Onalaska Care Center
Nursing home in Onalaska, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525443
1600 Main St, Onalaska, WI 54650 · La Crosse County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Onalaska Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Onalaska Care Center 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Onalaska Care Center 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
- 4.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.13
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.72
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.76
- Weekend total hours
- 4.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 29, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Onalaska Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 51.6 residents live here, about 65% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 51.6
- Certified since
- November 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Onalaska Care Center
- Legal business name
- Bethany-St Joseph Corporation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Onalaska Care Center
- Mulder Health Care Facility713 Leonard St. N, West Salem 54669
- Riverside2575 S. 7th St., La Crosse 54601
- Benedictine Manor of LaCrosse2902 East Avenue South, La Crosse 54601
- Hillview Health Care Ctr3501 Park Lane Dr, La Crosse 54601
- Lakeview Health Center962 E. Garland St. E, West Salem 54669
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 Onalaska Care Center, 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 Onalaska Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Onalaska Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Onalaska Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Onalaska Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Onalaska Care Center?
Bethany-St Joseph Corporation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.