Overview
Colonial Health Services has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Colby. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 74% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 8, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $22,191 in the past three years.
Colonial Health Services is a for-profit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 55 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 8, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $22,191
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.68 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.79 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.61 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 55
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes