Riverside: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverside is a 123-bed nonprofit nursing home in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Riverside
2575 S. 7th St.La Crosse, WI 54601
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 Riverside, nurse aides logged 3.05 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Wisconsin average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 285 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.05 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.80 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.38 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Riverside left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,645 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 | Fine | $21,645 |
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. Riverside holds 4 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Riverside
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Bethany Lutheran Homes, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverside
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Benedictine Manor of LaCrosse La Crosse | 0.8 | 80 | 2.22 | 3.56 | 49.4% | 1 | $90,784 |
| Bethany St Joseph Care Ctr La Crosse | 1.8 | 100 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Hillview Health Care Ctr La Crosse | 2.1 | 37 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| La Crescent Health Services La Crescent | 4.4 | 42 | 2.16 | 3.86 | 48.4% | 1 | None |
| Onalaska Care Center Onalaska | 7.0 | 80 | 2.67 | 4.41 | 42.9% | 5 | None |
| Mulder Health Care Facility West Salem | 11.7 | 87 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 44.6% | 1 | $200,694 |
| Lakeview Health Center West Salem | 11.8 | 50 | 3.97 | 6.06 | 39.2% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Healthcare & Rehab Houston | 15.9 | 40 | 2.94 | 4.20 | 19.1% | 5 | $26,685 |
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.