Nursing HomeInspections

Prairie Maison

Nursing home in Prairie Du Chien, WI

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
700 South Fremont, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Phone
(608) 326-8471
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
525525
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
50
Average residents per day
48
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Prairie Nursing Facility LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 1, 1993
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 525525. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 30, 2025. CMS lists 13 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 23, 2023 to Jul 30, 2025): 6 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 30, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 30, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 30, 2025Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 28, 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		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 28, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 13, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Mar 13, 2025Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with…
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Jun 19, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 19, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 19, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 2, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 17, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection · infection-control inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 13. 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 Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $152,525 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 13, 2025Fine: $149,380
Jun 19, 2024Payment denial for 22 days from Jul 18, 2024
Sep 5, 2023Fine: $3,145

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.48 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.69 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.92 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.14 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
33%
RN turnover (yearly)
23%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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.