Wood Aven Health And Rehabilitation
1821 N 4Th Ave, Wausau, WI, 54401
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 82 · avg 77 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.6% — higher than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 47.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40.9% — near the Wisconsin averageWisconsin avg: 39.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Wisconsin averageWisconsin avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 525503
- Certified beds
- 82 beds · avg 77 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
- River Hawk Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Parent entity
The Ensign Group Inc
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Jared Spaulding
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Steven Nichols
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Amy Brauer
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- David Jorgensen
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Gateway Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
November 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Catholic Residential Services, Inc
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 16)
- D0880·Apr 1, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0760·Apr 1, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0693·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0690·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0689·Apr 1, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0628·Apr 1, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0607·Apr 1, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0580·Apr 1, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Fire-safety citations
23 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 1, 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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