Heritage Lakeside: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Lakeside is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58.
Heritage Lakeside
1016 Lakeshore DrRice Lake, WI 54868
Barron County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Heritage Lakeside, nurse aides logged 3.08 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Wisconsin average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 3.08 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.48 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.18 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.37 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Heritage Lakeside in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
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 13 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $115,181 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2024 | Fine | $115,181 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Payment Denial | 105 days from Jul 16, 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. Heritage Lakeside holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Heritage Lakeside
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Rice Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Heritage Lakeside
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake Rice Lake | 1.2 | 50 | 3.05 | 4.48 | — | 5 | None |
| Barron Care and Rehabilitation Barron · staffing data not validated | 9.2 | 50 | — | — | 42.1% | 1 | None |
| Meadowbrook at Chetek Chetek | 14.2 | 97 | 2.31 | 3.82 | 50.7% | 2 | None |
| Care and Rehab - Cumberland Cumberland | 14.5 | 50 | 3.08 | 4.56 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Spooner Spooner | 23.0 | 50 | 3.02 | 4.63 | 71.4% | 2 | None |
| Shell Lake Health Care Center Shell Lake | 24.9 | 50 | 2.25 | 3.62 | 48.9% | 3 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Bloomer Bloomer | 30.4 | 50 | 3.27 | 4.60 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Meadowbrook at Bloomer Bloomer | 30.9 | 31 | 2.19 | 4.00 | 59.0% | 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.