11 of the 17 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Milwaukee, WI (65%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. They average 3.85 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.27 hours below the 4.12 for every home in Milwaukee, WI. Nurse staff turnover runs 55.3%, 0.2 points higher than the 55.1% across all homes there. Eastcastle Pl Bradford Ter Conv Ctr in Milwaukee grades highest at A (85 out of 100).
How chain-owned homes in Milwaukee, WI compare
This group set against every nursing home in Milwaukee, WI, from the current CMS release.
Eastcastle Pl Bradford Ter runs 5.13 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more staffing than the national average, and that shows up in its five-star staffing and quality ratings. The tradeoff is consistency: weekend coverage drops about 13% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover of 53.2% sits above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is the weaker side, 16 deficiencies, including one at harm level and two tied to abuse, with $99,452 in fines. The most recent inspection was February 2026, so the record is current. Strong day-to-day care numbers, but staffing stability and a serious citation history are the things to ask about directly.
St. Ann Health and Rehabilitation Center runs 50 certified beds in Milwaukee under corporate for-profit ownership. Its total nurse staffing sits at 4.27 hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, but weekend coverage drops about 9% below its own weekday level, so the help you get may depend on which day you visit. The current record shows 21 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level but one tied to abuse, and a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating from a March 2026 survey. The staffing star rating of 2 suggests the federal formula weighs turnover and mix, not just raw hours.
Sunrise Health Services runs 99 beds in Milwaukee under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.25 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, about 10% below the home's own weekday levels, so the hours when families most often visit are also the leanest. Turnover is the one number that beats the norm: 29.8% against a national 45.8%.
The inspection record is the harder read. Thirty-nine deficiencies are open, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related, with $113,910 in fines across two penalties. The most recent inspection was July 24, 2025. Ask about those harm-level findings specifically, and ask who is on the floor on Saturdays.
Milwaukee Health and Rehab runs about 3.00 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average of 3.86, and that thin margin gets thinner on weekends, when staffing drops another 8 percent below its own weekday level. Annual turnover sits at 52.2 percent against a national 45.8, so the people providing that care are cycling out faster than usual. The health inspection record is genuinely strong, 21 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, and a recent December 2025 survey, but four abuse-related citations stand out on an otherwise clean sheet. With 95 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, the pattern is a home that inspects well while running lean on the floor.
St. Anne's Salvatorian Campus runs on a nonprofit model with 50 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.02 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. That's the good news. The rest is harder: 61 deficiencies on the current record, seven of them at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $326,060. Staff turnover matches the national rate at 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 8% below weekdays. The last inspection was November 2024. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating and 2-out-of-5 on quality measures tell you where the problems concentrate, and it isn't staffing hours on paper.
Wheaton Franciscan's Terrace at St. Francis carries 80 deficiencies on its current record, and 11 of those rise to the level of actual harm or jeopardy. Seven are abuse-related. That is not a paperwork problem, it is a pattern that inspectors keep finding. The health inspection rating of 1 out of 5 reflects it, and the $219,651 in fines across four separate actions shows regulators have penalized it more than once. Staffing sits slightly under the national average, but the bigger issue is retention: 81.6% turnover means most of the people caring for residents this year will not be there next year, and weekends already run thinner than weekdays.
Edenbrook Lakeside runs 145 beds in Milwaukee, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd look at. At 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 11% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 16% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 34 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, and $138,434 in fines across two cases, with the last inspection in October 2024. Turnover at 41.4% is actually a bit better than average, which suggests the problem isn't retention so much as how many hands are on deck.
Maple Ridge runs 80 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits about 7% under the national average at 3.58 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends drop roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families often visit. Turnover at 40.8% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. The harder numbers are the 31 deficiencies on record, including two at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, plus a $14,433 fine. The most recent inspection was April 30, 2025, so the record is current, not stale.
Mercy Health Services runs 60 certified beds in Milwaukee under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. Nurse coverage sits at 3.73 hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover is the bigger concern: 62.3% of staff left over the past year, against a national average of 45.8%. Inspections in May 2025 turned up 32 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and eight related to abuse, with $47,753 in fines on record. CMS rates the home 2 out of 5 on both staffing and quality measures, and 3 on inspections.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Greenfield runs a for-profit LLC home with 112 certified beds on Milwaukee's south side, and the staffing picture is genuinely mixed. Nurses provide 4.41 hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, but weekend coverage drops about 10% below the home's own weekday level, so the help you'd want on a Saturday isn't quite what the weekday numbers suggest. What's harder to get past is the record: 64 deficiencies, seven at harm or jeopardy level, eight tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $152,619. Annual turnover of 76.2% means most of the staff caring for your family member this year likely won't be there next year.
Bradley Estates runs 198 beds on Milwaukee's north side, and the numbers behind its record are hard to explain away. State inspectors have cited 155 deficiencies, 14 of them serious enough to put residents in immediate harm, and 22 tied to abuse, that volume doesn't come from paperwork slip-ups. Staff turnover sits at 70%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekend coverage drops about 17% below what the building manages on weekdays, which matters because that's when families visit and problems surface. Four fines total $305,374, and the federal government has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in Milwaukee, WI?
There are 11 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Milwaukee, WI, 65% of the 17 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Milwaukee, WI they average 3.85 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.12 for all nursing homes in Milwaukee, WI, a difference of -0.27 hours. Staff turnover averages 55.3% against 55.1%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in Milwaukee, WI?