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Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

⌖ Stoughton, WI · Dane County · Medicare data as of September 2026
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds70
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)

About Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 70-bed nonprofit nursing home in Stoughton, WI. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Wisconsin is 3.0.

  • Inspections: 0 problems at its last full inspection (Jan 2026), fewer than the Wisconsin average of 9.5.
  • Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 20 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Wisconsin average of 4 hr 13 min. About 36% of nursing staff left in the past year.
  • Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
  • Stands out: Registered nurses spend about 1 hr 30 min a day with each resident, compared with 41 min nationally.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

Key details

Facility nameSkaalen Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
LocationDane County, Wisconsin
Address400 N Morris St, Stoughton, WI 53589 · Dane County
Medicare provider number525512
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 1, 1993 (33 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating5 of 5Much above average
Health inspections5 of 5Much above average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing5 of 5Much above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

4 strengths 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.

Strengths

  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection0 (Jan 2026)Wisconsin average: 9.5.
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 30 min a dayWisconsin average: 1 hr 00 min
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover36% a yearWisconsin average: 47%
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 20 min a dayWisconsin average: 4 hr 13 min
    About 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 quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Sent back to the hospital24.5%State average: 23.1%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit10.7%State average: 15.5%
    Better than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.8%State average: 1.2%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 6 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; 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: 2 of 5 (below average)

  • Falls with a major injury3.7%State average: 3.3%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)2.2%State average: 5.0%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs15.4%State average: 15.8%
    About 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.

  • 47% Medicaid
  • 17% Medicare
  • 36% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average55%Wisconsin typical: 73%
Facility operating cost per resident day$747Wisconsin 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.

What a stay may cost

  • Short-term rehab with Medicare: after a qualifying hospital stay, Medicare pays in full for days 1–20. From day 21 to day 100 you pay $217 a day (2026), unless other coverage pays it. Medicare stops after day 100. Estimate a rehab stay →
  • Paying privately: ask the home for its daily rate and what it includes. As a guide, Wisconsin’s Medicaid program uses about $352 a day (about $10,710 a month) as the average cost of nursing home care (January 2026); see the state’s figure.
  • Medicaid: this home is certified for Medicaid, which pays for most long-term care once savings run low. Ask whether a Medicaid bed is available. Medicaid rules in Wisconsin →

Medicare amounts from Medicare.gov. Prices vary with room type and care needs, so always confirm with the home.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 14 times.

Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201921544.4
Jan 202042554.4
Jan 202132544.9
Jan 202232544.2
Jan 20232314–
Jan 202443534.5
Feb 202533433.9
Feb 202654523.7
Sep 202655534.3

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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Family reviews

No family reviews of this home yet. Reviews are separate from Medicare’s ratings and are checked before they’re published.