Amethyst Health of Wausau
Nursing Home & Assisted Living · Wausau, WI
CMS overall rating Info CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.

Amethyst Health of Wausau

Nursing Home & Assisted Living · Wausau, WI
CMS overall rating Info CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
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Amethyst Health of Wausau accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Health Inspection History

Inspections since 2023
Total health inspections 11

State average N/A


Last Health inspection on Nov 2025

Total health citations
51 Rank #148 / 180Health citations — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 148th out of 180 homes in Wisconsin. Shows this facility's total health deficiency citations benchmarked to the Wisconsin State average, with a ranking across all 180 WI facilities. Lower citation counts earn a better rank.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.

State average N/A

Citations per inspection
4.64 Rank #104 / 180Citations per inspection — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 104th out of 180 homes in Wisconsin. Shows average deficiency citations per CMS inspection for this facility versus the Wisconsin mean across 180 facilities with citation data. Lower is better.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.

State average N/A


Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.

20 of 51 citations resulted from standard inspections; 23 of 51 resulted from complaint investigations; and 8 of 51 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).

Breakdown of citation severity (last 3 years)
Critical health citations
4
In line with State average

State average: N/A


Serious health citations
2
In line with State average

State average: N/A

4 critical citations State average: N/A

2 serious citations State average: N/A

44 moderate citations State average: N/A

1 minor citation State average: N/A
Citations history (last 3 years)
Abuse/Neglect critical citation Nov 06, 2025
Corrected

Abuse/Neglect moderate citation Nov 06, 2025
Corrected

Abuse/Neglect critical citation Nov 06, 2025
Corrected

Abuse/Neglect critical citation Nov 06, 2025
Corrected

Staffing Data

Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.

Total staff 142
Employees 63
Contractors 79
Staff to resident ratio 4.58 : 1
0% compared with State average

State average ratio: 0 : 0

Avg staff/day 24
Average shift 7.4 hours
0% compared with State average

State average: 0 hours

Total staff hours (quarter) 16,258

Nursing staff breakdown

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Registered Nurse

Manages medical care and health needs.

RN Staff Info 31 total: 6 full-time employees and 25 contractors. 31
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 7.3 hours
Licensed Practical Nurse

Assists with medical care and medications.

LPN Staff Info 17 total: 6 full-time employees and 11 contractors. 17
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 8.6 hours
Certified Nursing Assistant

Helps with daily care and mobility.

CNA Staff Info 66 total: 27 full-time employees and 39 contractors. 66
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 8 hours

Contractor staffing

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.

Total hours from contractors

22.5%

3,653 contractor hours this quarter

Certified Nursing Assistant: 39 Registered Nurse: 25 Licensed Practical Nurse: 11 Occupational Therapy Aide: 1 Nurse Practitioner: 1 Occupational Therapy Assistant: 1 Medical Director: 1

Staff by category

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Certified Nursing Assistant2739668,65992100%8
Registered Nurse625312,0679199%7.3
Licensed Practical Nurse611171,5718896%8.6
Nurse Practitioner3148008390%9.5
Other Dietary Services Staff2025196368%6.9
Speech Language Pathologist1015176470%8.1
Administrator3035116571%7.7
Dental Services Staff1014986470%7.8
Physical Therapy Aide1014325560%7.9
Qualified Social Worker2022844650%6.2
Occupational Therapy Aide011955155%1.9
Respiratory Therapy Technician404923437%2.7
Physical Therapy Assistant404814043%2
Clinical Nurse Specialist202591011%5.9
Occupational Therapy Assistant0114278%6
Medical Director011292426%1.2
Nurse Aide in Training101211%2
66 Certified Nursing Assistant
% of Days 100%
31 Registered Nurse
% of Days 99%
17 Licensed Practical Nurse
% of Days 96%
4 Nurse Practitioner
% of Days 90%
2 Other Dietary Services Staff
% of Days 68%
1 Speech Language Pathologist
% of Days 70%
3 Administrator
% of Days 71%
1 Dental Services Staff
% of Days 70%
1 Physical Therapy Aide
% of Days 60%
2 Qualified Social Worker
% of Days 50%
1 Occupational Therapy Aide
% of Days 55%
4 Respiratory Therapy Technician
% of Days 37%
4 Physical Therapy Assistant
% of Days 43%
2 Clinical Nurse Specialist
% of Days 11%
1 Occupational Therapy Assistant
% of Days 8%
1 Medical Director
% of Days 26%
1 Nurse Aide in Training
% of Days 1%

Penalties and fines

Includes penalties issued in 2023-2025

Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.

Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)

Total fines amount $96K Rank #147 / 180Federal fines — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 147th out of 180 homes in Wisconsin. Shows this facility's cumulative CMS federal fine dollars versus the Wisconsin average among facilities with fines, and where it ranks among 180 facilities in the pool. Lower total dollars mean a better rank.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
In line with State average

State average: $95K

Number of fines 6
191% more fines than State average

State average: 2.1

Payment Denials Info Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed. 1
51% more payment denials than State average

State average: 0.7

Fines amount comparison
Fines amount comparison
This facility $96K
State average $95K
Penalty History

Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.

7 penalties in the past 3 years

Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.

Civil Money Penalty Info Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation. May 23, 2025
$17K
Civil Money Penalty Info Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation. Sep 11, 2023
$5K
Civil Money Penalty Info Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation. Sep 5, 2023
$5K
Civil Money Penalty Info Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation. Aug 28, 2023
$5K

Last updated: Jan 2026

Quality of care over time

These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.

High-risk clinical events score Info A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline. 6.6
37% better than State average

State average: 10.5

Functional decline score Info A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence. 17.2
22% better than State average

State average: 22.1

Long-stay resident measures
Below average State avg: 3.0 Info CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Need for Help with Daily Activities Increased Info Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.3%
47% better than State average

State average: 17.6%

Low Risk Residents with Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Info Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.1%
In line with State average

State average: 26.0%

Falls with Major Injury Info Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0%
6% better than State average

State average: 3.2%

High Risk Residents with Pressure Ulcers Info Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers 6.7%
22% worse than State average

State average: 5.4%

Urinary Tract Infection Info Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1%
67% better than State average

State average: 3.2%

Lost Too Much Weight Info Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.6%
56% worse than State average

State average: 4.9%

Depressive Symptoms Info Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.5%
31% better than State average

State average: 5.0%

Antipsychotic Use Info Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.4%
46% worse than State average

State average: 16.1%

Pneumococcal Vaccine Info Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.0%
In line with State average

State average: 95.9%

Influenza Vaccine Info Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
5% better than State average

State average: 95.0%

Short-stay resident measures
Average State avg: 2.9 Info CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Pneumococcal Vaccine Info Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8%
11% better than State average

State average: 87.3%

Antipsychotic medication increase Info Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0%
100% better than State average

State average: 1.2%

Influenza Vaccine Info Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.7%
15% better than State average

State average: 82.2%

Re-hospitalized after SNF stay Info Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission. 18.3%
19% better than State average

State average: 22.7%

Emergency department visits Info Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit. 16.2%
8% worse than State average

State average: 15.0%

Falls with major injury Info Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay. 0.0%
100% better than State average

State average: 0.8%

Successful return to home or community Info Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility. 50.6%
In line with State average

State average: 50.6%

Breakdown by payment type

Medicare

32% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.

Typical stay 1 - 2 months

Private pay

41% of new residents, often for short stays.

Typical stay 4 - 5 months

Medicaid

27% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.

Typical stay 4 - 5 months

Facility Characteristics

Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)

Total residents 31
Medicare
2
6.5% of residents
Medicaid
21
67.7% of residents
Private pay or other
8
25.8% of residents
Programs & Services
Residents Group

Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities

Family Member Group

Family members meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities

Active Family Council

Organized group of family members that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, resident care, and activities.

Active Resident Council

Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.

Finances and operations

Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.

For-profit
Operated by a single business entity.
Net patient revenue Info Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
$4.5M
Net patient income Info Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
-$1.5M
For-profit Operated by a single business entity.
Net patient revenue Info Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
$4.5M Rank #165 / 183Revenue — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 165th out of 183 homes in Wisconsin. Shows this facility's annual revenue compared to the Wisconsin average. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Net patient income Info Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
-$1.5M
Other income Info Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
$13.2K
Payroll costs Info Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs. Rank #124 / 183Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 124th out of 183 homes in Wisconsin. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Wisconsin average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
$2.6M 58.7% of net patient revenue Info Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay. Rank #8 / 183Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 8th out of 183 homes in Wisconsin. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the Wisconsin average. Well-run Wisconsin facilities typically land around 62–74% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Rankings are based only on facilities in Wisconsin that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Other operating costs Info Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
$3.3M
Total costs Info The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
$6.0M

Who this home usually serves

TYPE OF STAY

Mix of rehab and long-term care

This home supports both short-term rehab and long-term care, with residents staying for a wide range of durations.

New residents most often arrive under private pay (41% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 4 - 5 months.

Admissions
109 total

Coverage residents most often arrive under.

Medicare 32%
Private pay 41%
Medicaid 27%
Discharges
117 total

Coverage residents most often leave under.

Medicare 18%
Private pay 44%
Medicaid 39%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Amethyst Health of Wausau

Who is the owner of Amethyst Health of Wausau?

Amethyst Health of Wausau is legally operated by Robert Owens.

Is Amethyst Health of Wausau in a walkable area?

Amethyst Health of Wausau has a walk score of 83. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.

What is the occupancy rate at Amethyst Health of Wausau?

Amethyst Health of Wausau's occupancy is 39%.

Does Amethyst Health of Wausau operate as a for-profit or non-profit?

Amethyst Health of Wausau is registered as a for-profit in WI.

Who is the administrator of Amethyst Health of Wausau?

Robert Owens is the administrator of Amethyst Health of Wausau.

How many beds does Amethyst Health of Wausau have?

Amethyst Health of Wausau has 80 beds.

What is the address of Amethyst Health of Wausau?

Amethyst Health of Wausau is located at 1010 E Wausau Ave, Wausau, WI 54403.

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