Lafayette Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lafayette Manor is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in Darlington, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 45.1% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Lafayette Manor
719 E Catherine St Box 167Darlington, WI 53530
Lafayette 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 Lafayette Manor, nurse aides logged 3.00 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Wisconsin average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 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) | 3.00 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
45.1% of nursing staff at Lafayette Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $159,661 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | Fine | $60,159 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Fine | $99,502 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Payment Denial | 137 days from Oct 5, 2023 |
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. Lafayette Manor holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Lafayette Manor
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Lafayette County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1984
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lafayette Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mineral Point Health Services Mineral Point · abuse citation | 17.1 | 39 | 2.20 | 3.61 | 37.9% | 2 | None |
| Edenbrook of Platteville Platteville | 17.4 | 80 | 2.25 | 3.78 | 40.0% | 4 | None |
| Galena Stauss Nursing Home Galena | 19.2 | 57 | 2.50 | 4.04 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| St Dominic Villa Hazel Green | 19.7 | 62 | 2.69 | 3.81 | 45.2% | 2 | $129,467 |
| Allure of Stockton Stockton | 20.1 | 49 | 2.40 | 3.89 | 19.0% | 4 | None |
| Upland Hills Nursing and Rehab Dodgeville | 23.3 | 44 | 3.42 | 5.52 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Serenity Estates of Lena Lena | 24.4 | 92 | 1.86 | 3.19 | — | 3 | None |
| Sunnycrest Manor Dubuque | 25.4 | 77 | 3.13 | 4.34 | 38.4% | 4 | 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.