Sauk Co Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sauk Co Health Care Center is a 82-bed government-run nursing home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 68.1% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Sauk Co Health Care Center
1051 Clark St.Reedsburg, WI 53959
Sauk 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 Sauk Co Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.36 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Wisconsin average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 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) | 3.36 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.16 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.40 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.78 | 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
68.1% of nursing staff at Sauk Co Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 92.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $160,977 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2025 | Fine | $123,000 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Fine | $11,723 |
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $26,254 |
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. Sauk Co Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Sauk Co Health Care Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Sauk County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sauk Co Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care Reedsburg | 2.4 | 25 | 3.59 | 5.51 | 30.8% | 5 | None |
| Wisconsin Dells Health Services Wisconsin Dells | 14.7 | 90 | 2.22 | 3.44 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Complete Care at Jefferson Meadows LLC Baraboo | 15.6 | 102 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 63.6% | 3 | $54,326 |
| Pine Valley Community Village Richland Center | 17.6 | 80 | 3.05 | 4.60 | 45.0% | 3 | $97,311 |
| Fair View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mauston | 17.6 | 50 | 2.39 | 3.84 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
| Elroy Health Services Elroy | 19.7 | 80 | 1.94 | 3.28 | 43.3% | 1 | $33,320 |
| Maplewood of Sauk Prairie Sauk City | 22.9 | 107 | 2.74 | 4.35 | 46.4% | 3 | None |
| Schmitt Woodland Hills Richland Center | 23.0 | 50 | 3.39 | 4.81 | 46.7% | 5 | 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.