Residential and Community-Based Care Licensing and Certification: Nursing Homes

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Learn more about state licenses for nursing homes.

Type

Continuation

Description

A nursing home license is for facilities that provide 24-hour nursing services. This includes room and board for five or more people who aren't related. Often, people who live in nursing homes need constant care because of their physical or mental condition.

Duration

One year

Fees

$6 per bed per year (and for any change in owner). The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care, sends nursing home reports and fee notices on or around August 1.

Instructions

Wisconsin statute

Wisconsin administrative code

Federal regulations

If the nursing home is certified for Medicare and/or Medicaid, 42 Code of Federal Regulations 483 also applies.

Glossary

 
Last revised August 15, 2025