Rock River Nursing & Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rock River Nursing & Rehab is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, part of Bedrock Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 70.2% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Rock River Nursing & Rehab
430 Wilcox StFort Atkinson, WI 53538
Jefferson 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 Rock River Nursing & Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Wisconsin average. With about 27 residents a day, that works out to roughly 66 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.36 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
70.2% of nursing staff at Rock River Nursing & Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 77.8%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. 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 2 fines totaling $136,384 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | Payment Denial | 36 days from Jul 23, 2025 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Fine | $119,141 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Payment Denial | 150 days from May 24, 2024 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Fine | $17,243 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Payment Denial | 126 days from Nov 14, 2023 |
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. Rock River Nursing & Rehab holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Rock River Nursing & Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Bedrock Healthcare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Bedrock HCS at Atkinson LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Rock River Nursing & Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc Jefferson | 4.1 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.64 | 42.2% | 1 | $397,046 |
| Lake Mills Health Services Lake Mills | 11.1 | 50 | 1.85 | 3.54 | 37.9% | 4 | $120,900 |
| Edgerton Care Center, Inc Edgerton · abuse citation | 14.2 | 61 | 2.98 | 4.65 | 54.3% | 1 | None |
| Rock Haven Janesville | 18.1 | 128 | 3.64 | 5.79 | 23.4% | 4 | $42,560 |
| Masonic Center for Health & Rehab Inc. Dousman | 19.1 | 50 | 3.23 | 5.03 | 25.4% | 5 | None |
| Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Stoughton | 19.1 | 70 | 2.32 | 4.33 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Watertown Health Care Center Watertown · SFF candidate | 19.5 | 112 | 1.73 | 3.02 | 73.6% | 1 | $278,229 |
| Marquardt Memorial Manor Watertown | 19.6 | 140 | 2.29 | 3.22 | 45.2% | 2 | $26,706 |
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.