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Sauk Co Health Care Center

Nursing home in Reedsburg, WI

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1051 Clark St., Reedsburg, WI 53959
Phone
(608) 524-7500
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
525114
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
82
Average residents per day
43
Ownership
Government, county
Legal business name
Sauk County
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 525114. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 17, 2026. CMS lists 18 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 1, 2024 to Jun 17, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 6 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 17, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jun 17, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2025Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 7, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 7, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 18. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $224,062 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Feb 3, 2026Fine: $63,085
Feb 3, 2026Payment denial for 8 days from Mar 4, 2026
Apr 7, 2025Fine: $123,000
Oct 30, 2024Fine: $11,723
May 1, 2024Fine: $26,254

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
5.92 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.68 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
5.15 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
64%
RN turnover (yearly)
88%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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