Nursing home report
Beaver Dam, WI · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
Beaver Dam Health Care Center has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and a Special Focus Facility candidate/flag. Staffing is 3 stars but reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.36 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3623 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3623.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $46,258 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $95,784 in total fines · 4 payment denials.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Feb 18, 2026
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Feb 26, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jun 25, 2024
Federal fine
Jun 25, 2024
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 13, 2023
Federal fine
Dec 13, 2023
Now operated by Beaver Dam Health Care Center, previously Dycora Transitional Health Beaver Dam.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
