Best Nursing Homes in Wisconsin — 2026 Rankings

Wisconsin has 323 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 27.2 deficiencies per facility, with 1 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

1. Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care — Reedsburg (0 deficiencies)
2. Clearview Brain Injury Center — Juneau (1 deficiencies)
3. Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake — Rice Lake (2 deficiencies)
4. Masonic Center For Health & Rehab Inc — Dousman (2 deficiencies)
5. Woodside Lutheran Home — Green Bay (2 deficiencies)
6. Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 2 — Ladysmith (3 deficiencies)
7. Care And Rehab - Boscobel — Boscobel (3 deficiencies)
8. Columbia Health Care Center — Wyocena (3 deficiencies)
9. Court Manor Health Services — Ashland (3 deficiencies)
10. Dove Healthcare - South Eau Claire — Eau Claire (3 deficiencies)
11. Harbor Haven Health & Rehabilitation — Fond Du Lac (3 deficiencies)
12. Norwood Health Ctr-Central — Marshfield (3 deficiencies)
13. Anna John Resident Centered Care Community — Oneida (4 deficiencies)
14. Clement Manor Health Care Center — Greenfield (4 deficiencies)
15. Cornell Health Services — Cornell (4 deficiencies)
16. Crest View Nursing Home — New Lisbon (4 deficiencies)
17. Dove Healthcare - Regional Vent Center — Chippewa Falls (4 deficiencies)
18. Hammond Health Services — Hammond (4 deficiencies)
19. Rennes Health And Rehab Center-West — Peshtigo (4 deficiencies)
20. Shady Lane Nursing Care Center — Manitowoc (4 deficiencies)
21. American Lutheran Home-Menomonie — Menomonie (5 deficiencies)
22. Cedar Crest Health Center — Janesville (5 deficiencies)
23. Dove Healthcare - Osseo — Osseo (5 deficiencies)
24. Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines — Altoona (5 deficiencies)
25. Lakeview Health Center — West Salem (5 deficiencies)

Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Wisconsin

• Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,511 citations
• Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,252 citations
• Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,071 citations
• Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,046 citations
• Infection Control Deficiencies — 888 citations

Compare to Other States

• Browse all 50 state rankings
• Wisconsin SNF Scorecard
• Wisconsin Compliance Benchmark

Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools

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• Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
• F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
• Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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• CMS Survey Preparation Guide
• SNF Compliance Guides
• What Is Skilled Nursing Care?

Official Sources

POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:

• Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
• CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
• CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
• 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
• National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families