The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
MORROW MEMORIAL HOME
SPARTA, WI · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta, WI has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with strong staffing and health inspection scores but a lower 2 out of 5 quality measures rating. It reported 4.27 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included communication, food safety, and infection control issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2723 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2723.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.00
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.50
- Nurse aides
- 2.77
- Weekend nursing
- 3.87
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
29%15.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.6%7.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.8%3.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
2%2.1%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
28.8%22.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—24.6%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.2%22.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.6%1.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.1%14.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
17%10.2%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.1%88.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—71.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84%91.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 67.2 residents on an average day (84% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 24 years
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.