Waunakee Valley Senior Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waunakee Valley Senior Living is a 84-bed for-profit nursing home in Waunakee, Wisconsin, part of Trilogy Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 62.5% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Waunakee Valley Senior Living
801 Klein DrWaunakee, WI 53597
Dane 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 Waunakee Valley Senior Living, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Wisconsin average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 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) | 2.31 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.64 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
62.5% of nursing staff at Waunakee Valley Senior Living left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 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 2 fines totaling $32,856 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Fine | $16,055 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Payment Denial | 44 days from Sep 4, 2024 |
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. Waunakee Valley Senior Living holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Waunakee Valley Senior Living
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Trilogy Health Services, 123 homes
- Legal name: Ahr Waunakee TRS Sub, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waunakee Valley Senior Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Middleton Village Nursing and Rehab Middleton | 6.7 | 97 | 2.54 | 4.09 | 51.1% | 1 | $67,772 |
| Capitol Lakes Health Center Madison | 8.8 | 49 | 3.91 | 6.69 | 57.3% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center Madison | 9.2 | 40 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 44.1% | 3 | $212,069 |
| Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center Madison | 9.8 | 83 | 2.00 | 3.85 | 66.7% | 1 | $289,198 |
| Dove Healthcare - Lodi Lodi | 10.0 | 50 | 2.97 | 4.26 | 62.1% | 3 | $14,433 |
| Oak Park Place of Nakoma Madison | 10.1 | 33 | 3.23 | 5.49 | 58.5% | 3 | None |
| Hebron Oaks Madison | 10.7 | 70 | 3.07 | 5.91 | 46.2% | 4 | $14,901 |
| Avina of Sun Prairie Sun Prairie | 11.3 | 50 | 2.23 | 3.57 | 45.0% | 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.