Capitol Lakes Health Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1979-09-04. 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 (608) 283-2000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Capitol Lakes Health Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 86.9/100, placing it #1128 of 14703 facilities nationally and #24 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 Capitol Lakes Health Center receives a reported average of 7 hours 47 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 2 hours 1 minute; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 47 minutes; Nurse Aide — 4 hours 59 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 6 hours 11 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 47.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 5 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $68,250. 5 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 67.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Capitol Lakes Health Center ranks 1128th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 86.9/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within WI, it ranks 24th out of 323 nursing homes. In Madison, it ranks 1st out of 7 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #112 nationally and RN hours rank #222 nationally (#3 in WI). Our composite quality score of 86.9/100 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 Madison, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/wisconsin/madison/