Aria of Waukesha
1451 Cleveland Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186 · Waukesha County · 105 certified beds · avg 56 residents/day · certified since Jun 1, 1992
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 15, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 4, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 16, 2026 · F-0686
The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Mar 6, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (25)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not electronically submit complete and accurate staffing information to the government, based on payroll and other verifiable records. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure a transfer or discharge met the resident's needs and preferences, or did not properly prepare the resident to leave safely. · from a complaint |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Feb 16, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. |
| Oct 15, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Oct 11, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not employ enough qualified food and nutrition staff, including a qualified dietician, to properly run its food service. |
| Oct 11, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Oct 11, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jun 7, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection. · from a complaint |
| Nov 21, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Oct 12, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Oct 12, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for residents with a colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy — surgical openings in the abdomen that let waste leave the body into a pouch. These require regular, skilled attention to stay clean and healthy. · from a complaint |
| Aug 17, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Aug 17, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Aug 17, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. |
| Aug 17, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint |
| Aug 17, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
| Aug 17, 2023 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 11).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $22,925.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | Fine | $22,925 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Wisconsin avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.75 | 4.29 | 3.95 | bottom 36% in Wisconsin; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.71 | 1.01 | 0.69 | bottom 23% in Wisconsin; top 36% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.87 | 3.84 | 3.50 | bottom 13% in Wisconsin; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.27 | 0.68 | 0.48 | bottom 3% in Wisconsin; bottom 26% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 64.5 | 46.9 | 45.8 | bottom 12% in Wisconsin; bottom 10% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 55.6 | 39.7 | 42.9 | bottom 27% in Wisconsin; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.66, RN 0.69, weekend 2.80. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandman, Akiva | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 20% | 12/17/2020 |
| Brandman, Joseph | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 20% | 12/17/2020 |
| Brandman, Netanel | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 12/17/2020 |
| Brandman, Yaakov | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 20% | 12/17/2020 |
| Rebel, Igor | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 12/17/2020 |
| Brandman, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/17/2020 |
| Topper, Aaron | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/17/2020 |
| Topper, Aaron | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/17/2020 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
- "How do your actual daily staffing levels compare to what's reported on Medicare's Care Compare website?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "Before a resident is discharged or transferred, how do you make sure the new place can actually meet their needs?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Care at Kensington | 2.5 mi | Waukesha, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Avina of Pewaukee | 2.7 mi | Waukesha, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Lindengrove Waukesha | 2.7 mi | Waukesha, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Complete Care at Care Age | 3.4 mi | Brookfield, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Aria of Brookfield | 3.9 mi | Brookfield, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Franciscan Woods | 4.0 mi | Brookfield, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Lindengrove New Berlin | 7.0 mi | New Berlin, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Congregational Home, INC. | 7.5 mi | Brookfield, WI | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| St Camillus Health Center | 9.0 mi | Wauwatosa, WI | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Resolve at West Allis Respiratory and Rehab | 9.6 mi | West Allis, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Menomonee Falls Health Services | 9.9 mi | Menomonee Falls, WI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Lindengrove Menomonee Falls | 9.9 mi | Menomonee Falls, WI | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 525490.