Senior Care in Wisconsin
Explore licensed senior care options across 452 cities in Wisconsin. Compare 4,784 verified provider listings, review local cost benchmarks, and find comprehensive care planning guides.
Wisconsin Senior Care Cost Report
Median assisted living: $6,540/mo. View statewide pricing comparisons, top 10 city benchmarks, and national medians.
Wisconsin Senior Care Cost Benchmarks
Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026)
| Care Type | Wisconsin Median | Annualized Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living Facility | $6,540/mo | $78,480/yr |
| Memory Care (Estimated) | $8,175/mo | $98,100/yr |
| In-Home Care (Home Health Aide) | $36/hr | $82,368/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Homemaker Services | $0/hr | $0/yr (44 hrs/wk) |
| Nursing Home (Private Room) | $12,319/mo | $147,828/yr |
| Adult Day Health Care | $70/day | $17,500/yr (5 days/wk) |
Wisconsin Medicaid & State Regulation
Understanding state regulations and financial assistance programs helps families make informed, secure long-term care placements across Wisconsin.
State Licensing Agency
Senior care facilities, residential communities, and memory care homes are licensed and inspected by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Regular inspections assess staffing ratios, medication administration, sanitation, and resident safety rights.
Medicaid HCBS Waiver
Financial assistance for home care and supportive residential living is provided through the Family Care Program.
Medicaid waivers fund therapeutic and personal care services, though room and board costs typically require private pay.
Cities in Wisconsin
Verified provider directory inventory as of September 2026
Milwaukee
707 licensed providers
Racine
194 licensed providers
Madison
165 licensed providers
Green Bay
152 licensed providers
Eau Claire
94 licensed providers
Kenosha
90 licensed providers
Appleton
87 licensed providers
Waukesha
77 licensed providers
Oshkosh
64 licensed providers
Fort Atkinson
60 licensed providers
La Crosse
60 licensed providers
Fond du Lac
57 licensed providers
Wausau
57 licensed providers
West Bend
55 licensed providers
Janesville
53 licensed providers
West Allis
53 licensed providers
Manitowoc
50 licensed providers
Sheboygan
47 licensed providers
Chippewa Falls
43 licensed providers
Marshfield
43 licensed providers
Brookfield
42 licensed providers
Wisconsin Rapids
37 licensed providers
Neenah
35 licensed providers
Wauwatosa
35 licensed providers
Menomonie
34 licensed providers
Oconomowoc
31 licensed providers
Greenfield
30 licensed providers
Watertown
29 licensed providers
Burlington
28 licensed providers
Superior
28 licensed providers
Whitewater
28 licensed providers
Rice Lake
26 licensed providers
Jefferson
25 licensed providers
New Richmond
25 licensed providers
Stevens Point
25 licensed providers
Franklin
24 licensed providers
Menomonee Falls
24 licensed providers
Oak Creek
24 licensed providers
Tomah
24 licensed providers
Beloit
23 licensed providers
Marinette
23 licensed providers
Rhinelander
23 licensed providers
Elkhorn
22 licensed providers
Mequon
22 licensed providers
Mount Pleasant
21 licensed providers
Richland Center
21 licensed providers
Sparta
21 licensed providers
Hudson
20 licensed providers
Monroe
20 licensed providers
New Berlin
20 licensed providers
Port Washington
20 licensed providers
Reedsburg
20 licensed providers
Glendale
19 licensed providers
Portage
19 licensed providers
De Pere
18 licensed providers
Weston
18 licensed providers
Onalaska
17 licensed providers
Baraboo
16 licensed providers
River Falls
16 licensed providers
Shawano
16 licensed providers
Viroqua
16 licensed providers
Beaver Dam
15 licensed providers
Hartford
15 licensed providers
Middleton
15 licensed providers
Plover
15 licensed providers
Ripon
15 licensed providers
South Milwaukee
15 licensed providers
Stoughton
15 licensed providers
Sun Prairie
15 licensed providers
Verona
15 licensed providers
Ashland
14 licensed providers
Cadott
14 licensed providers
Germantown
14 licensed providers
Kaukauna
14 licensed providers
Menasha
14 licensed providers
Spooner
14 licensed providers
Stanley
14 licensed providers
Brown Deer
13 licensed providers
Grafton
13 licensed providers
Platteville
13 licensed providers
Pleasant Prairie
13 licensed providers
Waupaca
13 licensed providers
Altoona
12 licensed providers
Antigo
12 licensed providers
Bayside
12 licensed providers
Berlin
12 licensed providers
De Forest
12 licensed providers
Fitchburg
12 licensed providers
Ladysmith
12 licensed providers
Pewaukee
12 licensed providers
Sheboygan Falls
12 licensed providers
Waterford
12 licensed providers
Black River Falls
11 licensed providers
Bloomer
11 licensed providers
Cedarburg
11 licensed providers
Chilton
11 licensed providers
Delavan
11 licensed providers
Dodgeville
11 licensed providers
Hayward
11 licensed providers
Lake Geneva
11 licensed providers
Monona
11 licensed providers
Necedah
11 licensed providers
Oconto
11 licensed providers
Sturgeon Bay
11 licensed providers
Ellsworth
10 licensed providers
Holmen
10 licensed providers
Muskego
10 licensed providers
Prairie du Chien
10 licensed providers
Wautoma
10 licensed providers
Barron
9 licensed providers
Cudahy
9 licensed providers
Medford
9 licensed providers
Montello
9 licensed providers
Mosinee
9 licensed providers
Plymouth
9 licensed providers
Schofield
9 licensed providers
Waunakee
9 licensed providers
West Salem
9 licensed providers
Baldwin
8 licensed providers
Clintonville
8 licensed providers
Cornell
8 licensed providers
Frederic
8 licensed providers
La Farge
8 licensed providers
Mauston
8 licensed providers
Neillsville
8 licensed providers
New London
8 licensed providers
Sturtevant
8 licensed providers
Waupun
8 licensed providers
Durand
7 licensed providers
Friendship
7 licensed providers
Greendale
7 licensed providers
Hartland
7 licensed providers
Hillsboro
7 licensed providers
Lancaster
7 licensed providers
Merrill
7 licensed providers
Mondovi
7 licensed providers
Mukwonago
7 licensed providers
North Fond du Lac
7 licensed providers
Osceola
7 licensed providers
Seymour
7 licensed providers
Siren
7 licensed providers
Tomahawk
7 licensed providers
Union Grove
7 licensed providers
Whitehall
7 licensed providers
Wisconsin Dells
7 licensed providers
Amery
6 licensed providers
Barronett
6 licensed providers
Boyceville
6 licensed providers
Colby
6 licensed providers
Dousman
6 licensed providers
Hales Corners
6 licensed providers
Jackson
6 licensed providers
Juneau
6 licensed providers
Kewaunee
6 licensed providers
Lake Mills
6 licensed providers
Mount Horeb
6 licensed providers
Muscoda
6 licensed providers
Oconto Falls
6 licensed providers
Phillips
6 licensed providers
Shell Lake
6 licensed providers
Slinger
6 licensed providers
Thorp
6 licensed providers
Viola
6 licensed providers
Boscobel
5 licensed providers
Boyd
5 licensed providers
Brillion
5 licensed providers
Caledonia
5 licensed providers
Cambridge
5 licensed providers
Chetek
5 licensed providers
Crivitz
5 licensed providers
Eagle River
5 licensed providers
Fredonia
5 licensed providers
Hortonville
5 licensed providers
Howards Grove
5 licensed providers
Kansasville
5 licensed providers
Kewaskum
5 licensed providers
Kimberly
5 licensed providers
Little Chute
5 licensed providers
Luxemburg
5 licensed providers
Mineral Point
5 licensed providers
Oostburg
5 licensed providers
Peshtigo
5 licensed providers
St. Croix Falls
5 licensed providers
Two Rivers
5 licensed providers
Augusta
4 licensed providers
Birnamwood
4 licensed providers
Clinton
4 licensed providers
Columbus
4 licensed providers
Darlington
4 licensed providers
Denmark
4 licensed providers
Glenwood City
4 licensed providers
Grantsburg
4 licensed providers
Greenville
4 licensed providers
Horicon
4 licensed providers
Independence
4 licensed providers
Kiel
4 licensed providers
Lodi
4 licensed providers
Markesan
4 licensed providers
Minocqua
4 licensed providers
New Franken
4 licensed providers
Park Falls
4 licensed providers
Pigeon Falls
4 licensed providers
Randolph
4 licensed providers
Saukville
4 licensed providers
Sister Bay
4 licensed providers
Suamico
4 licensed providers
Washburn
4 licensed providers
Waterloo
4 licensed providers
Woodruff
4 licensed providers
Adams
3 licensed providers
Algoma
3 licensed providers
Blair
3 licensed providers
Bohners Lake
3 licensed providers
Brodhead
3 licensed providers
Cameron
3 licensed providers
Colfax
3 licensed providers
Cottage Grove
3 licensed providers
Cross Plains
3 licensed providers
Cumberland
3 licensed providers
Delafield
3 licensed providers
Depere
3 licensed providers
East Troy
3 licensed providers
Edgerton
3 licensed providers
Elk Mound
3 licensed providers
Elm Grove
3 licensed providers
Elroy
3 licensed providers
Evansville
3 licensed providers
Fall Creek
3 licensed providers
Greenwood
3 licensed providers
Ixonia
3 licensed providers
Johnson Creek
3 licensed providers
Lomira,
3 licensed providers
Manawa
3 licensed providers
Mayville
3 licensed providers
Neshkoro
3 licensed providers
New Holstein
3 licensed providers
New Lisbon
3 licensed providers
Omro
3 licensed providers
Osseo
3 licensed providers
Prairie du Sac
3 licensed providers
Princeton
3 licensed providers
Pulaski
3 licensed providers
Rio
3 licensed providers
Sauk City
3 licensed providers
Soldiers Grove
3 licensed providers
Spring Green
3 licensed providers
St. Francis
3 licensed providers
Walworth
3 licensed providers
Westfield
3 licensed providers
Wild Rose
3 licensed providers
Wind Lake
3 licensed providers
Wonewoc
3 licensed providers
Woodville
3 licensed providers
Abbotsford
2 licensed providers
Adell
2 licensed providers
Allouez
2 licensed providers
Armstrong Creek
2 licensed providers
Bangor
2 licensed providers
Barneveld
2 licensed providers
Belgium
2 licensed providers
Belleville
2 licensed providers
Brandon
2 licensed providers
Butler
2 licensed providers
Campbellsport
2 licensed providers
Cazenovia
2 licensed providers
Cedar Grove
2 licensed providers
Centuria
2 licensed providers
Conrath
2 licensed providers
Deerfield
2 licensed providers
Eleva
2 licensed providers
Fox Point
2 licensed providers
Freedom
2 licensed providers
Genoa City
2 licensed providers
Gillett
2 licensed providers
Gilman
2 licensed providers
Grand Chute
2 licensed providers
Green Lake
2 licensed providers
Greenleaf
2 licensed providers
Gresham
2 licensed providers
Hammond
2 licensed providers
Highland
2 licensed providers
Hixton
2 licensed providers
Hobart
2 licensed providers
Holcombe
2 licensed providers
Hurley
2 licensed providers
Iola
2 licensed providers
Kronenwetter
2 licensed providers
Lac du Flambeau
2 licensed providers
Lone Rock
2 licensed providers
Luck
2 licensed providers
Lyndon Station
2 licensed providers
Marshall
2 licensed providers
Mattoon
2 licensed providers
Mcfarland
2 licensed providers
Merrimac
2 licensed providers
Milton
2 licensed providers
New Auburn
2 licensed providers
New Glarus
2 licensed providers
Oneida
2 licensed providers
Orfordville
2 licensed providers
Owen
2 licensed providers
Pardeeville
2 licensed providers
Phlox
2 licensed providers
Plum City
2 licensed providers
Ridgeway
2 licensed providers
Saint Croix Falls
2 licensed providers
Saint Francis
2 licensed providers
Salem Lakes
2 licensed providers
Sarona
2 licensed providers
Sheldon
2 licensed providers
Shorewood
2 licensed providers
Shullsburg
2 licensed providers
South Range
2 licensed providers
Spring Valley
2 licensed providers
Strum
2 licensed providers
Summit
2 licensed providers
Thiensville
2 licensed providers
Warrens
2 licensed providers
Weyauwega
2 licensed providers
Winneconne
2 licensed providers
Abrams
1 licensed provider
Albany
1 licensed provider
Alma
1 licensed provider
Almena
1 licensed provider
Arbor Vitae
1 licensed provider
Arcadia
1 licensed provider
Arena
1 licensed provider
Arpin
1 licensed provider
Ashwaubenon
1 licensed provider
Athens
1 licensed provider
Auburndale
1 licensed provider
Balsam Lake
1 licensed provider
Bear Creek
1 licensed provider
Bellevue
1 licensed provider
Benton
1 licensed provider
Black Earth
1 licensed provider
Blue River
1 licensed provider
Bonduel
1 licensed provider
Bristol
1 licensed provider
Brussels
1 licensed provider
Cashton
1 licensed provider
Clear Lake
1 licensed provider
Cobb
1 licensed provider
Combined Locks
1 licensed provider
Comstock
1 licensed provider
Concord
1 licensed provider
Darien
1 licensed provider
Deer Park
1 licensed provider
Deforest
1 licensed provider
Dorchester
1 licensed provider
Dover
1 licensed provider
Duluth
1 licensed provider
Eden
1 licensed provider
Edgar
1 licensed provider
Elkhart Lake
1 licensed provider
Elmwood
1 licensed provider
Endeavor
1 licensed provider
Ettrick
1 licensed provider
Fall River
1 licensed provider
Fennimore
1 licensed provider
Florence
1 licensed provider
Footville
1 licensed provider
Fountain City
1 licensed provider
Fox Lake
1 licensed provider
Franksville
1 licensed provider
Galesville
1 licensed provider
Gleason
1 licensed provider
Gratiot
1 licensed provider
Hatley
1 licensed provider
Hawkins
1 licensed provider
Hawthorne
1 licensed provider
Hazel Green
1 licensed provider
Helenville
1 licensed provider
Hewitt
1 licensed provider
Howard
1 licensed provider
Hubertus
1 licensed provider
Iron River
1 licensed provider
Jim Falls
1 licensed provider
Kendall
1 licensed provider
Keshena
1 licensed provider
Kohler
1 licensed provider
Lafarge
1 licensed provider
Lake Hallie
1 licensed provider
Lake Tomahawk
1 licensed provider
Lakewood
1 licensed provider
Laona
1 licensed provider
Lena
1 licensed provider
Loganville
1 licensed provider
Madision
1 licensed provider
Marathon City
1 licensed provider
Milltown
1 licensed provider
Minneapolis
1 licensed provider
Minong
1 licensed provider
Montfort
1 licensed provider
Mount Calvary
1 licensed provider
Mukwanago
1 licensed provider
Nekoosa
1 licensed provider
Niagara
1 licensed provider
North Prairie
1 licensed provider
Norwalk
1 licensed provider
Ojibwa
1 licensed provider
Ontario
1 licensed provider
Oxford
1 licensed provider
Pell Lake
1 licensed provider
Phelps
1 licensed provider
Pickett
1 licensed provider
Pittsville
1 licensed provider
Plain
1 licensed provider
Port Edwards
1 licensed provider
Pound
1 licensed provider
Poynette
1 licensed provider
Prairie Du
1 licensed provider
Prairie Farm
1 licensed provider
Prescott
1 licensed provider
Radisson
1 licensed provider
Random Lake
1 licensed provider
Readstown
1 licensed provider
Redgranite
1 licensed provider
Rib Lake
1 licensed provider
Richfield
1 licensed provider
River Hills
1 licensed provider
Rochester
1 licensed provider
Rosendale
1 licensed provider
Sextonville
1 licensed provider
Solon Springs
1 licensed provider
Somers
1 licensed provider
South Wayne
1 licensed provider
Spencer
1 licensed provider
St. Germain
1 licensed provider
Stoddard
1 licensed provider
Stratford
1 licensed provider
Sullivan
1 licensed provider
Suring
1 licensed provider
Sussex
1 licensed provider
Taylor
1 licensed provider
Town Of Ixonia
1 licensed provider
Trempealeau
1 licensed provider
Twin Lakes
1 licensed provider
Waldo
1 licensed provider
Wayne
1 licensed provider
Webster
1 licensed provider
Westby
1 licensed provider
Whitefish Bay
1 licensed provider
Whitelaw
1 licensed provider
Williams Bay
1 licensed provider
Wilton
1 licensed provider
Wind Point
1 licensed provider
Windsor
1 licensed provider
Winnebago
1 licensed provider
Wittenberg
1 licensed provider
Wrightstown
1 licensed provider
Wyocena
1 licensed provider
Frequently Asked Questions
How many licensed senior care facilities operate in Wisconsin?
The families.care verified directory tracks 4,784 licensed senior care providers across 452 cities in Wisconsin as of September 2026. This includes assisted living communities, dedicated memory care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and licensed home health agencies.
What is the cost of senior living in Wisconsin?
According to the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey (published March 2026), the median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 per month. In-home care aides average $36 per hour, and nursing homes average $147,828 annually for private rooms.
Who regulates assisted living and nursing homes in Wisconsin?
Senior living facilities in Wisconsin are regulated and inspected by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Inspection reports, safety audits, and violation records are public records that families should consult prior to admission.
Can Wisconsin Medicaid help pay for senior care?
Yes. In Wisconsin, Medicaid covers skilled nursing home care for medically and financially qualified individuals. For seniors who prefer living at home or in community residential settings, Wisconsin offers Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, such as the Family Care Program, which cover personal care and therapy services.
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How we research and verify this information
Our team compiles this listing from public records and provider data, and reviews it against authoritative sources. Read our editorial standards and research methodology.
- Cost of Care Survey (2025)Publisher: CareScout. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Skilled nursing facility coveragePublisher: Medicare.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
- Medicaid coverage and eligibilityPublisher: Medicaid.gov. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- Long-term-care guidance for familiesPublisher: National Institute on Aging. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-07-10.
- VA pension rates (Aid & Attendance)Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Supports: General senior-care planning information. Last checked: 2026-08-15.