Overview
Bethany St Joseph Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 4 nursing homes in La Crosse. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Wisconsin nursing homes have been fined.
Bethany St Joseph Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.36 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.32 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.38 hrs
- Nurse aides2.66 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 17, 1977
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes