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Lafayette Manor

⌖ Darlington, WI · Lafayette County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds50
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (county)

About Lafayette Manor

Lafayette Manor is a 50-bed government-run nursing home in Darlington, WI. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Wisconsin is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 9 problems, close to the Wisconsin average of 9.5. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 13 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Wisconsin average of 4 hr 13 min. About 45% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $60,159 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameLafayette Manor
LocationLafayette County, Wisconsin
Address719 E Catherine St Box 167, Darlington, WI 53530 · Lafayette County
CMS provider number525362
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 1, 1984 (42 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.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

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

3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

About average

  • Health citations at last inspection9 (Mar 2026)Wisconsin average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    About average
  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 13 min a dayWisconsin average: 4 hr 13 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover45% a yearWisconsin average: 47%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $60,159Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Dec 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this
  • Registered nurse time per resident32 min a dayWisconsin average: 1 hr 00 min
    Worse than state average

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.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.2%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less 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.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury2.1%State average: 3.3%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)1.1%State average: 5.0%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs19.3%State average: 15.8%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.7
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Wisconsin average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 14 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943433.9
Jan 202033323.5
Jan 202132444.1
Jan 202221434.1
Jan 202312314.0
Jan 202412414.6
Feb 202511415.3
Feb 202611444.4
Sep 202622434.2

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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