Nursing homeFAID #13102
Lafayette Manor
719 E CATHERINE ST BOX 167, DARLINGTON, WI, 53530
(608) 776-4210
50 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
50
CMS facility ID
525362
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lafayette
Facility name
Lafayette Manor
Street address
719 E CATHERINE ST BOX 167
City / state / ZIP
Darlington, WI 53530
Phone
(608) 776-4210
About this facility — Lafayette Manor
Lafayette Manor is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Darlington, Wisconsin. It is licensed for 50 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin (65 beds).
It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Darlington and 323 skilled nursing facilities across Wisconsin. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Lafayette Manor 72 times across 15 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $159,661 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Ownership type
Government - County
Registered owners & officers
Lafayette County
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2006
Black, Lisa
Operational control — since 2015
Chikowski, Julie
Operational control — since 2013
Crowther, Stephanie
Director · Operational control — since 2022
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1984-04-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$159,661 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-25
Nurse staffing
4.2 hours per resident per day
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
50
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-04-07
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-04-07
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-04-09
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2026-04-09
F-0700
E · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-07
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2026-04-08
2025-10-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2025-11-19
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (63 citations)
2025-08-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-09-02
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-09-02
2024-12-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement 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.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0761
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-13
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0868
F · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2025-01-06
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-01-13
2024-08-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-09-05
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-09-05
2024-01-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-02-19
2023-12-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0623
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2023-11-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-12-14
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0661
D · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-12-14
F-0690
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-12-14
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement 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.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-12-14
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-12-14
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0881
G · Actual harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2023-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-04
2026-03-25Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2026-04-08
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-04-08
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-04-08
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2026-04-14
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-04-14
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0711
E · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2026-04-05
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2026-04-06
K-0911
F · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2026-04-14
2024-12-12Fire-safety inspection9 citations
E-0013
F · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2025-01-13
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-01-03
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-01-08
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-01-09
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-02-06
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-01-08
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-03-13
K-0912
E · No harm found
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2025-01-13
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-01-08
2023-11-09Fire-safety inspection9 citations
E-0006
F · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-01-10
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-01-10
Federal penalties
2024-12-12Fine$60,159
2023-09-13Fine$99,502
2023-09-13Medicare payment denial — 137 days
Total fines$159,661
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 525362.
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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