The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation
WAUSAU, WI · Medicare-certified · 82 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Wood Aven Health and Rehabilitation in Wausau, WI has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star health inspection, staffing, and quality measures scores. It reported 3.74 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7357 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 23, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7357.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.61
- Nurse aides
- 2.05
- Weekend nursing
- 3.18
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 41%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
27.7%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 77.1 residents on an average day (94% of 82 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.