Norseland Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Norseland Nursing Home is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in Westby, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Norseland Nursing Home
323 Black River AveWestby, WI 54667
Vernon 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 Norseland Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Wisconsin average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Norseland Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 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 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. Norseland Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Norseland Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - City
- Legal name: Bethany-St Joseph Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Norseland Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vernon Manor Viroqua | 6.3 | 80 | 2.96 | 4.59 | 45.5% | 4 | $12,649 |
| Soldiers Grove Health Services Soldiers Grove | 19.2 | 50 | 2.22 | 3.65 | 8.8% | 2 | None |
| Morrow Memorial Home Sparta | 19.5 | 80 | 2.90 | 4.33 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Hillview Health Care Ctr La Crosse | 19.5 | 37 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Lakeview Health Center West Salem | 19.7 | 50 | 3.97 | 6.06 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| Bethany St Joseph Care Ctr La Crosse | 19.8 | 100 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Rolling Hills Rehab Ctr Sparta | 19.9 | 50 | 2.64 | 4.36 | 35.9% | 3 | None |
| Mulder Health Care Facility West Salem | 20.4 | 87 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 44.6% | 1 | $200,694 |
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.