Lakeview Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakeview Health Center is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in West Salem, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 54% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 39.2% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Lakeview Health Center
962 E. Garland St. EWest Salem, WI 54669
La Crosse 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 Lakeview Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.97 hours per resident per day, 54% above the Wisconsin average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 191 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.97 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.46 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.06 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.88 | 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
39.2% of nursing staff at Lakeview Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Lakeview Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Lakeview Health Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Mississippi Valley Health Services Commission
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 2018
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lakeview Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mulder Health Care Facility West Salem | 0.7 | 87 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 44.6% | 1 | $200,694 |
| Onalaska Care Center Onalaska | 7.3 | 80 | 2.67 | 4.41 | 42.9% | 5 | None |
| Hillview Health Care Ctr La Crosse | 10.7 | 37 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Benedictine Manor of LaCrosse La Crosse | 11.5 | 80 | 2.22 | 3.56 | 49.4% | 1 | $90,784 |
| Bethany St Joseph Care Ctr La Crosse | 11.7 | 100 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Riverside La Crosse | 11.8 | 123 | 3.05 | 4.80 | 47.4% | 4 | $21,645 |
| La Crescent Health Services La Crescent | 13.1 | 42 | 2.16 | 3.86 | 48.4% | 1 | None |
| Morrow Memorial Home Sparta | 13.2 | 80 | 2.90 | 4.33 | 40.6% | 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.