Nursing home
Sunrise Health Services
3540 S 43Rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53220 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of North Shore Healthcare (58 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Sunrise Health Services is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.44 hours per resident per day, below the Wisconsin average of 4.20. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $113,910In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunrise 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) | 3.44 | 4.20 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.53 | 0.97 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.13 | 2.59 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.4% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 19, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $113,910, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Sunrise 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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · 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 · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · 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
- 3540 S 43Rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53220 - CMS certification #
- 525493
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 88.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-01
- 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
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Nov 10, 2020.
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
- Aurora St Lukes Medical Center, Milwaukee. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wheaton Franciscan HC - Terrace at St Francis, Milwaukee. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Atlas Healthcare Inc., Milwaukee. 3.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Infinity Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 53220 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Greenfield, Greenfield, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Milwaukee Home Training, Milwaukee, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Davita Loomis Road Dialysis, Greenfield, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 53220.
Accent Care Hospice And Palliative Care Of Wi, office in West Allis, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Holistic Hospice, office in Greenfield, 3.3 miles away, straight line
Compassus Milwaukee Metro, office in Milwaukee, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Aurora Medical Group, Inc., Milwaukee. 1.0 mile 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Sunrise Health Services a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunrise Health Services an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunrise Health Services staffed?
Sunrise Health Services reports 3.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wisconsin average of 4.20.
Has Sunrise Health Services had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunrise Health Services have?
Sunrise Health Services is certified for 99 beds.