CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Wisconsin

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

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County inventory for Jefferson 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. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Jefferson County average 1.5 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 257 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians.

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Sheet WI-JEFFERSON-WISCONSIN · Jefferson, WI

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 257 beds
  • STAR-WEAK 1.5★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #1,163/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $6,540/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Jefferson County

CMS star quality runs softer in Jefferson County: rated homes average 1.5/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 257 licensed beds.

CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Jefferson County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 2★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

1★
1
2★
1
3★
0
4★
0
5★
0

Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$6,540
Assisted Living / mo
$10,646
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,912
Home Care / mo
1.5
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Jefferson, WI

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Lake Mills Health Services
    2★
  2. 2
    Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc
    1★
  3. 3
    Rock River Nursing & Rehab
    NR

Nursing Homes in Jefferson County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Lake Mills Health Services Lake Mills 2/5 50 For profit - Corporation
Alden Estates of Countryside, Inc Jefferson 1/5 120 For profit - Corporation
Rock River Nursing & Rehab Fort Atkinson N/A 87 For profit - Limited Liability company

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Jefferson County's 1.5 average
Mid-pack context for Jefferson: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Jefferson County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Paying for care when Jefferson AL medians run high
Sparse home-health path: Medicare vs Medicaid vs private pay when CareScout assisted-living medians sit in the upper band.
Cost calculator for Jefferson County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Jefferson County.