Rock River Nursing & Rehab is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1979-06-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (920) 563-5533 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Rock River Nursing & Rehab holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of N/A out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (N/A★), Staffing (N/A★), and Quality of Resident Care (N/A★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 49.9/100, placing it #14027 of 14703 facilities nationally and #302 of 323 in Wisconsin. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Rock River Nursing & Rehab receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is N/A out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 77.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $136,384. 125 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 3 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $136,384, and 3 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 351.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Rock River Nursing & Rehab ranks 14027th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 49.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within WI, it ranks 302nd out of 323 nursing homes. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,908 nationally and RN hours rank #9,364 nationally (#304 in WI). Our composite quality score of 49.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Fort Atkinson, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/wisconsin/fort-atkinson/