Overview
North Central Health Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Wisconsin average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 4 nursing homes in Wausau. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 70% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 26, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $56,244 in the past three years.
North Central Health Care is a government-run facility with 159 certified beds, caring for about 124 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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
- August 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $56,244
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.53 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.27 hrs
- Nurse aides2.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 124
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes