Overview
Norseland Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Westby. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, found 3 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.
Norseland Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 40 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
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.
Top 55%
Top 48%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- 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 staff4.01 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.10 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.54 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1997
- 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