North Central Health Care
Nursing home in Wausau, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525132
2400 Marshall Street, Ste A, Wausau, WI 54403 · Marathon County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 159
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $56,244 (2)
Does North Central Health Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. North Central Health Care 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours North Central Health Care 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
- 4.53
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.37
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.89
- Weekend total hours
- 4.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 24.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 26, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 21, 2025, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined North Central Health Care 2 times in the past 3 years, for $56,244 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 124.4 residents live here, about 78% of its 159 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 124.4
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns North Central Health Care
- Legal business name
- Human Services Board Serving North Central Health Care Facility
- Ownership type
- Government - County
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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 North Central Health Care, 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 North Central Health Care
What is the CMS star rating of North Central Health Care?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does North Central Health Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at North Central Health Care?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns North Central Health Care?
Human Services Board Serving North Central Health Care Facility, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.