Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lakeview Health Center
962 E Garland St E, West Salem, WI 54669 · Map
Government - County · 49 certified beds
Lakeview Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in West Salem, Wisconsin. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.64 hours per resident per day, above the Wisconsin average of 4.20. Its most recent inspection on Jul 16, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lakeview Health Center 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) | 5.64 | 4.20 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.55 | 0.97 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.47 | 2.59 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.1% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 Lakeview Health Center
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 15, 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
- 962 E Garland St E
West Salem, WI 54669 - CMS certification #
- 525726
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 49
- Avg residents/day
- 49.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2018-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lakeview Health Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2013
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jun 1, 2013 to Jul 7, 2013. Violations found: Special minimum wage for workers with disabilities (Section 14(c)). Back wages: $7,107 owed to 27 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lakeview Health Center. Case 1714120.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc, La Crosse. 10.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Home Health, La Crosse. 10.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 6.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 54669 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - Onalaska, Onalaska, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mayo Clinic Dialysis - Onalaska, Onalaska, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - La Crosse, La Crosse, 11.4 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 54669.
St Croix Hospice La Crosse, office in La Crosse, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, office in La Crosse, 10.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc, La Crosse. 7.3 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Lakeview Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lakeview Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lakeview Health Center staffed?
Lakeview Health Center reports 5.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wisconsin average of 4.20.
Has Lakeview Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lakeview Health Center have?
Lakeview Health Center is certified for 49 beds.