A nurse in magenta scrubs talking with a resident in a nursing home
Nursing home · Wausau, WI

Amethyst Health of Wausau

1010 E Wausau Ave, Wausau, WI 54403

RN turnover here is 66.7%, above the Wisconsin average of 40%.

RN turnover
66.7%
Wisconsin average 40%
RN time per resident
58 min/day
Wisconsin average 59 min
Nursing team turnover
63.6%
Wisconsin average 46.7%
CMS staffing rating
3 of 5
Certified beds 80
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Amethyst Health of Wausau

Amethyst Health of Wausau is a 80-bed nursing home in Wausau, Wisconsin. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 66.7% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 304 Wisconsin nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 40%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 91% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 58 minutes of RN time per day, against 59 minutes across Wisconsin. That is less RN coverage than most Wisconsin nursing homes. CMS gives Amethyst Health of Wausau a staffing rating of 3 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 63.6% here compared with 46.7% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
  • RN hours per resident run below the state average, so ask how assignments are built on your shift.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • How many RNs left in the last year, and what has changed since?
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.