Overview
Willowcrest Health Services has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Wisconsin average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in South Milwaukee, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in Wisconsin (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Wisconsin average of 9.2. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $21,285 in the past three years.
Willowcrest Health Services is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
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.
Top 50%
Top 63%
Top 73%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $21,285
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.96 hrs
- Nurse aides1.87 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 21, 1988
- 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