Overview
Sauk Co Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Reedsburg. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $224,062 in the past three years.
Sauk Co Health Care Center is a government-run facility with 82 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $224,062
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.92 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides3.68 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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