The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls
Registered name: WI VETERANS HOME AT CHIPPEWA FALLS
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI · Medicare-certified · 72 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls has an overall 5-star rating, with strong staffing and quality scores and a 4-star health inspection rating. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, and its nurse staffing was 3.94 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9427 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9427.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.22
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.29
- Nurse aides
- 2.43
- Weekend nursing
- 3.63
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 28%
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
9.1%14.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6%2.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.7%9.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%1.5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.8%3.6%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.8%5.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.9%4.2%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.9%14.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.4%4.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
7%7%No change
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%98.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
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 June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 68.8 residents on an average day (96% of 72 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 13 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.