Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    1050 Division St, Mauston, WI 53948
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.57·(14)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Rehabilitation-focused therapy services
    • Planned facility remodeling and recent improvements
    • Private dining area
    • On-site salon services
    • Indoor birdwatching enclosure
    • Relatively well-maintained common areas
    • Strong family appreciation and emotional reassurance

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages and inconsistent responsiveness
    • Delays in toileting and bathroom assistance
    • Gaps in staff communication and coordination
    • Staff conduct and tone
    • Personal property management lapses
    • Limited menu variety and repetitive meals
    • Reduced activity programming and limited social engagement
    • Clinical, hospital-like atmosphere and odor concerns
    • Cleanliness and sanitation issues in some areas
    • Perceived high cost relative to resident value

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Many families and residents praise individual caregivers for compassionate, attentive interactions and note positive rehabilitation services, comfort to families, and several facility amenities. At the same time, there are recurring operational concerns—particularly around staffing, responsiveness, and certain aspects of daily living—that temper those positive impressions.

    Care quality and staff: The facility receives frequent praise for staff who show compassion and make residents feel cared for; multiple accounts emphasize staff members who formed family-like relationships with residents and provided emotional reassurance. However, this strength coexists with persistent staffing shortages and inconsistent responsiveness. Reviewers describe delays in answering call buttons and in providing toileting assistance, and several indicate communication gaps and coordination problems among staff shifts. There are also concerns about staff conduct and tone in some interactions; while many families are grateful for attentive caregivers, a smaller number of reports describe confrontational or inappropriate staff behavior that management should address.

    Dining and activities: Dining is characterized as limited and somewhat repetitive, with some reviewers noting that menu variety and mealtime experience could be improved. A private dining area is available and appreciated by some families. Activity programming has been constrained—partly attributed to pandemic restrictions—but reviewers call for a broader and more engaging schedule of social and recreational activities to improve residents' quality of life. The facility’s rehab focus is seen as a strength for short-term stays, but long-term residents may need more varied programming.

    Facilities and environment: The physical plant offers several positive amenities, including a salon, a private dining area, and an indoor birdwatching enclosure; upkeep of common areas is described as reasonable and there are plans for remodeling. Counterbalancing these positives, some reviewers describe a clinical, hospital-like atmosphere and note odor concerns and cleanliness issues in certain areas. Shared rooms (two residents per room) raise privacy considerations for some families.

    Management and operational patterns: Reviewers express concerns about the facility’s operational controls, including personal property management lapses and inconsistent service quality. There is a perception among some family members that financial considerations are prioritized over aspects of resident quality of life, and that value for cost could be improved. Management has reportedly made some improvements and has remodeling plans; nevertheless, reviewers indicate that service consistency and genuine staff–resident interaction remain areas needing attention.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The reviews are polarized: many families express deep gratitude for specific caregivers and recommend the facility for its compassionate staff and rehab services, while others highlight systemic issues that affect daily care experience. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strengths in personalized caregiving and therapy against operational concerns such as staffing levels, responsiveness, activity programming, dining variety, and certain sanitation/atmosphere issues. If considering placement, ask management about current staffing ratios, call-response times, activity schedules, property safeguards, recent or planned remediation measures, and the timeline for remodeling and service improvements.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located at 1050 Division St, Mauston, WI, 53948.

    About Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits at 1050 Division St. in Mauston, Wisconsin, and belongs to the Mile Bluff Medical Center, where a steady team of experienced healthcare professionals and nurses look after folks around the clock, so there's always someone ready to help whether you need skilled nursing care, urgent care, or even hospice, and you can count on short-term rehabilitation stays and long-term care if that's what you require. The facility operates as a non-profit and carries an A-minus rating for long-term care quality and an A in nurse quality as of October 2023, and you can tell they've put effort into keeping a calm, well-kept environment with tidy outdoor spaces for residents to enjoy some fresh air or sit with visitors. There are 60 beds in their hospital-based skilled nursing setup, and they offer different room choices like private rooms, L-shaped double rooms, double rooms with shared bathrooms, all with televisions and phone access, so residents can get a bit of privacy or company, whichever they like. Special programs are in place for Alzheimer's and dementia care, and the whole center's tailored to make folks comfortable, but also to provide practical help like 24-hour emergency care, rehabilitation therapies, wound care, telephones, and even hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis services right there in the building. They take both Medicare and Medicaid, and if someone needs speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory support, or even help with nutrition or audiology, that's all available on-site, and families can breathe easier knowing there are recreational and activity programs going on every week to keep minds and spirits engaged. There's a resident council so folks have a say in daily life, plus transportation services when residents need to get out for appointments. This place accepts people with different medical needs, including those who want memory care, need help after surgery, or families who just need a short break with respite care. Staff focus on compassion and safety, embracing new technology to deliver care that suits each person, and they even help plan for when it's time for a resident to return home. The center stays committed to community engagement, quality of life, and professional standards, offering a reliable option in the Mauston area for people needing a little more help as the years go by. The average rating sits at about 3.5 out of 8 reviews, which some might see as fair, and the facility keeps an up-to-date website where families can find more information if they need it.

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    Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    No, Fair View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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