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Lakeview Health Center

West Salem, Wisconsin · CCN 525726

8 surveys since 2017, and no finding has been recorded at harm level.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
23
Surveys
8
Harm or worse
0
Immediate jeopardy
0
The record, 2017–2026
’17’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Harm or worseNone

No finding on record has been cited at harm level or above.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file5/8

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
50
Ownership
Government - County
Chain
Independent
County
La Crosse
Medicare-certified since
2018

CMS ratings

Overall
5
Health inspection
4
Staffing
5
Quality measures
2

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Not shown for this facility: too few citations in window (n=8, floor 20).

Last survey on record

May 20, 2026

173 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day6.064.41
Registered-nurse hours per resident day1.46—
Annual nurse turnover39.2%35.5%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG—H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD571.4%E228.6%F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 7 of the 23 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F8802×

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F5831×

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  • F6001×

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • F6091×

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • F8081×

    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.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Lakeview Health Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812May 15, 2024

    Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Staff were observed not wearing hair nets or covering over facial hair while preparing and serving food in the Garden Terrace kitchenette. This had the potential to affect all 12 residents in the Garden Terrace unit. Findings include: According to the FDA Food Code 2022 documents at 2-402.11 Hair restraints: Effectiveness. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880May 15, 2024

    Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility did not ensure a sanitary environment to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. Medical equipment was not sanitized for 4 of 4 residents (R26, R22, R2, and R28) observed for reusable mechanical lifts. Inappropriate glove use was observed during medication pass with 2 of 4 residents (R45 and R8) observed. There was no sanitization of a common area table after used lancet and glucometer were placed on the table with 1 of 2 residents (R20) observed during blood glucose checks. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF600May 20, 2026

    Based on record review, interviews, personnel file review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from verbal and physical abuse from staff for two of six sampled Residents (R1 and R4). Facility staff used inappropriate and unprofessional language toward residents and handled residents during care in a manner described as rough and not aligned with individualized care approaches for residents with known behavioral symptoms. Findings include: Review of the facility's undated policy titled, Resident Protection: Abuse, Neglect, Mistreatment and Misappropriation of Resident Property; Injuries of Unknown Source, revealed Its purpose is that each resident/client will be free from Abuse. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF609May 20, 2026

    Based on record review, interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source and misappropriation of resident property, are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency and adult protective services where state law provides for jurisdiction in long-term care facilities) in accordance with State law through… […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF808Jul 16, 2025

    Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not ensure residents receive and consume foods in the appropriate therapeutic diet form for 1 of 1 resident sampled for altered diets (R26). On 07/17/25, R26 was served unknown consistency of orange juice, when R26 is to receive only nectar thick liquids with diet. This is evidenced by:R26 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses in part, non-Alzheimer's dementia, Parkinson's disease, and end stage renal failure. […]

Read 18 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 18 of 23 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • May 20, 2026Complaint2 findings
  • Jul 16, 2025Standard2 findings
  • May 15, 2024Standard3 findings
  • Mar 30, 2022Standard1 finding
  • Jul 9, 2020Infection control1 finding
  • Feb 3, 2020Standard3 findings
  • Nov 28, 2018Standard1 finding
  • Aug 10, 2017Standard10 findings

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

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