Question 1

How much does a nursing home cost in Wisconsin?

Accepted Answer

The 2024 CareScout survey found Wisconsin statewide medians of $120,815/year (about $10,068/month) for a semi-private nursing-home room and $135,050/year (about $11,254/month) for a private room -- both above the respective national medians of $111,325/year and $127,750/year.

Question 2

How much does in-home care cost in Wisconsin?

Accepted Answer

The 2024 CareScout survey found Wisconsin statewide medians of $82,368/year for homemaker services (about $6,864/month full-time-equivalent) and $86,944/year for a home health aide (about $7,245/month full-time-equivalent) -- both above the national medians and among the 17 highest-cost states surveyed.

Question 3

Is there a published cost figure for memory care in Wisconsin?

Accepted Answer

No. CareScout does not survey memory care as its own cost category anywhere in the country, so there is no primary-sourced memory-care median for Wisconsin or any other state.

Question 4

Why doesn't a Milwaukee-specific senior care cost number exist anywhere?

Accepted Answer

CareScout, the primary national source for long-term-care cost data (formerly published by Genworth), surveys and publishes state-level medians only -- it does not break out metro-area or city-specific figures for Milwaukee or any other city.

Question 5

Does Medicare pay for assisted living or memory care?

Accepted Answer

Generally, no. Medicare does not cover the room-and-board or custodial-care costs of assisted living or memory care. Medicare's coverage in senior care is generally limited to short-term skilled nursing/rehab stays following a qualifying hospital admission, home health care ordered by a physician, and hospice care.

Community	Care type	Address	County
St. Camillus Life Plan Community	Independent Living	10100 W. Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Wauwatosa, OH 53226	Milwaukee
Clement Manor	Independent Living	3939 S 92nd St, Greenfield, WI 53228 Greenfield, OH 53228	Milwaukee
Saint John's on the Lake	Independent Living	1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Milwaukee, OH 53202	Milwaukee
Tudor Oaks Senior Living Community	Independent Living	S77 W12929 McShane Drive, Muskego, WI 53150 Muskego, OH 53150	Waukesha
Newcastle Place	Independent Living	12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092 Mequon, OH 53092	Ozaukee
Cedar Community	Independent Living	5595 County Road Z, West Bend, WI 53095 West Bend, OH 53095	Washington
Harwood Place	Independent Living	8220 Harwood Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Wauwatosa, OH 53213	Milwaukee
Village at Manor Park	Independent Living	3023 S. 84th Street, West Allis, WI 53227 West Allis, OH 53227	Milwaukee
The Gables of Germantown	Independent Living	N109W17075 Ava Circle, Germantown, WI (independent living building); N109W17110 Ava Circle, Germantown, WI (assisted living & memory care building, same campus) Germantown, OH	Washington
Grace Commons	Independent Living	W195 N9550 Rolling Meadow Circle, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Menomonee Falls, OH 53051	Waukesha
Summit Woods	Independent Living	2501 Summit Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53188 Waukesha, OH 53188	Waukesha
Wilson Commons	Independent Living	1400 W. Sonata Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53221 (independent living); 1500 W. Sonata Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53221 (assisted living, adjacent building, same campus) Milwaukee, OH 53221	Milwaukee
Ovation Chai Point	Independent Living	1400 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Milwaukee, OH 53202	Milwaukee

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