Ashland Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ashland Health Services is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Ashland, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 46.3% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Ashland Health Services
1319 Beaser AveAshland, WI 54806
Ashland County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ashland Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Wisconsin average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 81 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.15 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.29 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
46.3% of nursing staff at Ashland Health Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ashland Health Services holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Ashland Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Ashland LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ashland Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Court Manor Health Services Ashland | 0.8 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 15.2% | 3 | $40,590 |
| Northern Lights HCC Washburn | 7.3 | 50 | 2.46 | 3.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $10,364 |
| Villa Maria Health and Rehab Ctr Hurley | 34.6 | 70 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Sky View Nursing Center Hurley | 34.7 | 33 | 2.54 | 3.74 | 23.5% | 5 | None |
| Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Ironwood | 34.9 | 65 | 2.57 | 3.74 | 45.9% | 2 | $59,566 |
| Water's Edge Hayward | 38.8 | 50 | 3.15 | 4.50 | 51.9% | 5 | None |
| Gogebic Medical Care Facility Wakefield · many days without an RN | 44.6 | 100 | 2.04 | 2.89 | 40.4% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center South Range | 47.0 | 86 | 2.59 | 4.36 | 61.8% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.