Kenosha, WI · less than 1 mile away
Brookside Care Center
⌖ Kenosha, WI · Kenosha County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds154
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (individual)
About Brookside Care Center
Brookside Care Center is a 154-bed government-run nursing home in Kenosha, WI. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Wisconsin is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 6 problems, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 53 min a day with each resident, more than the Wisconsin average of 4 hr 13 min. About 41% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $44,970 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
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Key details
Facility nameBrookside Care Center
LocationKenosha County, Wisconsin
Phone(262) 653-3800
Address3506 Washington Rd, Kenosha, WI 53144 · Kenosha County
CMS provider number525556
Ownership typeFor-profit (individual)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 1, 1994 (31 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 4 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Jun 2026)Wisconsin average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 53 min a dayWisconsin average: 4 hr 13 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 16 min a dayWisconsin average: 1 hr 00 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover41% a yearWisconsin average: 47%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $44,970; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Wisconsin average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital31.5%State average: 23.1%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit33.6%State average: 15.5%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.0%State average: 1.2%About average
Physical therapist time: about 5 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury6.1%State average: 3.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.6%State average: 5.0%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs21.0%State average: 15.8%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.9State average: 1.7About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Wisconsin average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Wisconsin, Medicaid pays for 60% of resident days at a typical home.
- 52% Medicaid
- 11% Medicare
- 37% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%Wisconsin typical: 73%
Cost of care per resident day$435Wisconsin typical: $402
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 8 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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