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Info below is compiled from the WI Dept. of Health Services (DHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
| Milwaukee Catholic Home | IL AL MC NH SNF | Milwaukee (Northpoint) | 107
Facility
107
WI AVG
61
Rank
#55 / 494 | No |
83
Facility
83
WI AVG
42
Rank
#36 / 580 | 1 Bed / 2 Bed | -
Facility
-
WI AVG
10
Rank
#75 / 342 | 89.3% | A+ | Kate Gerou | Milwaukee Catholic Home Inc | - | - |
| Clement Manor Inc | IL AL MC NH PC RC SNF | Greenfield | 47
Facility
47
WI AVG
61
Rank
#302 / 494 | No |
41
Facility
41
WI AVG
42
Rank
#296 / 580 | - | 8
Facility
8
WI AVG
10
Rank
#152 / 342 | 95.7% | - | Clement Manor Inc | - | 8 | 3
Facility
3
WI AVG
4
Rank
#137 / 302 |
| Lasata Care Center | IL AL NH SNF | Cedarburg | 106
Facility
106
WI AVG
61
Rank
#56 / 494 | No |
84
Facility
84
WI AVG
42
Rank
#31 / 580 | - | - | 73.3% | A+ | Barton Smith | - | - | - |
| Morrow Memorial Home | IL AL MC NH SNF | Sparta | 80
Facility
80
WI AVG
61
Rank
#120 / 494 | No |
68
Facility
68
WI AVG
42
Rank
#105 / 580 | - | 27
Facility
27
WI AVG
10
Rank
#28 / 342 | 84.0% | A+ | Jennifer Brieske | - | - | - |
| Avalon Square | IL AL MC | Waukesha | 50
Facility
50
WI AVG
61
Rank
#234 / 494 | Yes |
92
Facility
92
WI AVG
42
Rank
#6 / 580 | - | 19
Facility
19
WI AVG
10
Rank
#53 / 342 | 96.0% | A | Avalon Square Inc | David Fulcher | 1 | 0
Facility
0
WI AVG
4
Rank
#1 / 302 |
| Cedar Crest Health Center | IL AL MC NH SNF | Janesville | 71
Facility
71
WI AVG
61
Rank
#151 / 494 | Yes |
0
Facility
0
WI AVG
42
Rank
#561 / 580 | - | - | 85.4% | - | David Tanck | - | - | - |
| Rennes Health and Rehab Center-Appleton | IL AL NH SNF | Appleton | 88
Facility
88
WI AVG
61
Rank
#97 / 494 | No |
24
Facility
24
WI AVG
42
Rank
#422 / 580 | - | - | 83.8% | - | Kendra Vandenheuvel | - | - | - |
| Park View Home | IL AL NH SNF | Woodville | 50
Facility
50
WI AVG
61
Rank
#234 / 494 | No |
29
Facility
29
WI AVG
42
Rank
#384 / 580 | - | - | 89.8% | - | Melissa Walthall | - | - | - |
| Schmitt Woodland Hills | IL AL NH PC SNF | Richland Center | 50
Facility
50
WI AVG
61
Rank
#234 / 494 | No |
70
Facility
70
WI AVG
42
Rank
#94 / 580 | - | - | 83.6% | - | Addison Platt | - | - | - |
| Chippewa Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation | IL AL NH SNF | Chippewa Falls | 50
Facility
50
WI AVG
61
Rank
#234 / 494 | No |
79
Facility
79
WI AVG
42
Rank
#49 / 580 | - | - | 78.6% | - | Jill Gengler | - | - | - |
| Appleton Retirement Community | IL AL RC | Appleton (Downtown) | 104
Facility
104
WI AVG
61
Rank
#62 / 494 | Yes |
84
Facility
84
WI AVG
42
Rank
#31 / 580 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 6
Facility
6
WI AVG
10
Rank
#199 / 342 | 92.3% | - | Appleton Retirement Community,LLC | Rick Schaller | 3 | 3
Facility
3
WI AVG
4
Rank
#137 / 302 |
| Pine Haven Christian Communities | IL AL HOS MC PC RC | Sheboygan Falls | 105
Facility
105
WI AVG
61
Rank
#59 / 494 | No |
33
Facility
33
WI AVG
42
Rank
#357 / 580 | Private Rooms | 39
Facility
39
WI AVG
10
Rank
#8 / 342 | 81.0% | - | Pine Haven Christian Home Inc | Peter Leer | 2 | 2
Facility
2
WI AVG
4
Rank
#101 / 302 |
| Christian Community Home | IL AL HOS MC NH SNF | Hudson | 50
Facility
50
WI AVG
61
Rank
#234 / 494 | Yes |
70
Facility
70
WI AVG
42
Rank
#94 / 580 | - | - | 69.8% | - | Jennie Orman | - | - | - |
| American Lutheran Home-Mondovi | IL AL NH SNF | Mondovi | 35
Facility
35
WI AVG
61
Rank
#380 / 494 | No |
59
Facility
59
WI AVG
42
Rank
#163 / 580 | - | - | 60.6% | - | Tonya Lisowski | - | - | - |
| Home Again Assisted Living Waunakee | IL AL MC | Waunakee (Connery Cove) | 64
Facility
64
WI AVG
61
Rank
#170 / 494 | No |
13
Facility
13
WI AVG
42
Rank
#477 / 580 | Studio / Suite | 11
Facility
11
WI AVG
10
Rank
#172 / 342 | 87.5% | A+ | Home Again Assisted Living Inc | Melissa Oconnor | 2 | 1
Facility
1
WI AVG
4
Rank
#53 / 302 |
New Perspective Senior Living – Twin Ports provides services for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The amenities offered are designed to promote a social life for their residents that will help with their wellness. New Perspective Twin Ports also strives to provide a close-knit community where meaningful relationships are created to make a new set of family in their newfound home.
Community features of the senior living home include housekeeping and concierge services; on the other hand, amenities include wheelchair-accessible showers, common areas, a swimming pool, an arts and crafts studio, a fitness center, and a billiards loun
Fairway Knoll is a community that genuinely understands the aging process and is dedicated to providing its residents with the highest care. Offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care options, the community’s specially trained staff is committed to helping seniors achieve maximum independence with ability-centered programming promoting individuality.
As a Presbyterian senior living home, Fairway Knoll ensures comfort and flexibility as the focus of all its community features. Residents can immerse themselves in their exclusive LiveWell programs such as DOVE™ Memory Care Program, Liberty Personally Designed Living™, Wings® Wellness Program, Spiritual Care, and specialized therapy programs.
Congregational Home is a highly rated nursing home in Brookfield, WI, offering rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Promoting a nurturing and home-like environment, the community ensures older adults can feel a sense of belonging during their stay. Residents also experience exceptional services, including 24-hour on-site RN care, household services, and nutritious meals. With a continuum of care services, the community ensures older adults can age gracefully in place.
Light exercises, fun gatherings, and recreational opportunities help residents stay active and gain meaningful experiences. A putting green, a coffee bar, and a theater are among the state-of-the-art amenities provided for residents’ leisure and wellness. Located in the quiet neighborhood of Brookfield, the community guarantees a stress-free retirement. As one of the trusted choices for senior living in Wisconsin, this nursing home continuously provides exceptional care for older adults’ welfare.
Based in Wauwatosa, WI, Hart Park Square Senior Living is a thriving senior living community that offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Respite Care. The community features cozy and elegant residences, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments that residents can personalize to their liking. A compassionate team trained to deliver various levels of care is available to assist and support residents to continue living an independent and empowered life.
Connect with like-minded individuals through an array of stimulating activities and events, customized programming, and cozy common spaces. The community features their Aging Experience program that educates the team and families on the aging process and engages the community’s team and families in a meaningful way so that they maintain a sense of empathy and empowerment. Here, retirement years are an ideal balance of self-discovery, engaging endeavors and relaxation without the taxing burdens of home maintenance or the isolation of living alone.
A sister company to New Perspective Franklin, New Perspective North Shore provides service for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The amenities offered are designed to promote a social life for their residents that will help with their wellness. New Perspective North Shore also strives to provide a close-knit community where meaningful relationships are created to make a new set of family in their new found home.
New Perspective North Shore branch is conveniently located near town centers and medical centers where their transportation services can take residents there. Aside from their transportation services, some of their services include housekeeping and concierge services; on the other hand, amenities include wheelchair accessible showers, common areas, swimming pool, arts and crafts studio, fitness center, and billiards lounge. Residents of this community are around 70-years-old and are described to be active in the community, as they deem to have a delightful social circle. The current seniors occupying the community are from all over the country and have gone through all walks of life. New Perspective Franklin boast their approach to modern senior living by still encouraging residents to live their independence while receiving quality care from their professional care staff who ensures that residents are given respect and dignity when it comes to their delivery.
The sister home of The Gables of Germantown, Grace Commons in Menomonee Falls, provides a comfortable community in their independent living, assisted living, and memory care living options. The luxurious retirement home creates a lifestyle that aims to provide an enjoyable lifestyle that cultivates individuality and growth. They hope residents discover many possibilities where anything can happen at the premier residence in the city.
As a Capri senior living community, residential living at Grace Commons offers specific care plans for each unique individual but with the same purpose of ensuring comfort and stability. Amenities and services extend to all living options, such as an outdoor courtyard, dining in the restaurant-style dining room, grand lounge areas, well-lit recreational areas, a library, a chapel, and heated underground parking.
Howard Village Senior Living is a respected senior living community in St. Francis, WI, offering a range of living options for seniors, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Respite Care. The community provides its residents with a nurturing environment through its wide selection of studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Understanding that residents have varying needs at different stages of their lives, the community provides personalized and flexible care plans.
Ensuring residents stay well-supported throughout their entire aging journey, the community offers 24-hour licensed supervision by a dedicated and well-trained licensed nurse. Residents never run out of things to do with a daily calendar of activities, variety of enrichment programs, and lifelong learning opportunities. With registered dietician consultation, balanced meals and special diets, as well as coffee bar/snacks available 24 hours a day, residents are sure to enjoy a delectable dining experience.
Saint John’s on the Lake Central Tower is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by the nonprofit organization, Saint John’s Communities Inc., that offers multiple levels of care on one campus. Providing care since September 2004, the community is one of the larger communities in Milwaukee County, with its 110 licensed beds.
Registered with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the community is a nursing home with an integrated assisted living component. Along with 24/7 skilled nursing care for those with medical needs, rehabilitation services are also provided for those seeking short-term care. Additionally, enrichment programs structured around engaged living, instead of the custodial care model, are also provided to improve residents’ quality of life. Other amenities also include a fitness center, landscaped gardens, community spaces, a wellness program, cultural programs, arts, sports, and hobby clubs, making the community stand out among its competitors.
With a full continuum of care options in one campus, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, Saint Johns on the Lake Central Tower is best suited for those seeking an active and independent lifestyle but anticipate more advanced levels of care. The community’s location on Prospect Avenue also allows residents to easily access dining, shopping, and leisure amenities in the city center.
In the heart of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Bethel Home stands as a dedicated provider of skilled nursing services within the esteemed Miravida Living community. This compassionate senior living home provides 24-hour skilled nursing care, managing chronic diseases, lymphedema, orthopedic injuries, post-stroke or other neurological conditions, and post-operative rehabilitation. The community’s skilled team specializes in therapeutic exercises, total joint replacement, and post-surgical recovery, ensuring residents receive comprehensive medical support. Certified wound care nurses and services for complex patients, including IV therapy and cardiac recovery, are available, along with various modalities such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound therapy.
Bethel Home places a strong emphasis on rehabilitation, offering services through physical therapy, occupational therapy, and language pathology. The community provides respite care, restorative nursing services, and certified social services, fostering residents’ well-being and social engagement. Special diet accommodations are made, supported by the presence of a registered dietitian on site. Bethel Home excels in providing specialized memory care services, offering dedicated Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care within the serene Serenity Garden. Alongside exceptional healthcare services, Bethel Home ensures residents’ comfort with personal laundry and housekeeping services, allowing them to enjoy a supportive and nurturing environment.
Located in the quiet community of Sheboygan, WI, the Golden Harbor is a remarkable senior living community providing assisted living, memory care, and respite care services. Spacious and comfortable accommodations, ranging from one-bedroom to two-bedroom suites, are offered for its residents. With its highly equipped and dedicated team, this community provides memory care programs for those with cognitive conditions. Short-term stays are also available for respite care services.
With its above-and-beyond amenities and services, including laundry and housekeeping service, on-site beauty salon, on-site laboratory services, podiatry and diabetic care, and 24-hour emergency monitoring. Indulge in 3 delectable and nutritious meals daily and engage in social activities like community outings. The Golden Harbor proudly stands as a premier life community plan for senior living.
Ranking Methodology
How we rank these independent living communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
01
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
02
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
03
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
04
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
05
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
06
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Wisconsin
What is independent living?
Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.
How many independent living communities are listed on this page?
This page features 200 independent living communities in Wisconsin. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right independent living community in Wisconsin?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Wisconsin, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Wisconsin?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.



















