Watertown Health Care Center
Nursing home in Watertown, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525333
121 Hospital Dr., Watertown, WI 53098 · Dodge County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 112
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 55
- Fines in 3 years
- $278,229 (5)
Does Watertown Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Watertown Health 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Watertown Health 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
- 2.98
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.46
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.86
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.65
- Weekend total hours
- 2.52
- Nursing staff turnover
- 60%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 55 deficiencies, plus 38 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 14, 2024, found 15.
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 Watertown Health Care Center 5 times in the past 3 years, for $278,229 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.9 residents live here, about 80% of its 112 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 89.9
- Certified since
- July 1, 1983
Who owns Watertown Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Bedrock HCS at Watertown LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Bedrock Healthcare, 1.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Watertown Health Care Center
- Marquardt Memorial Manor1020 Hill St., Watertown 53098
- Shorehaven HLTH & Rehab CTR1305 W Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc 53066
- Lake Mills Health Services901 Mulberry St, Lake Mills 53551
- Clearview198 County DF, Juneau 53039
- Clearview Brain Injury Center198 County DF, Juneau 53039
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 Watertown Health 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 Watertown Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Watertown Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Watertown Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Watertown Health Care Center?
55 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Watertown Health Care Center?
Bedrock HCS at Watertown LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.