If you have complaints about Wisconsin nursing homes, please contact the appropriate regional office. You may also E-mail the Bureau of Quality Assurance.

If you don't know what county a Wisconsin community is located in, see this list of Wisconsin municipalities (PDF file format) maintained by the Wisconsin Demographic Services Center.

PDF files can be viewed and printed using Acrobat Reader (free download site). To move more easily onscreen, click on the Navigation Pane icon in Acrobat Reader, then select Bookmarks to view an alphabetical marker list.

The Excel version (spreadsheet) will require Microsoft Excel or any spreadsheet program that can read Excel 97.

• Lists of Licensed Wisconsin Nursing Homes
  • Nursing Homes alphabetical by county (then by city) (PDF file 234kb - 34 pages)
  • Nursing Homes alphabetical by city (PDF file 237kb - 34 pages)
  • Nursing Homes alphabetical by facility name (PDF file 258kb - 38 pages)
  • Spreadsheet version of Nursing Home Directory (Excel file - 200kb) for sorting data in different ways - A shortened version of the facility name is included to help in creating mailing labels.
  • See Wisconsin Health Care Provider Directories for lists of Swing Bed Hospitals (contain beds that can be converted to Nursing Home use)
  • Wisconsin Facilities with Dedicated Units for the Care of Ventilator-Dependent Persons
• 2001 and 2002 Consumer Information Reports for Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Facilities for People with Developmental Disabilities
• Nursing Home State Citations (Wisconsin)
• Client Rights and Grievance Forms/Publications
• Information for Wisconsin nursing home management and staff
  (licensing, rules & regulations, publications, etc.)
• Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled site for profile information on nursing homes (information as of 2002)
• Your Rights to Direct Your Future Health Care Needs (Advance Directives) - PDE-2025
• Consumer Groups, Wisconsin Health Care Organizations (go to the main link for other organization types such as provider associations)
• Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care (includes Ombudsman Program)
  • Nursing Home Resident Rights
• Federal Information on Nursing Homes (Medicare)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
• U.S. Health & Human Services Nursing Home Resource Locators
• Alzheimer's Association: Choosing Health Care Providers and Facilities
• National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) - A Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
• Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute