ARIA of Waukesha
Nursing Home · Waukesha, WI
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
As the RN you supervise CNAs, manage meds and care plans, and run admits and discharges for long-term residents.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
Moving here
The building sits at 1451 Cleveland Ave in Waukesha, about twenty miles west of Milwaukee in a county with suburban neighborhoods and a Fox River downtown.
Experienced nurses
The same campus is described as both skilled nursing/long-term care and a rehabilitation center, so your caseload mixes chronic residents with rehab stays.
Travel nurses
ARIA of Waukesha LLC holds federal nursing-home contracts with Veterans Health Administration / VISN 12, totaling roughly $716K in awards.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Despite thin staffing scores, the site is not a Special Focus Facility and shows zero administrator departures in the reported window.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
Moving here
Related ARIA brand entities include ARIA Healthcare Management and ARIA of Brookfield if you want another site in the same family nearby.
Working conditions
- Charge opportunities
- RN role includes supervising CNAs and coordinating interdisciplinary resident care.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The city
Living in Waukesha, WI
Waukesha sits about 20 miles west of Milwaukee, offering a smaller-city feel with easy access to metro amenities. Known historically for its natural springs, the community blends suburban comfort with a revitalized downtown. Nurses relocating here will find a steady healthcare corridor and a manageable pace of life within commuting distance of southeastern Wisconsin's largest job market.
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- Metro price level · Waukesha area
- 3% below the national average
- BEA index 96.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,292/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $130,978/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would work as an RN at ARIA of Waukesha, a for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center at 1451 Cleveland Ave. The job on paper is concrete: you supervise CNAs, pass meds, write and update care plans, and move residents through admits and discharges while coordinating with the rest of the care team.
- Nursing Home · Waukesha
More about ARIA of Waukesha
Staffing runs lean. Reported total nurse hours sit at 3.38 HPRD, RN hours at 0.52, and weekend RN hours near 0.08, with overall CMS quality and staffing scores at one star and staff turnover around 61 percent (RN turnover about 50 percent). Families have described ignored call lights and thin coverage. The building is not a Special Focus Facility, shows no recent administrator departures, and holds federal nursing-home contracts with the Veterans Health Administration. Waukesha itself is a suburban city about twenty miles west of Milwaukee, with a cost of living a few points under the national average, a Fox River downtown, and a deep bench of nearby healthcare employers if you want to compare.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- chronic understaffing / delayed response
- Family report call lights ignored and patients not monitored; facility called grossly understaffed.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- poor public review score
- Yelp lists the facility at 1.0 stars based on a small number of reviews.
As of 2026-07Source: yelp.com
- high staff turnover / thin RN coverage
- CMS-linked profile shows ~61% total staff turnover, 50% RN turnover, and very low weekend RN hours.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to weigh
CMS-linked figures show about 61% total staff turnover and 50% RN turnover, weekend RN hours near 0.08 HPRD, and an overall one-star quality rating, while families describe ignored call lights and chronic understaffing.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Jul 14, 2026
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Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care
Offers comprehensive long-term care; RN role supervises CNAs, meds, care planning, admits/discharges for residents.
Rehabilitation
Listed/described as a rehabilitation center on Yelp business profile.
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