Ellsworth Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ellsworth Health Services is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 20.6% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Ellsworth Health Services
403 N Maple StEllsworth, WI 54011
Pierce 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 Ellsworth Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Wisconsin average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 63 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 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
20.6% of nursing staff at Ellsworth 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 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 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. Ellsworth Health Services holds 5 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Ellsworth Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Ellsworth LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ellsworth Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kinnic Health and Rehabilitation Center River Falls | 10.4 | 68 | 2.22 | 3.82 | 36.8% | 2 | None |
| Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center Spring Valley | 12.5 | 40 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 64.4% | 1 | $27,690 |
| St Crispin Living Community Red Wing | 14.2 | 64 | 2.06 | 3.76 | 38.6% | 4 | $138,989 |
| Prescott Nursing and Rehab Community Prescott | 14.7 | 65 | 2.05 | 3.56 | 42.9% | 3 | $30,654 |
| Baldwin Care Center Baldwin | 16.2 | 50 | 2.56 | 4.24 | 52.3% | 4 | None |
| Plum City Care Ctr Plum City | 16.3 | 50 | 2.03 | 3.17 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
| Hammond Health Services Hammond | 17.0 | 50 | 2.40 | 4.06 | 23.7% | 5 | None |
| Park View Home Woodville | 17.8 | 50 | 3.12 | 4.38 | 40.0% | 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.