Wisconsin Nursing Homes

Please review "Choosing Wisconsin Residential Options" for information on a county-by-county basis about other possibilities for providing health or residential care.

Lists of Licensed Wisconsin Nursing Homes

• Use the Provider Search application to locate providers/facilities and to obtain additional information about specific providers.

• Nursing Homes alphabetical by county  
  (then by city) (PDF, 215 KB)

• Nursing Homes alphabetical by city (PDF, 220 KB)

• Nursing Homes alphabetical by facility name (PDF, 226 KB)

• Spreadsheet version of Nursing Home Directory (Excel, 145 KB) 4/05/2013 - for sorting data in different ways. A shortened version of the facility name is included to help in creating mailing labels.

• See Wisconsin Health Care Provider Directories for lists of Swing Bed Hospitals (contain beds that can be converted to Nursing Home use)

• Wisconsin Facilities with Dedicated Units for the Care of Ventilator-Dependent Persons

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The Excel version (spreadsheet) will require Microsoft Excel or any spreadsheet program that can read Excel 97.

Profiles, Performance Indicators

• Consumer Information Reports for Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities

• Nursing Home State Citations (Wisconsin)

• Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Nursing Home Compare (exit DHS)

Guides for Selecting A Facility

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF, exit DHS)

• Alzheimer's Association: Choosing Health Care Providers and Facilities (exit DHS)

• National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) - A Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (exit DHS)

Resident Rights

• Your Rights to Direct Your Future Health Care Needs (Advance Directives) P-62025

• Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care (exit DHS) (includes Ombudsman Program)

  • Nursing Home Resident Rights (PDF, 1078 KB)

• Wisconsin Client Rights

Other Information

• Information for Wisconsin nursing home management and staff (licensing, rules & regulations, publications, etc.)

• Connection to Community Living (nursing home relocation initiative)

• Consumer Groups, Wisconsin Health Care Organizations

• Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute (exit DHS)

• Medicare Part D and its Effect on Long Term Care and Nursing Home Residents (exit DHS; PDF, 94 KB) - Press Release from the Board on Aging and Long Term Care

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Last Updated: April 05, 2013