Columbia Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Columbia Health Care Center is a 75-bed government-run nursing home in Wyocena, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 21.3% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Columbia Health Care Center
323 W. Monroe St.Wyocena, WI 53969
Columbia 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 Columbia Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.98 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Wisconsin average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.98 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.25 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.71 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.50 | 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
21.3% of nursing staff at Columbia Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 5.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Columbia Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Columbia Health Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: County of Columbia
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 4, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Columbia Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Randolph Health Services Randolph | 15.6 | 84 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 35.4% | 3 | $49,572 |
| Dove Healthcare - Lodi Lodi | 15.9 | 50 | 2.97 | 4.26 | 62.1% | 3 | $14,433 |
| Columbus Health and Rehab Columbus | 18.0 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.64 | 47.8% | 2 | None |
| Montello Care Center Montello · staffing data not validated | 20.8 | 50 | — | — | 64.0% | 1 | $142,634 |
| Complete Care at Jefferson Meadows LLC Baraboo | 20.8 | 102 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 63.6% | 3 | $54,326 |
| Sun Prairie Senior Living Sun Prairie | 22.1 | 52 | 2.02 | 3.70 | 57.8% | 3 | None |
| Avina of Sun Prairie Sun Prairie | 22.2 | 50 | 2.23 | 3.57 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Markesan Resident Home Markesan | 22.4 | 50 | 3.38 | 5.20 | 37.3% | 5 | 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.