Overview
Wheaton Franciscan HC - Terrace at St Francis has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It ranks 6th of 17 nursing homes in Milwaukee. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% 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 August 20, 2025, found 26 health deficiencies, more than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. 16 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $276,051 in the past three years.
Wheaton Franciscan HC - Terrace at St Francis is a nonprofit facility with 81 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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 36%
Top 54%
Top 61%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 26
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 16
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $276,051
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 7
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.11 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.74 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides1.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 81
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 23, 1994
- 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