If You Have Complaints about Wisconsin Health Care

Information about Division of Quality Assurance (DQA)

DQA Web Pages

DQA Facility Directories

DQA Provider Training

DQA Numbered Memos

DHS Forms

WI Nurse Aide Training and Registry Info

Caregiver Program/ Background Checks

WI Adult Programs Caregiver Misconduct Registry

WI Medicaid Provider Information

Assisted Living Resources

• BAL Strategies to Support Regulatory Compliance 
  • AFH (PDF, 41 KB)
  • CBRF (PDF, 45 KB)
• Other Useful Wisconsin Sites
• Useful Assisted Living Internet Sites
• Useful Sites Referencing Standards of Practice

Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) Sites

DHFS Home Page

• Many useful features on this page and on the top borders of all DHFS pages, including Topics A-Z Directory, Programs & Services, Search, etc.

DHFS Health Care Benefits Programs

• BadgerCare, SeniorCare, Medicaid, etc.

Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (Division of Public Health)

Disability Programs and Information - Links to many Division of Disability and Elder Services programs, including the following:

• Community Options Program (COP)

• Services for the Elderly

• Developmental Disabilities Services and Programs

• Family Care - Options for Long Term Care

• Community Mental Health Services

• Addiction Services

• Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Selected Services for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired

• Client Rights - Rights of clients receiving services for mental health, developmental disabilities or substance abuse in Wisconsin.

• Division of Quality Assurance

  • Wisconsin Assisted Living Facilities and Programs

  • Assisted Living Directories

    • For additional resources, select links on left-hand side for "Assisted Living," "Nursing Homes," "If You Have Complaints," etc.

  • Licensing, Certification and Registration
    Information for management and owners of facilities - select the appropriate provider type

  • Caregiver Program (Background Checks and Reporting)
    • Caregiver Background Check Process

    • Rehabilitation Review Application (PDF, 43 KB)

  • Death Reporting (Notice of Removal)
    Reporting of Client/Patient Death Attributable to Suicide, Restraint, or Psychotropic Medication

  • CBRF and Hospice Interface (PDF, 174 KB)

  • RCAC and Hospice Interface (PDF, 214 KB)

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Last Revised: June 30, 2008