Amethyst Health of Brown Deer

Special Focus Facility candidate · Milwaukee · WI · For profit - Corporation · 87 certified beds · CCN 525498 · BROWN DEER HEALTH OPCO LLC


Amethyst Health of Brown Deer operates 87 certified beds in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1992-10-01. It averages 62.3 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at Amethyst Health of Brown Deer?

CMS lists 86 health-inspection deficiencies for Amethyst Health of Brown Deer, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-20.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-05-20F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E
2026-05-20F0757, F0760, F0880Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2026-04-14F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G
2026-04-14F0684, F0692, F0695Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2026-02-26F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G
2026-02-26F0814, F0868, F0880, F0882Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.F
2026-02-26F0628, F0640, F0689, F0761, F0812Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2026-02-26F0554, F0578, F0582, F0605, F0609, F0610, F0641, F0677, F0684, F0690, F0692, F0699, F0742, F0756, F0883, F0919Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.D
2026-02-17F0686, F0690Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.J
2026-02-17F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.F
2026-02-17F0656, F0725, F0726, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2026-02-17F0655, F0684, F0693, F0755, F0825Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.D
2026-02-17F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.C
2025-12-05F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2025-04-29F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2025-03-17F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.J
2025-03-17F0940, F0941, F0943, F0944, F0945, F0946, F0947Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. / Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. / Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. / Provide training in compliance and ethics. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.F
2025-03-17F0949Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.E
2025-03-17F0686, F0688, F0689, F0693Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.D
2024-10-30F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-10-30F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2024-10-30F0644, F0645, F0656, F0697, F0756, F0758, F0759Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D
2024-10-30F0732Post nurse staffing information every day.C
2024-05-30F0837Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.F
2023-09-13F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2023-09-13F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2023-09-13F0580, F0661, F0677, F0686, F0687, F0689, F0698, F0757, F0759, F0761, F0791Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.D

Why was Amethyst Health of Brown Deer fined 4 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-02-17Fine$138,450
2025-03-17Fine$176,345
2024-10-30Fine$16,346
2023-09-13Fine$84,065

Has Amethyst Health of Brown Deer had payment denied by Medicare more than once?

Payment denial startLength in days
2026-03-1871
2024-12-0710
2023-10-1327

How is Amethyst Health of Brown Deer staffed?

MeasureThis facilityWI average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day4.509934.21234
Total nursing staff turnover (%)65.546.9
Average number of residents per day62.354.8

Who owns Amethyst Health of Brown Deer?

Amethyst Health of Brown Deer is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BROWN DEER HEALTH OPCO LLC.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTAMETHYST HEALTH OF BROWN DEER LLCsince 07/01/2025
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTBERNATH, HERSHEYsince 07/01/2025
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLBERNATH, HERSHEY, PATRICK, JENSEN, SIDHU, SARFRAZsince 07/01/2025
ADP OF THE SNFVELORAH HEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC, PATRICK, JENSEN, SIDHU, SARFRAZsince 07/01/2015

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