Meadowbrook at Chetek: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meadowbrook at Chetek is a 97-bed for-profit nursing home in Chetek, Wisconsin, part of Synergy Senior Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 50.7% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Meadowbrook at Chetek
725 Knapp StChetek, WI 54728
Barron 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 Meadowbrook at Chetek, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wisconsin average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 173 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.13 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
50.7% of nursing staff at Meadowbrook at Chetek left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 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. Meadowbrook at Chetek holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Meadowbrook at Chetek
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Synergy Senior Care, 5 homes
- Legal name: Chetek Nursing and Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Meadowbrook at Chetek
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Barron Care and Rehabilitation Barron · staffing data not validated | 11.4 | 50 | — | — | 42.1% | 1 | None |
| Heritage Lakeside Rice Lake · abuse citation | 14.2 | 50 | 3.08 | 5.18 | — | 1 | $115,181 |
| Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake Rice Lake | 14.5 | 50 | 3.05 | 4.48 | — | 5 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Bloomer Bloomer | 16.4 | 50 | 3.27 | 4.60 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Meadowbrook at Bloomer Bloomer | 16.9 | 31 | 2.19 | 4.00 | 59.0% | 3 | None |
| Care and Rehab - Cumberland Cumberland | 23.5 | 50 | 3.08 | 4.56 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Cornell Health Services Cornell | 26.9 | 50 | 2.04 | 3.31 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Dove Healthcare - Regional Vent Center Chippewa Falls | 29.0 | 50 | 5.69 | 9.32 | 35.7% | 3 | $68,402 |
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.