Franciscan Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Franciscan Woods is a 110-bed nonprofit nursing home in Brookfield, Wisconsin, part of Ascension Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 76.0% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Franciscan Woods
19525 W North AveBrookfield, WI 53045
Waukesha 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 Franciscan Woods, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Wisconsin average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.39 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
76.0% of nursing staff at Franciscan Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $120,905 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 | Fine | $120,905 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Payment Denial | 97 days from Mar 13, 2025 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Payment Denial | 31 days from Dec 14, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Franciscan Woods holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Franciscan Woods
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ascension Living, 12 homes
- Legal name: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Terrace at St. Francis, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 30, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Franciscan Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Complete Care at Care Age Brookfield | 0.7 | 110 | 2.67 | 4.33 | 69.0% | 1 | $80,375 |
| Aria of Brookfield Brookfield · abuse citation | 1.9 | 170 | 1.98 | 3.40 | 71.0% | 1 | $396,970 |
| Congregational Home, Inc. Brookfield | 3.7 | 66 | 4.30 | 6.36 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Aria of Waukesha Waukesha | 4.0 | 105 | 2.21 | 3.66 | 64.5% | 1 | $22,925 |
| Lindengrove New Berlin New Berlin | 6.1 | 110 | 2.40 | 3.65 | 46.6% | 1 | $100,006 |
| St Camillus Health Center Wauwatosa | 6.1 | 50 | 2.42 | 4.60 | 41.5% | 2 | $65,881 |
| Lindengrove Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls | 6.2 | 73 | 2.51 | 4.17 | 61.8% | 1 | $193,798 |
| Menomonee Falls Health Services Menomonee Falls | 6.2 | 50 | 2.22 | 3.63 | 38.7% | 2 | $214,308 |
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.