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Watertown Health Care Center

121 Hospital Dr, Watertown, WI, 53098

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 525333

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Bedrock Healthcare
Certified beds
112 · avg 71 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
71.3%higher than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 47.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
63.6%higher than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 39.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
2 departednear the Wisconsin averageWisconsin avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
5 fines · $278,229 total
Payment denials
2 denials

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
525333
Certified beds
112 beds · avg 71 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Bedrock Hcs At Watertown Llc
Chain affiliation
Bedrock Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Bedrock Healthcare chain — 9 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.4 / 5.

Parent entity

Bedrock hc wi Llc

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Opal Healthcare wi Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Raymond b Freson

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Sandeep r Ramanujam

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Bedrock hc wi LlcParentHolding

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019

  • Martin Chopp

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2019

  • Pnina Chopp

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 60% · since 2019

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

62 health citations on file6 immediate-jeopardy findings48 from complaints5 federal fines totalling $278K2 payment denials

Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 62)

  • E0880·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0774·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.

  • D0760·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • E0755·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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

  • E0656·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • E0607·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  • E0585·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

  • D0609·Jan 14, 2026Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20245 fines · $278K · 2 payment denials

Most recent events

  • Oct 17, 2024Payment denial · 43 days · starting Nov 15, 2024
  • Oct 17, 2024Fine · $177K
  • Jun 4, 2024Payment denial · 60 days · starting Aug 9, 2024
  • Jun 4, 2024Fine · $40K
  • Jun 4, 2024Fine · $16K
  • Mar 4, 2024Fine · $8,989

Largest single fine on record: $177K.

Fire-safety citations

46 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 27, 2026. 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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