Overview
Waunakee Valley Senior Living has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Waunakee. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 76% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $70,676 in the past three years.
Waunakee Valley Senior Living is a for-profit facility with 84 certified beds, caring for about 59 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
- 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
- April 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $70,676
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.35 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 59
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 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