Rivers Edge Nursing and Rehab
1000 N. Wisconsin Ave., Muscoda, WI 53573 · (608) 739-3186
For profit - Corporation · 58 certified beds
Rivers Edge Nursing and Rehab has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in December 2025, found 13 citations (the Wisconsin average is 9.5). It was fined 4 times in the last three years, $406,985 in all.
Medicare ratings
| Overall ratingStarts from the health inspection rating, then goes up or down a star for a 5-star or 1-star staffing or quality rating. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Health inspectionsFrom the two most recent standard inspections and three years of complaint inspections, compared with other homes in the same state. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Quality measuresFrom 15 measures of how residents do, such as falls with major injury, pressure ulcers, hospital stays and getting home after a short stay. | ★★★★★ 2 out of 5 stars · Below average |
| StaffingFrom payroll records of nurse hours per resident, adjusted for how much care residents need, and staff turnover. | ★★★★★ 2 out of 5 stars · Below average |
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Most recent health inspection
The standard health inspection on December 1, 2025 found 13 citations. What an inspection citation means
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.December 1, 2025 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.December 1, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 1, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.December 1, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.December 1, 2025 · F0554 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.December 1, 2025 · F0582 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.December 1, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.December 1, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesDecember 1, 2025 · F0645 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.December 1, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 1, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.December 1, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.December 1, 2025 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Complaint inspections, last three years
Inspections after complaints found 72 citations.
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.June 16, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.June 16, 2026 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.June 16, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.June 16, 2026 · F0699 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.January 21, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 21, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.January 21, 2026 · F0745 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.January 21, 2026 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 5, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.December 1, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.December 1, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.December 1, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.August 25, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.August 25, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.August 25, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 25, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.August 25, 2025 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.August 25, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.July 30, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.July 30, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.July 9, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.July 9, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.July 9, 2025 · F0628 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.July 9, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.July 9, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Post nurse staffing information every day.July 9, 2025 · F0732 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.July 9, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.July 9, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.July 9, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.April 21, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.April 21, 2025 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.April 21, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.April 21, 2025 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate foot care.April 21, 2025 · F0687 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.April 21, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.April 21, 2025 · F0700 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.April 21, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.April 21, 2025 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.April 21, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.April 21, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.March 27, 2025 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.March 27, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.March 27, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.January 29, 2025 · F0555 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.January 29, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.January 29, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.January 29, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.January 29, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.December 16, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.December 16, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.December 16, 2024 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.December 16, 2024 · F0660 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 16, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 16, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.December 16, 2024 · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.December 16, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.December 16, 2024 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.December 16, 2024 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.December 16, 2024 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 16, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.December 16, 2024 · F0942 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.December 16, 2024 · F0945 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.December 16, 2024 · F0949 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.August 26, 2024 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 26, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.July 10, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.July 10, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.July 10, 2024 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.July 10, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.July 10, 2024 · F0837 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.January 2, 2024 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 2, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Fines and payment denials
- Fine of $231,450July 9, 2025
- Fine of $61,958March 27, 2025
- Fine of $16,801December 16, 2024
- Fine of $96,776July 10, 2024
- Medicare payment denial for 44 daysStarting August 2, 2025
- Medicare payment denial for 3 daysStarting May 20, 2025
- Medicare payment denial for 26 daysStarting August 23, 2024
Nurse staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin average | U.S. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing | 3.40 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Nurse aides | 1.92 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Total nursing staff turnover | 68.2% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
About this home
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| Certified beds | 58 |
| Average residents per day | 36.8 |
| Inside a hospital | No |
| Continuing care retirement community | No |
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Data from Medicare (CMS), updated October 2026, from Rivers Edge Nursing and Rehab on Medicare's Care Compare and the CMS Provider Data Catalog. ParentNextStep isn't affiliated with Medicare or CMS.