Wisconsin has the most assisted living residence in the nation by far. But a large majority of them are small residential care homes. Wisconsin also rates among the states with the highest estimated prices for semi-private nursing home rooms. Rates for private rooms, along with home health-care and assisted living, run high for the Midwest.

Approximate number of facilities:

• Nursing homes: 393
• Assisted living residences: 14,199*

Types of care available:

• Adult day care
• In-home care
• Home health-care
• Continuing-care retirement communities
• Assisted living facilities (community- based residential facilities, residential care apartment complexes)
• Residential care homes (adult family homes)
• Nursing homes

Estimated average prices:**

• Adult day care: $60 per day
• Home care: $21 per hour
• Home health-care: $23 per hour
• Assisted living: $3,449 per month
• Nursing home, semi-private room: $221 per day
• Nursing home, private room: $243 per day

State websites for seniors:

• Department of Health Services: assisted living facilities and programs
• Administrative code for community-based residential facilities (PDF download)
• Administrative code for licensed adult family homes (PDF download)

Where to report elder abuse:

• In domestic/community care: 608-266-2536
• In nursing homes: 1-800-815-0015

Government financial assistance:

• ForwardHealth (Medicaid)
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program

Top-10 largest cities:

• Milwaukee
• Madison
• Green Bay
• Kenosha
• Racine
• Appleton
• Waukesha
• Oshkosh
• Eau Claire
• West Allis

Top nursing homes, based on Medicare ratings:***

Abbotsford
Golden LivingCenter – Continental Manor

Appleton
Brewster Village

Barron
Mayo Clinic Health System ­– Northland

Bloomer
Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa Valley– Maplewood

Brookfield
Care Age of Brookfield
Congregational Home
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Franciscan Woods

Chetek
Knapp Haven Nursing Home

De Pere
Anna John Nursing Home

Dodgeville
Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehab Center

Dousman
Masonic Center for Health & Rehab

Durand
Oakview Care Center

Eau Claire
Dove Healthcare – South

Elkhorn
Holton Manor
Lakeland Health Care Center

Fennimore
Good Samaritan Society – Fennimore

Florence
Golden LivingCenter – Florence

Gillett
Woodlands of Gillett

Glendale
Seven Oaks

Greendale
Golden LivingCenter – Heritage Square

Hartford
Hartford Healthcare Center

Hayward
Golden LivingCenter – Valley of Hayward

Hazel Green
St. Dominic Villa

Iola
Iola Living Assistance

Janesville
Rock Haven

Juneau
Clearview North
Clearview South

Kenosha
Brookside Care Center
St Joseph's Home and Rehabilitation Center

Markesan
Markesan Resident Home

Menomonee
Lindengrove Menomonee Falls

Mequon
Highlands at Newcastle Place
Sarah Chudnow Campus

Middleton
Attic Angel Place Healthcare

Milwaukee
Eastcastle Place Bradford Terrace Convalescent Center
Jewish Home And Care Center
Milwaukee Estates Living & Care Center
St. Ann Rest Home

Mukwonago
Lindengrove Mukwonago

Muskego
Muskego Health Care Center

New Richmond
St. Croix Health Center

Oconomowoc
Lake Country Health and Rehab Center
Shorehaven Health & Rehab Center

Park Falls
Park Manor

Platteville
Grays Nursing Home

Plum City
Plum City Care Center

Racine
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Lakeshore Manor

Randolph
Golden LivingCenter – Continental Manor of Randolph

Richland Center
Pine Valley Health Care Rehab

Seymour
Good Shepherd Services

Shell Lake
Terraceview Living Center

Soldiers Grove
Sannes Skogdalen Heim

Sparta
Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center

Spring Valley
Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center

Strum
Crystal Lake Manor

Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie Health Care Center

Thorp
Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation

Two Rivers
Hamilton Memorial Home

Waukesha
Lindengrove Waukesha

Wausau
North Central Health Care

West Bend
Samaritan's Cedar Crossing Subacute Unit

Whitehall
Trempealeau County Health Care Center IMD

Woodville
Park View Home

Wyocena
Columbia Health Care Center

*Assisted-living residence numbers are from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 2007 Residential Care and Assisted Living Compendium. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, this is the industry’s only resource for such data. Depending on the state, the number may or may not include small residential-care homes, such as adult foster care.

**Senior-care price estimates are based on the 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, which reports average rates,and the Genworth 2011 Cost of Care Survey, which reports median rates.

***Medicare rates nursing homes in four categories using a five-star system. These are the nursing homes with five stars in the “Overall” category. The ratings were accessed on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare site in November or December 2011 and are subject to change. The Medicare ratings system isn’t perfect, so use additional criteria to evaluate nursing homes as well.