Here are 32 Nursing Homes in Milwaukee County, WI

Nurse hours

5.25 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Saint Johns On The Lake runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with just 27 certified beds, and the staffing numbers stand out: 5.25 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday level, and turnover sits at 38.7%, better than the 45.8% national figure, though still meaning more than a third of staff leaving annually. The tradeoff shows up in its record: 14 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a June 2025 inspection. Strong staffing and a clean recent survey don't cancel out that history; they sit alongside it.

Nurse hours

4.28 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa runs on 4.28 nurse hours per resident per day, about 11% above the national average, and that shows up in its staffing rating. Weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below weekday levels, though, so care can thin out on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 37.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure but still more than a third of the workforce leaving each year. The inspection record shows 20 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with no abuse citations, and the most recent state visit was June 10, 2025. This is a nonprofit with solid staffing and quality marks, but the deficiency history keeps it out of the top tier.

Nurse hours

5.13 /day

Staff turnover

53%

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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.

Nurse hours

4.60 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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St. Camillus runs a 50-bed nonprofit home in Wauwatosa where the day-to-day staffing is genuinely strong, 4.60 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only about 9% below its own weekday level, which is modest by industry standards. Turnover sits at 41.5%, a bit better than the national 45.8%. The trouble shows up on the inspection side: 17 deficiencies on the current record, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $65,881 in fines and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating from CMS. That contrast, high staffing and quality marks against a recent, serious inspection history, is what holds the overall grade down.

Nurse hours

4.14 /day

Staff turnover

53%

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Clement Manor is a 50-bed nonprofit in Greenfield run by a church group, and its inspection record is genuinely strong, five stars, seven deficiencies on file with nothing at the harm or jeopardy level. Two of those are abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. Daily nurse staffing comes in around 4.14 hours per resident, roughly 7% above the national average, though weekends drop about 11% below the home's own weekday levels. Annual turnover sits at 52.5%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. The last full inspection was December 2024. Quality and staffing measures both land mid-range at three stars. Solid care oversight, but the weekend dip and turnover rate are the two things to press on.

Nurse hours

3.27 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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St Francis Health Services runs 34 beds in Milwaukee, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.27 hours per resident day, roughly 15% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 4% below the home's own weekday level. The inspection record shows 15 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse. On the other side, staff turnover is 28.6%, well below the national 45.8%, which suggests people stay. The last inspection was recent, February 2026, and the for-profit corporate owner holds middle ratings across health, quality, and staffing.

Nurse hours

4.38 /day

Staff turnover

63%

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Complete Care At Glendale West runs a for-profit LLC operation with 94 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.38 hours per resident day, about 13% above the national average. That's the strongest thing going for it, though weekends dip roughly 8% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover of 62.9% is well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people providing that care keep changing. Inspections are another matter: 38 deficiencies on the current record, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a $11,180 fine and a 2/5 health inspection rating. The state last visited in May 2025. Strong quality scores don't erase a citation record like that.

Nurse hours

4.27 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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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.

Nurse hours

n/a /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Milwaukee Catholic Home runs on a nonprofit model with 107 certified beds, and its most recent inspection in June 2025 turned up 15 deficiencies, none of which rose to the level of harm or jeopardy, and none tied to abuse. That's a meaningful distinction, because plenty of homes with cleaner-looking counts have worse findings buried in them. Where this one gets shakier is staffing, which earned just one star out of five, even though its 42.5% turnover rate is actually a bit better than the national average of 45.8%. Reading those two together, the issue doesn't look like people leaving so much as not enough of them to begin with.

Nurse hours

3.70 /day

Staff turnover

47%

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Complete Care At Southpointe runs 174 beds under a for-profit limited liability company, and its staffing sits at 3.70 nurse hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop roughly 9% below its own weekday coverage, and turnover is 47.4%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The bigger issue is the inspection record: 17 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, plus a single fine of $89,823. Its quality measure stars look strong at 5/5 and staffing sits at 3/5, but the health inspection rating is 2/5, and that recent March 2026 survey is what a family should ask about directly before deciding.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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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.

Nurse hours

3.57 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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Willowcrest runs about 3.57 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends drop another 11% below its own weekday staffing. The current record shows 36 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a single fine of $21,285; the most recent inspection was June 5, 2025. Turnover sits at 41.3%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and quality measures score well, but staffing and inspection ratings both land at 2 out of 5, which is where the trouble actually lives.

Nurse hours

4.64 /day

Staff turnover

65%

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Complete Care At Hales Corners runs 4.64 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 20% above the national average, though weekends drop about 8% below its own weekday level, so the coverage you see on a Tuesday isn't quite what you get on a Sunday. Turnover is the harder number: 64.7% of staff leaving annually against a national 45.8%, which means a lot of new faces cycling through 62 beds. The inspection record shows 17 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a $17,934 fine. That last inspection was June 2025, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

3.25 /day

Staff turnover

30%

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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.

Nurse hours

3.00 /day

Staff turnover

52%

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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.

Nurse hours

4.81 /day

Staff turnover

55%

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Luther Manor runs 4.81 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average of 3.86, and CMS gives it four stars for staffing. That's the good news, and it's real. The rest is harder. Fifty deficiencies sit on the current record, seven of them at harm or jeopardy level and twelve abuse-related, with six fines totaling $170,666. Staff turnover is 55.2% against a national 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 10% below its own weekday level. The last inspection, in December 2025, produced a one-star health inspection rating. The nonprofit owner is a corporation, not a family operation. Strong hours on paper aren't reaching residents the way the numbers suggest they should.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

46%

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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.

Nurse hours

3.71 /day

Staff turnover

82%

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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.

Nurse hours

3.43 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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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.

Nurse hours

3.58 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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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.