Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Wausau, Wisconsin, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 60.2% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation
1821 N 4th AveWausau, WI 54401
Marathon 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 Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Wisconsin average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.16 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
60.2% of nursing staff at Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: River Hawk Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Amethyst Health of Wausau Wausau · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.6 | 80 | 2.74 | 4.17 | 62.2% | 1 | $35,173 |
| Wausau Manor Health Services Wausau | 2.2 | 68 | 2.04 | 3.58 | 32.1% | 3 | None |
| North Central Health Care Wausau | 2.8 | 159 | 2.63 | 4.29 | 36.5% | 2 | $56,244 |
| Rennes Health and Rehab Center-Weston Weston | 7.3 | 130 | 2.58 | 4.09 | 52.0% | 5 | None |
| Pride TLC Therapy and Living Campus Weston | 7.7 | 25 | 3.06 | 5.62 | 35.1% | 5 | None |
| Pine Crest Health and Memory Care Merrill | 13.6 | 120 | 2.47 | 3.98 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Eastview Health and Rehabilitation Center Antigo | 26.8 | 118 | 1.76 | 3.22 | 44.4% | 2 | None |
| Three Oaks Health Services Marshfield | 32.3 | 75 | 2.06 | 3.51 | 40.9% | 2 | $31,778 |
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.