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Wisconsin

Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

321 facilities17,472 residents4.20 avg HPRD

vs National Average

+0.30 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · Wisconsin: 4.20

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Wisconsin ranks among the higher-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 4.20 HPRD — 0.30 hours above the national average. Only 82.9% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.96 HPRD, with 71.7% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

4.20

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▲ 0.30 vs national

0.96

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▲ 0.28 vs national

82.9%

Meet CMS Benchmark

266 of 321 facilities

15.3%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

8.1%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

4.05

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Wisconsin's 321 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

3.89

avg HPRD

194 facilities (60%)

Non-Profit

4.65

avg HPRD

89 facilities (28%)

Government

4.72

avg HPRD

38 facilities (12%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in Wisconsin average 0.76 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 20% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in Wisconsin

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

ANNA JOHN RESIDENT CENTERED CARE COMMUNITY

CAPITOL LAKES HEALTH CENTER

CLEARVIEW BRAIN INJURY CENTER

GOLDEN YEARS OF LAKE GENEVA

PRIDE TLC THERAPY AND LIVING CAMPUS

WESTON

6.64 HPRD

RN: 2.63

▼ Most Understaffed in Wisconsin

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

321

CAREVIEW HEALTH AND REHAB OF MINOCQUA

BEAVER DAM HEALTH CARE CENTER

ABBOTSFORD HEALTH CARE CENTER

AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT BELOIT

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Wisconsin — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Milwaukee	32	4.07	0.74	78.1%	Mixed B/A
▸Waukesha	17	4.18	0.77	88.2%	Mixed B/A
▸Dane	16	4.75	1.18	93.8%	Mixed B/A+
▸Dodge	10	4.16	0.90	60.0%	Mixed D/A+
▸Rock	9	4.26	0.94	55.6%	Mixed A+/C
▸Marathon	8	4.17	1.17	87.5%	Mixed B/A
▸Winnebago	8	4.42	1.18	87.5%	Mostly A
▸Brown	8	4.78	0.98	87.5%	Mixed B/A+
▸Waupaca	8	4.63	0.88	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Sheboygan	8	3.78	0.95	62.5%	Mixed B/C
▸St. Croix	8	4.44	1.14	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Fond Du Lac	7	3.86	0.80	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Grant	7	3.99	0.79	85.7%	Mixed A/B
▸La Crosse	7	4.44	1.24	100.0%	Mixed A/A+
▸Walworth	7	4.63	0.95	71.4%	Mixed B/C
▸Kenosha	7	3.55	0.69	28.6%	Mostly C
▸Outagamie	7	4.51	1.07	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Polk	6	4.19	0.80	83.3%	Mixed A/B
▸Manitowoc	6	4.07	1.01	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Racine	6	4.30	1.00	100.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Wood	5	4.36	1.23	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Chippewa	5	4.37	1.15	80.0%	Mixed A/A+
▸Sauk	5	4.43	1.03	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Barron	5	4.52	0.99	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Eau Claire	5	4.87	1.44	100.0%	Mixed A+/A
▸Trempealeau	5	4.24	0.89	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Marinette	5	3.84	0.86	80.0%	Mostly B
▸Dunn	4	4.60	1.09	100.0%	Mixed A/A+
▸Columbia	4	4.12	0.93	75.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Douglas	4	3.94	0.89	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Ozaukee	4	4.67	0.87	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Pierce	4	3.90	0.99	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Washington	4	4.23	1.15	75.0%	Mixed A+/A
▸Oneida	3	3.20	0.74	66.7%	Mostly B
▸Lincoln	3	3.45	0.94	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Oconto	3	3.57	0.67	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Jefferson	3	3.95	1.11	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Clark	3	3.58	0.73	66.7%	Mostly B
▸Monroe	3	3.87	0.88	66.7%	Mostly A
▸Door	3	3.96	1.15	66.7%	Mixed A/B
▸Green	3	4.24	0.82	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Shawano	3	3.40	0.68	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Juneau	3	3.70	1.15	66.7%	Mostly B
▸Richland	2	4.65	0.95	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Iowa	2	4.38	1.37	100.0%	Mixed A+/B
▸Rusk	2	4.48	1.06	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Sawyer	2	3.85	1.04	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Taylor	2	3.73	1.44	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Crawford	2	4.04	0.87	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Vernon	2	3.86	0.86	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Calumet	2	3.54	1.05	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Washburn	2	4.22	0.85	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Ashland	2	3.78	1.21	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Kewaunee	2	3.60	0.80	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Green Lake	2	4.86	1.38	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Jackson	2	4.23	1.07	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Portage	2	4.42	1.26	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Iron	2	3.71	0.84	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Lafayette	1	4.45	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Marquette	1	6.08	0.80	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Buffalo	1	4.12	1.19	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Bayfield	1	4.06	0.83	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Price	1	3.95	1.20	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Forest	1	3.18	0.51	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Florence	1	3.30	0.75	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Adams	1	4.46	1.40	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Burnett	1	5.61	1.25	100.0%	Mostly A+
▸Langlade	1	3.03	0.59	0.0%	Mostly C

HPRD Range in Wisconsin

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.61

25th pctile

4.05

Median

4.69

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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