Rock River Nursing & Rehab
A nursing home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538
430 Wilcox St, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538. (920) 563-5533.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Wisconsin average: 9.4
- 3.84 nurse hours per resident per day Wisconsin average: 4.25
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- 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.
- 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.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Wisconsin average is 9.4.
Last standard inspection May 6, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Jul 23, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
97 citations in 13 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 97 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 80 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 6, 2026: standard inspection7 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Feb 6, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Dec 4, 2025: standard inspection2 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Dec 4, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jul 23, 2025: complaint inspection7 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Apr 17, 2025: standard inspection8 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Have policies on smoking.
Apr 17, 2025: standard and complaint inspection5 citations
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Apr 17, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jan 15, 2025: complaint inspection18 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
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Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
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Provide training in compliance and ethics.
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Sep 11, 2024: complaint inspection23 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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Honor the resident’s right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs.
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Jul 24, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Jun 12, 2024: complaint inspection7 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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Plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate foot care.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Apr 25, 2024: complaint inspection7 citations
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Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 7, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Feb 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Dec 12, 2023: complaint inspection6 citations
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Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jun 1, 1979.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 87 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $211,101 in all.
- 2 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 80 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Fine | $91,960 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Fine | $119,141 |
Who does the caring?
3.84 nurse hours per resident per day
The Wisconsin average is 4.25.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Wisconsin average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.84 | 4.25 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| At weekends | 3.40 | 3.75 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.5% | 46.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 42.9% | 40.1% |
| Administrators who left | 3 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Bedrock Hc WI LLC owns 100% directly since Oct 1, 2019.
- Opal Healthcare WI LLC runs it.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Pnina Chopp (owns 5% or more through other companies, 60%); Martin Chopp (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20%); Solomon Chopp (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20%); Martin Chopp (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Martin Chopp (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sandeep R Ramanujam (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Solomon Chopp (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Solomon Chopp (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Pnina Chopp (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Pnina Chopp (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Anthony Brewer (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Anthony Brewer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Bedrock Healthcare (9 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Hc WI LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Opal Healthcare WI LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Oct 1, 2019 | |
| Opal Healthcare WI LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 31, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Wisconsin average 3.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 19.9 miles, this one had the 7th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (8; the middle value was 8.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Rock River Nursing & Rehab This nursing home | 8 | |
| Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc. | 4.1 | 19 |
| Lake Mills Health Services | 11.1 | 7 |
| Edgerton Care Center, Inc. | 14.2 | 22 |
| Rock Haven | 18.1 | 5 |
| Masonic Center for Health & Rehab Inc. | 19.0 | 1 |
| Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 19.1 | 0 |
| Watertown Health Care Center | 19.5 | 55 |
| Marquardt Memorial Manor | 19.6 | 19 |
| St Elizabeth Nursing Home | 19.7 | 9 |
| Mercy Manor Transition Center | 19.9 | 0 |
| Oak Park Place of Janesville | 19.9 | 11 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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