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Northern Lights Hcc
⌖ Washburn, WI · Bayfield County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds50
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Northern Lights Hcc
Northern Lights Hcc is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Washburn, WI. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Wisconsin is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jul 2025), inspectors found 16 problems, more than the Wisconsin average of 9.5. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 43 min a day with each resident, less than the Wisconsin average of 4 hr 13 min. About 50% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $10,364 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (3 of 5) and long-term care (2 of 5).
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameNorthern Lights Hcc
LocationBayfield County, Wisconsin
Phone(715) 373-5621
Address706 Bratley Dr, Washburn, WI 54891 · Bayfield County
CMS provider number525567
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyHealth Dimensions Group · 10 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 25, 1995 (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
5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Nursing staff turnover50% a yearWisconsin average: 47%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations2 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in May 2026 (within the past year). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $10,364Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jan 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection16 (Jul 2025)Wisconsin average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 43 min a dayWisconsin average: 4 hr 13 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident49 min a dayWisconsin average: 1 hr 00 minWorse 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.
- Sent back to the hospital16.2%State average: 23.1%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit22.0%State average: 15.5%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs4.0%State average: 1.2%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 6 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 injury3.1%State average: 3.3%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.7%State average: 5.0%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs16.8%State average: 15.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.4State 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.
- 55% Medicaid
- 14% Medicare
- 31% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average85%Wisconsin typical: 73%
Cost of care per resident day$430Wisconsin 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 2 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 18 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 |
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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