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Medicaid nursing homes in Wisconsin

317 of Wisconsin's 323 nursing homes are certified to accept BadgerCare Plus / Family Care — and 313 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept BadgerCare Plus / Family Care, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Wisconsin

#1
A

99/100

Wi Veterans Hm Ainsworth Hall

King, WI · Waupaca County

CMS 5/5 198 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.82 /day
Staff turnover
27%
Serious cites
0
#2
A

97/100

Columbia Health Care Center

Wyocena, WI · Columbia County

CMS 5/5 75 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.71 /day
Staff turnover
21%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

96/100

Wi Veterans Home At Chippewa Falls

Chippewa Falls, WI · Chippewa County

CMS 5/5 72 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.94 /day
Staff turnover
38%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

96/100

St Joseph Residence

New London, WI · Waupaca County

CMS 5/5 50 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
6.03 /day
Staff turnover
38%
Serious cites
0
#7
A

96/100

Markesan Resident Home

Markesan, WI · Green Lake County

CMS 5/5 50 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.20 /day
Staff turnover
37%
Serious cites
0
#8
A

93/100

Clearview Brain Injury Center

Juneau, WI · Dodge County

CMS 5/5 30 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
7.72 /day
Staff turnover
25%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

93/100

Norwood Health Ctr-Central

Marshfield, WI · Wood County

CMS 5/5 32 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
6.12 /day
Staff turnover
40%
Serious cites
3

3 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#10
A

93/100

Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care

Reedsburg, WI · Sauk County

CMS 5/5 25 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.51 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0
#12
A

93/100

Lasata Care Center

Cedarburg, WI · Ozaukee County

CMS 5/5 106 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.73 /day
Staff turnover
41%
Serious cites
0
#13
A

93/100

Harbor Haven Health & Rehabilitation

Fond Du Lac, WI · Fond Du Lac County

CMS 5/5 85 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.31 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#14
A

93/100

Hillview Health Care Ctr

La Crosse, WI · La Crosse County

CMS 5/5 37 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.61 /day
Staff turnover
41%
Serious cites
0
#15
A

92/100

Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 2

Ladysmith, WI · Rusk County

CMS 5/5 30 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.46 /day
Staff turnover
15%
Serious cites
0