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Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines

206 N Willson Dr, Altoona, WI, 54720

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 525724Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
50 · avg 38 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
40%lower than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 47.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
23.1%lower than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 39.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Wisconsin averageWisconsin avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
525724
Certified beds
50 beds · avg 38 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Grace Lutheran Foundation, Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (23 on record)

  • Jennifer Cohen

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Connie Felton

    Corporate Director · since 2025

  • Dorothy Schwellenbach

    Corporate Director · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

5 health citations on file

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 5 of 5)

  • F0812·Feb 26, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F0801·Feb 26, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • D0755·Feb 26, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0689·Feb 26, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0688·Feb 26, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

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Fire-safety citations

7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 26, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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