Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Waunakee, WI

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Waunakee
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Waunakee has a total of 25 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,941 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Waunakee of 14,052, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 7.24 persons in Waunakee. There were 1,253 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 64.55 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Waunakee has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Waunakee and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	1.05	0.94 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.68	2.46 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.57	0.62 / 0.88
All Staff	4.31	4.02 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Wisconsin.

COVID-19 Infections in Waunakee Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Waunakee there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Waunakee

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Waunakee Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Waunakee, WI. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Waunakee

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Waunakee based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Capitol Lakes Health Center 333 W MAIN ST MADISON, WI	38.00
Randolph Health Services 502 S HIGH ST RANDOLPH, WI	2.67
Columbia Health Care Center 323 W MONROE ST WYOCENA, WI	5.33
Maplewood of Sauk Prairie 245 SYCAMORE ST SAUK CITY, WI	30.67
Badger Prairie Hcc 1100 E VERONA AVE VERONA, WI	28.67
Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Ctr 1414 JEFFERSON ST BARABOO, WI	37.00
Sun Prairie Senior Living 228 W MAIN ST SUN PRAIRIE, WI	42.00
Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 400 N MORRIS ST STOUGHTON, WI	36.67
Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center 5833 AMERICAN PARKWAY MADISON, WI	43.33
Oak Park Place of Nakoma 4327 NAKOMA RD MADISON, WI	36.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Waunakee based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Middleton Village Nursing and Rehab 6201 ELMWOOD AVE MIDDLETON, WI	255.00
Ssm Health St Mary's Care Center 3401 MAPLE GROVE DR MADISON, WI	202.33
Dove Healthcare - Lodi 700 CLARK ST LODI, WI	230.17
Edgerton Care Center, Inc 313 STOUGHTON RD EDGERTON, WI	194.33
Heartland Country Village 634 CENTER ST BLACK EARTH, WI	182.67
Grace Healthcare of Oregon 354 N MAIN ST OREGON, WI	251.50 /
Ingleside Manor 407 N EIGHTH ST MOUNT HOREB, WI	106.00
Nazareth Health and Rehab Center 814 JACKSON ST STOUGHTON, WI	73.33
Waunakee Valley Senior Living 801 KLEIN DR WAUNAKEE, WI	285.83
Four Winds Manor 303 S JEFFERSON ST VERONA, WI	67.33

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