State assisted-living licensing record · Wisconsin DQA · record as pulled October 1, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey

N538 · DHS 83.48, Fire protection systems (DHS 83, Community-Based Residential Facilities)

Fire detection systems inspected annually

An assisted living tag from DQA, cited on Wisconsin licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Life safety — one of the building-related tags, usually the maintenance side's to fix. DQA cites each deficiency with its own tag, the rule down to its paragraph, and a title; no severity is attached.

37
Facilities cited
In the last 3 years
40
Individual citations
3
Cited more than once
At separate visits
8%
Repeat rate

Where it is cited

Wisconsin counties with the most facilities cited on N538
Milwaukee County8Racine County3Dane County2Kenosha County2Ozaukee County2Washington County2Waukesha County2Barron County1Calumet County1Door County1
Wisconsin counties with the most facilities cited on N538
CountyFacilities cited
Milwaukee County8
Racine County3
Dane County2
Kenosha County2
Ozaukee County2
Washington County2
Waukesha County2
Barron County1
Calumet County1
Door County1

How DQA cites it

The rule as it appears on the statement of deficiencies, with the paragraph most often cited.

DHS 83.48(3)(a)

Tag code, title and classification as published by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance. Counts are over Wisconsin licensed assisted living facilities only; there is no national figure for a state tag.