Dane County, Wisconsin
County inventory for Dane County, Wisconsin is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Dane County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 16 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WI-DANE-WISCONSIN · Dane, WI
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 16 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,278 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #167/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Bell
- AL-MID $6,540/mo
- BOOK-FULL 16/16 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Bell County, TX (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Dane County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Dane County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 16 nursing homes and 1,278 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians: assisted living $6,540/mo, semi-private nursing $10,646/mo, private nursing $12,319/mo, home health aide $6,912/mo, adult day $1,517/mo. Local Dane providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (5 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 16 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Badger Prairie Hcc, Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Avina of Sun Prairie. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Dane, WI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Dane County
16 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Prairie Hcc | Verona | 5/5 | 120 | Government - County |
| Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Stoughton | 5/5 | 70 | Non profit - Church related |
| Avina of Sun Prairie | Sun Prairie | 4/5 | 50 | For profit - Corporation |
| Capitol Lakes Health Center | Madison | 3/5 | 72 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Sun Prairie Senior Living | Sun Prairie | 3/5 | 42 | For profit - Corporation |
| Complete Care at Nazareth LLC | Stoughton | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hebron Oaks | Madison | 2/5 | 70 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Oak Park Place of Nakoma | Madison | 2/5 | 33 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center | Madison | 2/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Waunakee Valley Senior Living | Waunakee | 2/5 | 94 | For profit - Corporation |
| Complete Care at Maple Grove LLC | Madison | 1/5 | 184 | For profit - Corporation |
| Four Winds Manor | Verona | 1/5 | 44 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ingleside Manor | Mount Horeb | 1/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Middleton Village Nursing and Rehab | Middleton | 1/5 | 97 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oak Park Nursing and Rehab Center | Madison | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center | Madison | N/A | 83 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Dane County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aveanna Home Health | Madison | 4.5 |
| Interim Healthcare of Wisconsin | Madison | 4.0 |
| Ssm Health at Home Home Health-Wisconsin | Madison | 3.0 |
| Uw Health Care Direct | Middleton | 3.0 |
| Transitions at Home of Western Wisconsin | Mount Horeb | 1.5 |
| Awooncare Home Health, LLC | Fitchburg | N/A |
| Catalyst, Inc. | Madison | N/A |
| Maxim Healthcare Services | Madison | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Dane County, WI, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Wisconsin overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (16 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (8 here).
Continue on the Wisconsin elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Wisconsin state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Dane County.