14 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Baraboo, WI
3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $73,275 in total fines with 14 recent health deficiencies with 11 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1414 Jefferson St., Baraboo, WI
(608) 356-4838
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
102
Certified beds
Average residents
50
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Complete Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1982-02-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
85 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
1.06
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.97 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.42
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.64 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.71
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.59 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.20
All reported nurse hours · state 4.20 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.48
RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.65
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.72 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.75
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.66 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.09
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.02
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.02
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.43
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
39%
Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
60%
Annual nurse turnover · state 48% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
2,214
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
50.95
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0052
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
7.28
Baseline 16.99% · Performance 18.06% · Measure score 7.28 · Achievement 7.28 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
3.14
Baseline 5.67% · Performance 6.89% · Measure score 3.14 · Achievement 3.14 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
7.27
Performance 33.96% · Measure score 7.27 · Achievement 7.27 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.69
Baseline 3.65 hours · Performance 3.84 hours · Measure score 2.69 · Achievement 2.69 · Improvement 0.38
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 8.99% |
10.72%
1.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 92 · Observed rate 5.43% · Lower 95% interval 6.63% |
| Discharge to community | 61.31% |
50.57%
10.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 78 · Observed rate 56.41% · Lower 95% interval 47.72% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.79 |
1.02
0.2 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 88 · Denominator 88 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 88 |
| Discharge self-care score | 52.17% |
53.69%
1.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 69 |
| Discharge mobility score | 55.07% |
50.94%
4.1 pts better
|
Numerator 38 · Denominator 69 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 88 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.89% |
7.12%
0.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 63 · Observed rate 6.35% · Lower 95% interval 4.08% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 9.35% |
8.2%
1.2 pts better
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 107 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 92.41% |
42%
50.4 pts better
|
Numerator 134 · Denominator 145 |
| Discharge function score | 66.67% |
56.45%
10.2 pts better
|
Numerator 46 · Denominator 69 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 61 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 89.36% |
25.2%
64.2 pts better
|
Numerator 42 · Denominator 47 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.6 |
1.6
About the same
|
1.9
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.6 · Observed 1.5 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
2.2
0.2 pts better
|
1.8
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.9 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 91.1% |
95.7%
4.6 pts worse
|
93.4%
2.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 97.5% · Q3 92.5% · Q4 73.7% · 4Q avg 91.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.6% |
95.0%
2.6 pts better
|
95.5%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.0% |
3.2%
3.2 pts better
|
3.3%
3.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 6.7% |
5.0%
1.7 pts worse
|
11.4%
4.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 26.5% · 4Q avg 6.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.4% |
4.9%
0.5 pts better
|
5.4%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 5.6% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 6.2% · 4Q avg 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 12.5% |
16.6%
4.1 pts better
|
19.6%
7.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.7% · Q2 11.1% · Q3 13.5% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 9.5% |
16.7%
7.2 pts better
|
16.7%
7.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.4% · Q2 9.7% · Q3 9.7% · Q4 9.4% · 4Q avg 9.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 21.5% |
21.1%
0.4 pts worse
|
16.3%
5.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 21.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 19.3% |
17.3%
2 pts worse
|
14.9%
4.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.2% · Q2 13.3% · Q3 32.3% · Q4 13.8% · 4Q avg 19.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.9% |
2.3%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.5% · Q3 2.4% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 1.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.6% |
3.0%
0.4 pts better
|
1.7%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.5% · Q3 5.3% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 37.5% |
25.5%
12 pts worse
|
19.8%
17.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.9% · Q2 41.4% · Q3 50.7% · Q4 26.2% · 4Q avg 37.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.6% |
5.5%
3.9 pts better
|
5.1%
3.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 3.2% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 76.6% |
86.8%
10.2 pts worse
|
81.7%
5.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.8% · Q2 96.2% · Q3 85.7% · Q4 45.9% · 4Q avg 76.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 13.0% |
15.0%
2 pts better
|
12.0%
1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 13.0% · Observed 11.9% · Expected 10.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.3%
1.3 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 94.3% |
82.2%
12.1 pts better
|
79.7%
14.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 94.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 17.1% |
22.7%
5.6 pts better
|
23.9%
6.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.1% · Observed 14.9% · Expected 20.8% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Fire Safety
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-06-07
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-05-24
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2023-02-18
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-03-06
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-03-02
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-03-03
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-02-18
Fire Safety
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2023-03-07
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-02-28
Inspection history
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-10
Health
Try 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 the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2025-02-21
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-03-24
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2023-03-13
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-03-24
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-03-24
Health
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-03-13
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-03-24
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-03-24
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $19,135
Fine
Fine · fine $54,140
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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