Waunakee Valley Senior Living
Nursing home in Waunakee, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525098
801 Klein Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597 · Dane County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 84
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $70,676 (3)
Does Waunakee Valley Senior Living take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Waunakee Valley Senior Living 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Waunakee Valley Senior Living 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
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.67
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.18
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 9, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 23, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Waunakee Valley Senior Living 3 times in the past 3 years, for $70,676 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 58.8 residents live here, about 70% of its 84 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 58.8
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Waunakee Valley Senior Living
- Legal business name
- Ahr Waunakee TRS Sub, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 127 homes nationally under Trilogy Health Services, 4.2-star chain average
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- Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center5833 American Parkway, Madison 53718
- Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center110 Belmont Rd., Madison 53714
- Dove Healthcare - Lodi700 Clark St, Lodi 53555
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 Waunakee Valley Senior Living, 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 Waunakee Valley Senior Living
What is the CMS star rating of Waunakee Valley Senior Living?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Waunakee Valley Senior Living accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Waunakee Valley Senior Living?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Waunakee Valley Senior Living?
Ahr Waunakee TRS Sub, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.