Rib Lake Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rib Lake Health Services is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Rib Lake, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Rib Lake Health Services
650 Pearl StRib Lake, WI 54470
Taylor 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 Rib Lake Health Services, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Wisconsin average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 60 aide hours a day, or about 8 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) | 2.13 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.09 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Rib Lake 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 58.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Rib Lake Health Services holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Rib Lake Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Rib Lake LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 14, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Rib Lake Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aspirus Care & Rehab-Medford Medford | 14.5 | 50 | 3.47 | 5.94 | 41.2% | 5 | None |
| Riverview Health Services Tomahawk | 25.7 | 50 | 1.92 | 3.58 | 37.5% | 3 | $5,286 |
| Abbotsford Health Care Center Abbotsford | 26.4 | 78 | 1.87 | 3.16 | 44.4% | 2 | $15,939 |
| Pine Crest Health and Memory Care Merrill | 27.5 | 120 | 2.47 | 3.98 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Tomahawk Health Services Tomahawk | 27.5 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.52 | 40.0% | 2 | None |
| Colonial Health Services Colby | 28.2 | 70 | 2.23 | 3.57 | 42.9% | 2 | $22,191 |
| Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center Owen · abuse citation | 30.6 | 172 | 3.11 | 4.73 | 53.2% | 3 | None |
| Wausau Manor Health Services Wausau | 35.4 | 68 | 2.04 | 3.58 | 32.1% | 3 | 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.