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Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc.

A nursing home in Jefferson, Wisconsin 53549

1130 Collins Road, Jefferson, Wisconsin 53549. (920) 674-3170.

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Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 46 citations in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

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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?

19 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Wisconsin average is 9.4.

Last standard inspection Jun 23, 2025.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard and complaint inspection on Jun 23, 2025

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

46 citations in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

46 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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All 46 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 20 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jun 5, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
  • 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.

    Rule F0585. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 25, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 25, 2026.

Dec 3, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 19, 2025.

Nov 25, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Rule F0760. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2025.

Jun 23, 2025: standard inspection13 citations
  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.

    Rule F0605. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

    Rule F0740. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Rule F0756. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Rule F0757. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Rule F0805. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

    Rule F0810. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Rule F0851. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.

    Rule F0887. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

Jun 23, 2025: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 7, 2025.

Apr 14, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    Rule F0607. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

    Rule F0712. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 12, 2025.

Dec 3, 2024: complaint inspection5 citations
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

    Rule F0807. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

Nov 18, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Rule F0755. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 13, 2024.

Mar 27, 2024: standard inspection13 citations
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Rule F0580. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 28, 2024.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 28, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0849. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 28, 2024.

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Rule F0623. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2024.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Rule F0690. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

    Rule F0700. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

  • Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.

    Rule F0575. C: no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 16, 2024.

Dec 8, 2023: complaint inspection2 citations
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 28, 2023.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 28, 2023.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Mar 1, 1978.
  • 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.
  • 120 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 5 fines in the last three years, $397,046 in all.
  • 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
  • 20 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Nov 25, 2025Fine$59,670
Jun 23, 2025Medicare payment denialNot given
Jun 23, 2025Fine$197,769
Apr 14, 2025Fine$42,532
Dec 3, 2024Fine$33,830
Mar 27, 2024Fine$63,245

Who does the caring?

3.86 nurse hours per resident per day

The Wisconsin average is 4.25.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeWisconsin average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.864.25
Of which registered nurses0.860.98
At weekends3.253.75
Nursing staff turnover38%46.7%
Registered nurse turnover59.1%40.1%
Administrators who left5Not given

Who owns it?

  • The Alden Group, Ltd. owns 100% directly since Jul 1, 2010.
  • Alden Management Services, Inc. runs it.
  • 17 owners or officers are people: Gerard S Bodalski (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Audra B Elisco (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20.77%); Lauren H Magnusson (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20.77%); Randi Schullo (owns 5% or more through other companies, 20.77%); Arin G Elisco (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Garrett E Magnusson (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Joseph Schullo (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Paige A Magnusson (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Nicole Schullo (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Charles L Elisco (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.26%); Joan P Carl (corporate officer); Joan P Carl (corporate director); Esther J Davis (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert J Molitor (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Randi Schullo (corporate officer); Floyd A Schlossberg (corporate officer); Floyd A Schlossberg (corporate director).
  • Part of The Alden Network (27 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Alden Management Services, Inc.Runs it (operational or managerial control)100%Jul 1, 2010
The Alden Group, Ltd.Owns 5% or more directly100%Jul 1, 2010
The Floyd A. Schlossberg Living TrustOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Jul 1, 2013

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Wisconsin average 3.2).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing3 of 5
Quality measures4 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 21.9 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (19; the middle value was 7.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • 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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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