Lindenheights Waukesha
State licensed427 N UNIVERSITY DR, Waukesha, WI 53188
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Lindengrove Waukesha
Lindengrove Waukesha provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed to help seniors regain strength and independence. Our Wisconsin team combines medical expertise with compassionate support, creating personalized recovery plans that address each resident's unique health goals and needs.
Community at a glance
Capacity
61 residents
Location
Waukesha, WI
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
425 N UNIVERSITY DR, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 25, 2025, state inspectors cited 14 health deficiencies (the Wisconsin average is 9.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 59 minutes with each resident a day, below the Wisconsin average of 4 hours 13 minutes.
Medicare fined Lindengrove Waukesha 2 times in the last three years, $204,321 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 59 minutesBelow the Wisconsin average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 56 minutesBelow the Wisconsin average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 71%Above the Wisconsin average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
42 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 10, 2026
September 25, 2025 · Standard inspection · 13 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 23, 2025Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Oct 23, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 23, 2025Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Oct 23, 2025Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Oct 23, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 23, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 23, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 23, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 23, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 23, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 23, 2025Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Oct 23, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 23, 2025
May 29, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 18, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 18, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 18, 2025
June 11, 2024 · Standard inspection · 20 citations+
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 10, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 10, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 10, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 10, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 10, 2024Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 10, 2024Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 10, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 10, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 10, 2024Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 10, 2024Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 10, 2024Post nurse staffing information every day.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jul 10, 2024
March 27, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 27, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 27, 2024Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 27, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 27, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 27, 2024
Fines and payment denials
2 fines totaling $204,321 in the last three years.
- September 25, 2025Fine: $164,700
- June 11, 2024Fine: $39,621
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Lindengrove Communities LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 61
- Average residents per day
- 57
- Accepts
- Medicare
- First certified
- February 24, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 525422
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425 N UNIVERSITY DRWaukesha, WI 53188
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Questions about Lindengrove Waukesha
How did Lindengrove Waukesha do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 25, 2025 and cited 14 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Wisconsin average is 9.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Lindengrove Waukesha?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 59 minutes with each resident per day, including 56 minutes from registered nurses. 71% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Lindengrove Waukesha been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Lindengrove Waukesha 2 times in the last three years, totaling $204,321.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.