Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Cornell Health Services
320 N 7Th St, Cornell, WI 54732 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of North Shore Healthcare (58 facilities) · 50 certified beds
Cornell Health Services is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cornell, Wisconsin. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.38 hours per resident per day, below the Wisconsin average of 4.20. Its most recent inspection on May 7, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cornell Health Services compares
This facility vs. the Wisconsin and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Wisconsin avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.38 | 4.20 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.84 | 0.97 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.59 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.3% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Cornell Health Services
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 320 N 7Th St
Cornell, WI 54732 - CMS certification #
- 525637
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 40.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-09-01
- Chain
- North Shore Healthcare (58 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of North Shore Healthcare
North Shore Healthcare operates 58 nursing facilities across the United States. View all North Shore Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Aug 14, 2024: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Sep 25, 2024. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $8,067 proposed, $8,067 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as NSH Cornell LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $8,067 proposed, $8,067 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley, Bloomer. 18.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Meadowbrook at Bloomer, Bloomer. 17.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lakeland Home Healthcare, Chippewa Falls. 25.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Ohde Hometown Pharmacy. 26.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 54732 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 54732.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oakleaf Clinics Inc, Eau Claire. 30.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cornell Health Services a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cornell Health Services an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cornell Health Services staffed?
Cornell Health Services reports 3.38 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wisconsin average of 4.20.
Has Cornell Health Services had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cornell Health Services have?
Cornell Health Services is certified for 50 beds.