ARIA of Waukesha
Nursing home in Waukesha, WI
From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 27, 2026Sources
The short version
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.
Employer research, Jul 27, 2026
As the RN you supervise CNAs, manage meds and care plans, and run admits and discharges for long-term residents.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.comThe 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.
If you are moving hereSources
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.
For experienced nurses
Nursing here
- Charge opportunities
RN role includes supervising CNAs and coordinating interdisciplinary resident care.
ARIA of Waukesha · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The units
Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care
Offers comprehensive long-term care; RN role supervises CNAs, meds, care planning, admits/discharges for residents.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.comRehabilitation
Listed/described as a rehabilitation center on Yelp business profile.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: yelp.com
What nurses say
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.
Sources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com- poor public review score
- Yelp lists the facility at 1.0 stars based on a small number of reviews.
Sources
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.
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The hard parts
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.
Sources
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Waukesha, WI
Anchored by the Fox River and historic downtown, Waukesha pairs community-centered nursing at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial with easy access to Milwaukee. With a cost of living about 3% below the national average, your off-shift hours mean kayaking the river, biking the Glacial Drumlin Trail, and browsing local Friday art crawls without metropolitan hassle.
Browse roles in Waukesha- 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
Current openings at ARIA of Waukesha
Sources
- allnurses.com/nursing-homes/aria-waukesha-r13040
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- facebook.com/groups/TravelRNJobGroup/posts/4262107827338671
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- yelp.com/biz/aria-of-waukesha-waukesha
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
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