Amethyst Health Of Wausau is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1987-01-01. 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) 842-2028 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Amethyst Health Of Wausau holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 44.4/100, placing it #14451 of 14703 facilities nationally and #316 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 Amethyst Health Of Wausau receives a reported average of 4 hours 1 minute of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 41 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 47 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 33 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 43 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 70.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Amethyst Health Of Wausau with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 6 fine(s) totaling $96,300. 59 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 6 fine(s) totaling $96,300, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 8. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 483.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Amethyst Health Of Wausau ranks 14451st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 44.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within WI, it ranks 316th out of 323 nursing homes. In Wausau, it ranks 4th out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,659 nationally and RN hours rank #5,165 nationally (#252 in WI). Our composite quality score of 44.4/100 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 Wausau, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/wisconsin/wausau/