serious findings for a 150-bed nonprofit, and a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating reflects it.
Turnover runs 52.1% against a national 45.8%, so even the strong staffing numbers come with constant churn, and weekend coverage drops about 9% below weekdays. The most recent inspection was May 2025, so the record is current.