State assisted-living licensing record · Wisconsin DQA · record as pulled October 1, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Oaks at Northern Lights (THE)
702 Bratley Dr, Washburn, WI 54891 · Bayfield County · 17 licensed beds
DQA licence number 0012705 · licensed, regular licence · first licensed March 2009
The licence
Licensed by DQA · Community-based residential facility · Not for profit · managed by Northern Lights Services
Licence details, as listed by DQA
- Licensed as
- Community-based residential facility
- Class
- Class CNA (non-ambulatory)
- Probationary licence issued
- March 20, 2009
- Regular licence issued
- April 1, 2010
- Client groups served
- Advanced aged, Irreversible dementia/Alzheimer's
- Ownership
- Corporation - Non profit
Position within Wisconsin
30 citations — more than 98% 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.
Also on this campus
The same campus holds a Medicare-certified nursing home, with its own federal record on the Life Safety Index: NORTHERN LIGHTS HCC (706 Bratley Dr). Matched by the telephone number the two records share. The records are separate and are never added together.
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How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Wisconsin. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 30 |
| Median facility in Wisconsin | 1 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2023 | survey, complaint investigation, self-report investigation | 5 |
| October 22, 2024 | complaint investigation, verification visit | 16 |
| June 3, 2025 | complaint investigation, verification visit | 5 |
| November 13, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| March 23, 2026 | survey, complaint investigation, verification visit | 4 |
What the citations cover
- Resident care 11
- Staffing and training 10
- Records and administration 5
- Medication 4
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Resident care | 11 |
| Staffing and training | 10 |
| Records and administration | 5 |
| Medication | 4 |
Every visit on file since October 2023
As published by DQA, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DQA’s own.
March 23, 2026 — survey, complaint investigation, verification visit, 4 citations
November 13, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
June 3, 2025 — complaint investigation, verification visit, 5 citations
| Tag | What DQA checks |
|---|---|
| N196 | Licensee ensures facility complies with laws |
| N355 | Rights of Residents: Self-determination |
| N389 | Service plans updated annually or on changes |
| N397 | Qualified staff in charge, on duty and awake |
| N431 | Health monitoring |
October 22, 2024 — complaint investigation, verification visit, 16 citations
| Tag | What DQA checks |
|---|---|
| N169 | Notification: incident, injury, changes |
| N196 | Licensee ensures facility complies with laws |
| N214 | Administrator shall supervise daily operation |
| N220 | Employees screened for communicable disease |
| N230 | Orientation |
| N239 | Department-approved training courses |
| N247 | Task specific training |
| N353 | Rights of Residents: Adequate treatment |
| N389 | Service plans updated annually or on changes |
| N397 | Qualified staff in charge, on duty and awake |
| N400 | Written order for medications, supplements |
| N401 | Medication label permanently attached |
| N416 | Other administration given or delegated by RN |
| N419 | Medication storage: locked cabinet |
| N431 | Health monitoring |
| N439 | Infection control program |
October 12, 2023 — survey, complaint investigation, self-report investigation, 5 citations
| Tag | What DQA checks |
|---|---|
| N214 | Administrator shall supervise daily operation |
| N220 | Employees screened for communicable disease |
| N358 | Rights of Residents: Safe environment |
| N389 | Service plans updated annually or on changes |
| N488 | Clothes dryers enclosed and vented |
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.