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Jewish Home and Care Center

1414 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Jewish Home and Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It ranks 14th of 17 nursing homes in Milwaukee. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 90% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on April 6, 2026, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. 13 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $322,329 in the past three years.

Jewish Home and Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 102 certified beds, caring for about 77 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.

Medicare ratings

Overall
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.

In Milwaukee14th of 17 facilities

Top 83%

Within 100 miles443rd of 492 facilities

Top 91%

In Wisconsin290th of 321 facilities

Top 91%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
April 6, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
22
Complaint-related deficiencies
13
Fines in the last 3 years
2 totaling $322,329
Payment denials
1
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff5.33 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.74 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.50 hrs
  • Nurse aides3.09 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.06 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
102
Average residents per day
77
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
March 13, 1967
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes