Laabs Home Health Care
A home health agency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
619 N 35th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208. (414) 342-7442.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- Not rated quality of patient care rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Dec 10, 2024: a recertification inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 10, 2024: recertification inspection2 deficiencies
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Infection Prevention
The inspectors’ words, 287 words
“Infection Prevention CFR(s): 484.70(a) Standard: Infection Prevention. The HHA must follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, record review, and interview, agency staff (Registered Nurse) RN E failed to follow accepted standards of practice related to the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, during 1 of 2 (Patients # 1) home visits observed. Review of policy titled, “Laabs Home Health Care Standard Procedures” (not dated) revealed in part, “This agency follows all standard safety procedures as follows but not limited to: properly handle, clean disinfect client care equipment, instruments and devices.” An observation during a home visit with Patient # 1 with RN E was conducted on 12/10/24 at 9:58 AM. RN E was observed entering Patient #1’s home with a blood pressure cuff on her wrist. RN E proceeded to remove blood pressure cuff from RN E’s wrist and then placed on Patient #1’s wrist. After obtaining Patient #1’s blood pressure RN E was observed placing the blood pressure cuff back on RN E’s own wrist. No cleaning or disinfection of the blood pressure cuff was observed prior to placement on Patient #1’s wrist or after completion of taking Patient #1’s blood pressure. During an interview with (Director of Nursing) DON C on 12/10/24 at 11:50 AM, when asked what the agency’s expectations are regarding disinfecting reusable medical equipment, DON C stated, “The cleaning of reusable equipment is the expectation standard with alcohol between patients.” When asked if the agency provides staff with disinfecting supplies for reusable medical equipment, DON C stated, “Yes.” Findings Include:”
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Patient Medication Schedule/Instructions
The inspectors’ words, 300 words
“Patient medication schedule/instructions CFR(s): 484.60(e)(2) Patient medication schedule/instructions, including: medication name, dosage and frequency and which medications will be administered by HHA personnel and personnel acting on behalf of the HHA. This Element is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, record review, and interview, agency staff (Registered Nurse) RN E failed to comply with standard medication administration procedures in 1 of 2 (Patient #1) home visits observed. Review of policy titled, “Medication Management Visit” (not dated) revealed in part “Each visit will consist of filling medication boxes, checking new and discontinued medications, and communication with each client about their usage and side effects, if any, of their medications.” During a home visit with Patient #1 on 12/10/24 at 9:58 AM, RN E was observed removing a medication box from RN E’s front sweatshirt pocket. RN E then administered the medications contained in the medication box to Patient #1. RN E then proceeded to return the medication box back to RN E’s front sweatshirt pocket. At the conclusion of the home visit RN E was observed leaving Patient #1’s home with the medication box. During an interview with RN E on 12/10/24 at 10:06 AM, when asked about Patient #1’s medications being taken out of the home, RN E stated, “The staff take the pill box with them.” RN E went on to state that there have been medication compliance concerns with Patient #1 in the past. During interview with (Director of Nursing) DON C on 12/10/24 at 11:50 AM when asked if patients’ medications are to be removed from patients’ homes, DON C stated, “No, not typical. “It is not the standard of care for staff to remove medications from the residence.” “If there are questions about compliance a lock box is placed at the location.” Findings Include:”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | Recertification inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Mar 20, 1986.
- Ownership: proprietary (for profit).
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care and home health aide services.
- Doesn’t offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and medical social services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- 5 owners or officers are people: Linda Wangard (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Linda Wangard (corporate director, 50%); James Wangard (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); James Wangard (corporate director, 50%); Linda Wangard (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.”
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “No survey results are available for this period.”
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | Not rated |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- CMS gives this agency no quality of patient care rating to compare.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Laabs Home Health Care This home health agency | Not given |
| Aurora at Home | 4.5 |
| Horizon Home Care and Hospice | 4 |
| Ascension at Home | 4 |
| Regal Home Health Services | 2 |
| Personalized Plus Home Health Care | Not given |
| North Shore at Home | Not given |
| North Shore at Home | 3 |
| Commonheart Home Health | 2.5 |
| St. Camillus Home Health Agency | 2 |
| Centerwell Home Health | 5 |
| Hannah Home Health Care | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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