Heritage Lakeside
Nursing home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525654
1016 Lakeshore Dr, Rice Lake, WI 54868 · Barron County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 50
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $266,996 (2)
Does Heritage Lakeside take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heritage Lakeside 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heritage Lakeside 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
- 5.07
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.47
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.60
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.00
- Weekend total hours
- 4.19
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 8, 2026 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 15, 2025, found 14.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Heritage Lakeside. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Heritage Lakeside 2 times in the past 3 years, for $266,996 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 43.8 residents live here, about 88% of its 50 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 43.8
- Certified since
- March 1, 2000
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heritage Lakeside
- Legal business name
- Rice Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Heritage Lakeside
- Dove Healthcare - Rice Lake910 Bear Paw Ave, Rice Lake 54868
- Barron Care and Rehabilitation660 E Birch Ave, Barron 54812
- Meadowbrook at Chetek725 Knapp St, Chetek 54728
- Care and Rehab - Cumberland1100 7th Ave, Cumberland 54829
- Dove Healthcare - Spooner510 First St, Spooner 54801
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 Heritage Lakeside, 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 Heritage Lakeside
What is the CMS star rating of Heritage Lakeside?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heritage Lakeside accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heritage Lakeside?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heritage Lakeside?
Rice Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.