Watertown Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Watertown Health Care Center is a 112-bed for-profit nursing home in Watertown, Wisconsin, part of Bedrock Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 73.6% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Watertown Health Care Center
121 Hospital Dr.Watertown, WI 53098
Dodge County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Watertown Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.73 hours per resident per day, 33% below the Wisconsin average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.73 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.02 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.50 | 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
73.6% of nursing staff at Watertown 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 72.7%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 43 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $278,229 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Payment Denial | 43 days from Nov 15, 2024 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fine | $176,721 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Fine | $40,072 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Fine | $15,939 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Payment Denial | 60 days from Aug 9, 2024 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Fine | $8,989 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Fine | $36,508 |
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. Watertown Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Watertown Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Bedrock Healthcare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Bedrock HCS at Watertown LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Watertown Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Marquardt Memorial Manor Watertown | 0.4 | 140 | 2.29 | 3.22 | 45.2% | 2 | $26,706 |
| Shorehaven HLTH & Rehab CTR Oconomowoc | 10.6 | 88 | 3.34 | 5.41 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| Lake Mills Health Services Lake Mills | 12.9 | 50 | 1.85 | 3.54 | 37.9% | 4 | $120,900 |
| Clearview Juneau | 13.6 | 40 | 3.82 | 5.06 | 35.2% | 5 | $9,110 |
| Clearview Brain Injury Center Juneau | 13.6 | 30 | 5.14 | 7.72 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Lake Country Health Services Oconomowoc | 14.9 | 100 | 2.06 | 3.54 | 51.8% | 2 | $120,868 |
| Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc Jefferson | 15.7 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.64 | 42.2% | 1 | $397,046 |
| Masonic Center for Health & Rehab Inc. Dousman | 16.8 | 50 | 3.23 | 5.03 | 25.4% | 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.