The Best Nursing Home Communities in Waushara County, WI

"I had an in-person tour of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The rooms were sufficient. They just built a new wing called Moses, but it was full. It's an older facility, but it's large. There were a lot of veterans. It was just very military-oriented, with a lot of military pictures. It has a beautiful setting. Everything was good. The staff was very compassionate and nice. They had a bowling alley in their facility. There's a big restaurant that families can go to where you pay and sit by a lake. They had a big library. They had activities like bingo games."

"We've chosen Bethany Home - Heartwood for my dad because they've been around for 125 years and they are a full senior living campus. And then if you're a member or a resident on campus, you have priority admission over people from outside. As he needs more care, he can just advance to whatever level of care is appropriate for him. He is currently on the CBRF assisted living side. The place is nice but it needs updating. I've tried their food and it's really good. They have activities going on all the time. They have individual entity activities. Recently, they did pumpkin decorating. And then they also do whole campus activities. Every Friday, they have a campus-wide bingo game. When the Olympics were on TV, they had different entities competing against each other in the Bethany Olympics. It's just cool."

"I stayed at Crossroads Care Center of Weyauwega (Weyauwega Health Care) Center for respite for a couple of days. It's a very nice and welcoming facility and it's very pretty inside. The staff is very good."

"This facility was overall very clean and efficient. There was a community computer in the lobby internet access for the residents. I thought that was nice. The staff was friendly and helpful for the most part. It seemed a bit understaffed which may explain why some staff weren't as friendly. There didn't appear to be much to do but I did notice there was a hair stylist on site on certain days. The food wasn't too bad from what I saw but I never had an opportunity to taste it. The only real complaint I had was that my Aunt was a smoker and smoking wasn't permitted anywhere on the property. I felt that residents should be able to smoke if they wanted to. The outside grounds weren't as nice as they could be. There was weeds growing in places and the lawn needed to be mowed. Housekeeping did a pretty good job of keeping rooms clean, sanitized and neat. Privacy was what was to be expected for a nursing home but it was nice to see that staff would knock before entering a closed door to a private room. There did seem to be a lack of communication between the doctors and nurses and I didn't once see an actual doctor any time I visited. I got the impression that all caretaking by doctors was done via the phone or internet. The cafeteria was cheerful and pleasant. There was no security alarms on any of the doors that I was aware of. I thought this was slightly dangerous as there were residents with dimentia that could have wandered outside without staff being aware. I would suggest this would be changed. The CNA's seemed to be the shining stars of this facility. They always had a smile on their faces making everyone feel welcome and at home which is awesome considering how depressing living in a facility can be. Overall I was pleased with this nursing home. "

"My mother was at Whispering Pines rehab nursing, and when things progressed where the rehab was no longer appropriate, she went to strictly nursing, and that was her very short period of time before she passed away. I was very pleased with them. My mother was there during Covid restrictions. She was quarantined for two weeks when she first went there, which was appropriate. The nursing staff and everybody who came in contact with her were fully masked, gowned, and gloved. I can't say enough about their Covid protocols. We as family members were not allowed in the facility, but because it is on one floor, we were able to do window visits with her, and the staff was very accommodating for that. When it got to the end-of-life, they contacted us. Their communication was excellent, so it wasn't a surprise that end-of-life was happening. When we really did get to where it was going to be over soon, they said, "Yes, absolutely, when we get to this point, we have family members if they wish to come in." We were fully gowned, we were facemasked, and we wore shields as well to go into my mom's room. We were escorted in and out, we touched no surfaces, and the sign in and sign out was done by a staff member. Their Covid protocols were excellent, and the care was excellent as well. The communication between staff and myself about my mom, I was also very, very pleased with. There were care meetings that were generally every two weeks, what the update was, what had been happening, and what the plan was going to be."

"Fountain View is a very caring community. The staff is absolutely wonderful. They are very kind and generous. You can tell that every one on the staff loves their jobs because of the smiles on their faces. Like most other nursing homes they have an activity time. There are several different games they play. My daughter likes to jump in and play when the residents are rolling the giant ball to each other. The residents enjoy her playing with them too. We also enjoy their giant bird cage full of finches. We could sit for hours watching them. There's also several other games we play with the residents like board games, card games, and puzzles. Fountain View is a very clean, organized place. Everything is always very well put together. It's just like home; there's comfortable places to sit, a TV that the residents are able to watch together, and a fancy dining area that most, but not all, of the residents ate in. Some would eat in their rooms and others in front of the big TV. The food is very delicious. Once in awhile I would be there on an off day and the food wouldn't be very good, but all in all I loved it. I always loved looking through my grandmas window when she was there because of the view. You could see the school children playing out in the field next door and the birds, once in while a squirrel or rabbit, eating at the bird feeders. Several residents chose to have feeders put outside their window so they could watch, but others didn't. I think its nice that the residents can have that feature. Overall Fountain View is a great place for the elderly to stay at. I would highly recommend it to anyone. "