Oakwood Village
Nursing Home · Madison, WI
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.2
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
As an RN here you lead MAA, CNA, and RA staff while owning resident care documentation across long-term and senior living campuses.
Experienced nurses
Prairie Ridge phased out bed and chair alarms, fall mats, and low beds in favor of proactive, routine-based nursing care.
Moving here
East Madison is described as a beautiful campus with a strong activities program inside a multi-campus senior living operator in Madison.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: werc.wi.govSource 3: denverpost.com
New graduates
Staff often name fulfilling bonds with residents and friendly coworkers as the real reason the work sticks.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
The workforce is union-represented, with SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin history and labor-management activity at Prairie Ridge.
New graduates
Flexible scheduling options exist, though many still describe feeling overworked once the shift starts.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
Single nurses commonly look at West Madison near $1,700 a month, with renter-friendly pockets in Westmorland, Sherman, and Dudgeon-Monroe.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Flexible scheduling options noted; staff still report being overworked and poor work-life balance overall.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Staff report pay on the lower end relative to workload; many feel overworked and underpaid
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Learning opportunities and flexibility valued, but high turnover and inconsistent training hinder development; ALF onboarding criticized.
Who they are
You would be stepping into Oakwood Village, a multi-campus senior living operator in Madison, WI (Prairie Ridge skilled nursing and East Madison assisted living).
- Nursing Home · Madison, WI
More about Oakwood Village
On the floor, RN work means leading MAA, CNA, and RA staff and carrying resident care documentation; caregiver and CNA roles lean hard on daily resident relationships. Prairie Ridge is known for phasing out bed and chair alarms, fall mats, and low beds in favor of proactive, routine-based care. East Madison gets called a beautiful campus with a strong activities program. Flexible scheduling shows up in staff notes, and the workforce is union-represented, with SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin history and labor-management activity at Prairie Ridge. What keeps people is often the residents and a few solid coworkers—not the pay band or the management layer. Staff still describe feeling overworked, pay on the lower end for the load, inconsistent training, and thin support on the ALF side.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Resident relationships rewarding
- Many staff cite friendly coworkers and fulfilling bonds with residents as highlights.
- Toxic culture and gossip
- Reviews describe drama, favoritism, unprofessional floor behavior, and lack of teamwork among staff.
- Poor management and accountability
- Frustration over weak communication, strict scrutiny of small mistakes, invisible upper leadership, and ALF management needing reset.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.ie
More review themes
- Overall ratings middling-to-low
- About 3.0/5 overall; roughly 47% would recommend; senior management and culture score lowest among categories.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.ie
- Understaffing and work-life strain
- Despite some schedule flexibility, many feel overworked with unsatisfactory work-life balance.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Staff report pay on the lower end relative to workload, with weak management support, inconsistent onboarding on the ALF side, and culture scores that drag the place down.
As of 2025 · 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.ie
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 19, 2026
- Website
- oakwoodvillage.net ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- General1 open
Skilled Nursing (Prairie Ridge)
Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge in Madison is a nursing facility that phased out bed/chair alarms, fall mats, and low beds for proactive care.
Source location unconfirmedSource: denverpost.com
Assisted Living (East Madison ALF)
LPN review: East Madison campus beautiful with strong activities; ALF side lacks management support and onboarding sets nurses up poorly.
Source location unconfirmedSource: indeed.com
Long-term care / senior living (multi-campus)
Caregiver/CNA roles emphasize resident relationships; RN work involves leading MAA/CNA/RA staff and resident care documentation.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Oakwood Village
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse (RN); Full-time AM or PM - West Madison
Oakwood VillageMadison, WI
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