Rusk County, Wisconsin
County inventory for Rusk 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 Rusk County average 5.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 62 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians.
County care plate
Sheet WI-RUSK-WISCONSIN · Rusk, WI
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 62 beds
- STAR-HIGH 5.0★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,869/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,540/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Rusk County
CMS star quality is the standout for Rusk County: rated homes average 5.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 62 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Wisconsin medians run 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. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Individual (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 1, Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 2. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Rusk County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 1 | Ladysmith | 5/5 | 32 | For profit - Individual |
| Care & Rehab - Ladysmith 2 | Ladysmith | 5/5 | 30 | For profit - Corporation |
Read next for stronger-star Rusk
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 Rusk County.