Amethyst Health of Wausau
Nursing home in Wausau, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525405
1010 E Wausau Ave, Wausau, WI 54403 · Marathon County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- $21,496 (1)
Does Amethyst Health of Wausau take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Amethyst Health of Wausau is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Amethyst Health of Wausau reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.26
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.96
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.47
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.83
- Weekend total hours
- 3.82
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 4, 2025 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 14 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 1, 2024, found 3.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Amethyst Health of Wausau. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Amethyst Health of Wausau 1 time in the past 3 years, for $21,496 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30.5 residents live here, about 38% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 30.5
- Certified since
- January 1, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Amethyst Health of Wausau
- Legal business name
- Wausau Health Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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- Rennes Health and Rehab Center-Weston4810 Barbican Ave, Weston 54476
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Who inspects nursing homes in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Wisconsin, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Amethyst Health of Wausau, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Amethyst Health of Wausau
What is the CMS star rating of Amethyst Health of Wausau?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Amethyst Health of Wausau accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Amethyst Health of Wausau?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Amethyst Health of Wausau?
Wausau Health Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.