Newcare is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-07-01. 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 (715) 854-2717 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Newcare holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 85.1/100, placing it #1662 of 14703 facilities nationally and #41 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 Newcare receives a reported average of 3 hours 26 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 51 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 28 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 7 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 4 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 30.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $10,062. 2 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 1 fine(s) totaling $10,062, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 25.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Newcare ranks 1662nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 85.1/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within WI, it ranks 41st out of 323 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #9,779 nationally and RN hours rank #3,163 nationally (#195 in WI). Our composite quality score of 85.1/100 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 Crivitz, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/wisconsin/crivitz/