Wisconsin Rapids Health Services

    1350 River Run Dr, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.1ยท52 reviews

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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

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.13ยท(52)

    Overall rating

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

      2.2
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      1.6
    • Amenities

      3.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate RNs and CNAs
    • Attentive bedside caregiving
    • Strong hospice and end-of-life support
    • Professional and caring clinical staff
    • Modern, wellโ€‘appointed building
    • Clean common areas and rooms
    • Friendly frontโ€‘desk staff
    • Supportive interpersonal interactions
    • Efforts by individual staff to comfort families
    • Upโ€‘toโ€‘date clinical equipment

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and extended staff shifts
    • Delayed response to call buttons and assistance requests
    • Inconsistent personalโ€‘care schedules and hygiene assistance
    • Gaps in medication administration and clinical monitoring
    • Weak fallโ€‘prevention and transferโ€‘safety practices
    • Inadequate family notification and clinical communication
    • Variable staff conduct and workplace culture problems
    • Inconsistent food quality and mealโ€‘service continuity
    • Facility maintenance and groundsโ€‘upkeep lapses
    • Administrative and billing process weaknesses
    • Insufficient followโ€‘through from management and social services
    • Confidentiality and HR handling concerns

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a strongly mixed picture of care at this facility. Many families and patients praised individual caregivers โ€” particularly certain RNs and CNAs โ€” for compassionate bedside care, hospice support, and comforting communication during endโ€‘ofโ€‘life situations. The building and some resident rooms were described as modern and well appointed, and reviewers noted clean common areas and professional equipment in parts of the facility.

    At the same time, a recurrent operational pattern emerges around staffing and responsiveness. Multiple reviewers described chronic understaffing, long shifts, and overworked staff that correlate with delayed callโ€‘button responses, long waits for toileting or grooming assistance, and inconsistent bathing and linen schedules. These staffing pressures are linked in reviews to lapses in clinical care: missed or delayed medication administration, inadequate diabetes monitoring, pressureโ€‘injury development, and transfers or lift events that resulted in injury. Reviewers also raised concerns about fallโ€‘prevention practices and transfer safety as a systemic weakness rather than isolated occurrences.

    Staff behavior and workplace culture are reported as variable. Several accounts highlight compassionate, professional staff members who made a positive difference, while others describe concerning conduct, including allegations of discrimination, unprofessional interactions, and problematic HR responses. Communication with families and proxies was uneven; reviewers flagged inadequate notification after clinical incidents, poor socialโ€‘work followโ€‘up, and frustration over visitation or powerโ€‘ofโ€‘attorney coordination.

    Dining and daily living services were described as inconsistent. Common themes include meals served at inappropriate temperatures, limited menu variety or side options, occasional incorrect meal items, and long waits for personal grooming services such as hair care. Activities and social programming were less frequently discussed but are implied to be affected by staffing limitations and scheduling constraints.

    Facility upkeep shows contrasting impressions: while parts of the building and some rooms were described as spotless and well maintained, others reported maintenance delays (including leaks, room transfers, and outdoor grounds neglect) and localized odor or sanitation concerns. Administrative weaknesses were also noted: billing discrepancies, slow or inadequate managerial followโ€‘through, and concerns about confidentiality and complaint handling.

    Overall, the pattern across reviews suggests that individual staff members can provide highโ€‘quality, compassionate care, but systemic issues โ€” primarily staffing, operational oversight, and inconsistent clinical processes โ€” produce uneven resident experiences and, in some cases, safety and communication problems. Prospective residents and families should consider an inโ€‘person tour, ask for current staffing ratios, inquire about fallโ€‘prevention protocols and medication administration audits, request examples of recent maintenance and complaint resolutions, and speak with the manager or social worker about notification procedures before making a placement decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Wisconsin Rapids Health Services is located at 1350 River Run Dr, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, 54494.

    About Wisconsin Rapids Health Services

    Wisconsin Rapids Health Services sits in Wisconsin Rapids and runs as a for-profit facility under North Shore Healthcare LLC, managed by Troy Baumann and David Mills since late 2019, and has 114 certified beds but usually has about 44 residents each day, so there's some extra space, and everyone gets a private room, which feels a bit more like being at home than sharing with someone else, and the staff-a mix of nurses, CNAs, therapists, and admin folks-work to keep things running while trying to create a family-like environment with respect and compassion, though nurse turnover is higher than average at 54.2% and nurse staffing is a bit below state average at 3.51 hours per resident per day, so some days might be more hectic than others. Residents get both short-term rehab and long-term nursing care, with skilled nursing and therapy options like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and for those needing it, there are programs for brain injury rehabilitation, discharge planning, daily weights, glucose checks, and in-house X-rays, IV therapies, nebulizer treatments, and things like incentive spirometry. The dining and activity services are designed to help keep folks engaged and comfortable, and with full pharmacy services, an automatic defibrillator, emergency kits, and some telehealth available, medical needs don't go ignored, plus home health and hospice support is part of what they offer, and in case someone needs help swallowing, they do swallow studies on site. While the staff works hard, state inspections have found some issues, including 38 total deficiency reports so far, 7 of them about infection control, and in the past there were citations given for lapses in COVID-19 vaccine education, documentation, and for missing an effective infection prevention program, along with a citation about not always letting residents, families, or doctors know quickly about important changes, but these were marked as causing no real harm-just a risk it could be more serious if not fixed. Folks who stay here can expect services for both rehabilitation and daily living, with nurses and other health workers doing their best to help people recover or settle in for the long term, and the facility stays in touch with the community through its Facebook page.

    People often ask...

    Wisconsin Rapids Health Services offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1350 River Run Dr, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494.

    No, Wisconsin Rapids Health Services 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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