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C

63/100

Average

Sauk Co Health Care Center

1051 Clark St., Reedsburg, WI 53959

CMS 1/5 stars #5 of 5 in Sauk County (608) 524-7500
Certified beds
82
Occupancy
56%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $224,062 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 4 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 68%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on Sauk Co Health Care Center

Sauk County runs this 82-bed home in Reedsburg, and the staffing numbers are genuinely good on paper: 5.40 nurse hours per resident day, about 40% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping roughly 11% below its own weekday level. What undercuts that is everything else. Staff turnover sits at 68.1% against a national average of 45.8%, so the people delivering those hours keep leaving. Inspectors cited 16 deficiencies on the current record, five at harm or jeopardy level and five abuse-related, with three fines totaling $160,977 and a survey as recent as April 2025. County ownership and strong staffing hours haven't translated into safe care here.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability2/15Outcomes2/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

29/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →6.34 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.16 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 11% against weekdays

Staff stability

2/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →68% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

2/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →1 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$224,062 in federal fines across 4 action(s)
  • →-0 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day5.40 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.16 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.78 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover68.10%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 17, 2026 (4 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Sauk Co Health Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Sauk Co Health Care Center? +

Sauk Co Health Care Center holds an ElderGrade of C (63 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Sauk Co Health Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 5.40 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Sauk Co Health Care Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Sauk Co Health Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Sauk Co Health Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.