State assisted-living licensing record · Wisconsin DQA · record as pulled October 1, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Ridge at Madison (The)
2879 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg, WI 53713 · Dane County · 23 licensed beds
DQA licence number 0018873 · licensed, regular licence · first licensed April 2023
The licence
Licensed by DQA · Community-based residential facility · For profit · managed by The Ridge at Madison LLC
Licence details, as listed by DQA
- Licensed as
- Community-based residential facility
- Class
- Class CNA (non-ambulatory)
- Probationary licence issued
- April 13, 2023
- Regular licence issued
- October 22, 2024
- Client groups served
- Advanced aged, Irreversible dementia/Alzheimer's, Terminally ill
- Ownership
- Limited Liability Company
Position within Wisconsin
19 citations — more than 94% of the 1,894 licensed assisted living facilities in Wisconsin. Compared only within Wisconsin: a citation from DQA means what it means in Wisconsin, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 3 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and building code inspection, severity, the surveyor's narrative, and enforcement. The fire and building code inspection of a Wisconsin facility is the local fire department's and the state building authority's, and is not part of DQA's record; what DQA itself cites about the building — its physical environment, building maintenance, building support systems and fire safety rules — is here. DQA assigns no severity on these statements, and the plan of correction is the facility's own text and is not republished. Forfeitures and orders are issued in separate enforcement letters and are not republished, and an owner that is a sole proprietor is not named. Adult family homes, three or four beds, are also assisted living in Wisconsin and are not included.
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Building-related citations
The citations about the building itself — physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.
- N481 Environment safe, clean, and comfortableJanuary 13, 2026
- N531 Fire extinguishers: type and inspectionJanuary 13, 2026
- N499 Toxic substancesMay 1, 2025
- N532 Fire extinguishers: locationsMay 1, 2025
- N496 Electrical, mechanical, water supplyMarch 12, 2025
- N481 Environment safe, clean, and comfortableMarch 13, 2024
- N558 Sprinkler system installation and maintenanceMarch 13, 2024
How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Wisconsin. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 19 |
| Median facility in Wisconsin | 1 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2024 | complaint investigation, verification visit | 3 |
| March 28, 2024 | verification visit | 0 |
| July 24, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| December 18, 2024 | complaint investigation | 2 |
| January 8, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| March 12, 2025 | complaint investigation | 3 |
| May 1, 2025 | survey, complaint investigation | 6 |
| June 17, 2025 | verification visit | 1 |
| January 13, 2026 | verification visit | 3 |
| May 12, 2026 | complaint investigation | 1 |
What the citations cover
- Physical plant 4
- Staffing and training 4
- Life safety 3
- Resident care 3
- Other 5
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Physical plant | 4 |
| Staffing and training | 4 |
| Life safety | 3 |
| Resident care | 3 |
| Medication | 3 |
| Records and administration | 2 |
Every visit on file since October 2023
As published by DQA, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DQA’s own.
May 12, 2026 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What DQA checks |
|---|---|
| N415 | Documentation of medication administration |
January 13, 2026 — verification visit, 3 citations
June 17, 2025 — verification visit, 1 citation
| Tag | What DQA checks |
|---|---|
| N239 | Department-approved training courses |
May 1, 2025 — survey, complaint investigation, 6 citations
March 12, 2025 — complaint investigation, 3 citations
January 8, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
December 18, 2024 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
July 24, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
March 28, 2024 — verification visit, nothing cited
March 13, 2024 — complaint investigation, verification visit, 3 citations
Reflects the DQA record as pulled October 1, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Wisconsin state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.