Sunrise Health Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunrise Health Services is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of North Shore Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 29.8% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Sunrise Health Services
3540 S 43rd StMilwaukee, WI 53220
Milwaukee 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 Sunrise Health Services, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 23% below the Wisconsin average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 182 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 1.98 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.25 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 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
29.8% of nursing staff at Sunrise 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 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 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 2 fines totaling $113,910 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Fine | $83,067 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Fine | $30,843 |
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. Sunrise Health Services holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Sunrise Health Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: North Shore Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: NSH Sunrise LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sunrise Health Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wheaton Franciscan HC - Terrace at St Francis Milwaukee | 1.5 | 81 | 1.92 | 3.71 | 81.6% | 1 | $219,651 |
| Complete Care at Southpointe Greenfield | 1.6 | 174 | 2.15 | 3.70 | 47.4% | 3 | None |
| Aria at Mitchell Manor West Allis | 1.7 | 50 | 2.40 | 4.02 | 43.4% | 3 | $15,872 |
| Greendale Park Nursing and Rehab Greendale | 2.3 | 105 | 2.35 | 4.14 | 78.0% | 1 | $184,477 |
| St Ann Health and Rehabilitation Center Milwaukee | 2.3 | 50 | 2.73 | 4.27 | — | 4 | None |
| Mercy Health Services Milwaukee | 2.4 | 60 | 1.89 | 3.73 | 62.3% | 3 | $47,753 |
| Maplewood Center West Allis | 2.8 | 150 | 2.74 | 5.12 | 52.1% | 1 | $352,483 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Greenfield Milwaukee · abuse citation | 3.0 | 112 | 2.82 | 4.41 | 76.2% | 1 | $152,619 |
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.