Norwood Health Ctr-Central is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1974-03-31. 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) 384-2188 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Norwood Health Ctr-Central 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 (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 89.4/100, placing it #637 of 14703 facilities nationally and #13 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 Norwood Health Ctr-Central receives a reported average of 5 hours 47 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 36 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 35 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 36 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 1 minute 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 37.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Norwood Health Ctr-Central has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 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 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 15.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Norwood Health Ctr-Central ranks 637th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 89.4/100), placing it in the top 5% nationwide. Within WI, it ranks 13th out of 323 nursing homes. In Marshfield, it ranks 1st out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #479 nationally and RN hours rank #474 nationally (#18 in WI). Our composite quality score of 89.4/100 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 Marshfield, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/wisconsin/marshfield/