Lake Mills Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Mills Health Services is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Lake Mills Health Services
901 Mulberry StLake Mills, WI 53551
Jefferson 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 Lake Mills Health Services, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 28% below the Wisconsin average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 52 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.85 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.17 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.52 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at Lake Mills 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 30.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $120,900 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | Fine | $120,900 |
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. Lake Mills Health Services holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Lake Mills Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Lake Mills LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 14, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lake Mills Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc Jefferson | 7.5 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.64 | 42.2% | 1 | $397,046 |
| Rock River Nursing & Rehab Fort Atkinson | 11.1 | 87 | 2.45 | 4.36 | 70.2% | 1 | $136,384 |
| Marquardt Memorial Manor Watertown | 12.7 | 140 | 2.29 | 3.22 | 45.2% | 2 | $26,706 |
| Watertown Health Care Center Watertown · SFF candidate | 12.9 | 112 | 1.73 | 3.02 | 73.6% | 1 | $278,229 |
| Sun Prairie Senior Living Sun Prairie | 17.2 | 52 | 2.02 | 3.70 | 57.8% | 3 | None |
| Avina of Sun Prairie Sun Prairie | 18.2 | 50 | 2.23 | 3.57 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Columbus Health and Rehab Columbus | 18.4 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.64 | 47.8% | 2 | None |
| Oak Park Nursing and Rehab Center Madison | 19.2 | 100 | 2.61 | 4.35 | 53.1% | 1 | $67,410 |
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.