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Memory Care in Germantown

Compare licensed memory care in Germantown and the surrounding Washington County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Germantown
Washington County
Quick answer

There is 1 verified memory care option listed in Germantown. Wisconsin does not certify memory care separately -- it is a CBRF or RCAC that has documented dementia as an admissible client group.

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Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. Wisconsin does not license or certify “memory care” as its own facility type. What is marketed as memory care is almost always a CBRF (or RCAC) that has designated dementia as an admissible client group in its required DHS program statement and provided the client-group-specific staff training that Wisconsin's CBRF rule (DHS 83.21(2)) requires within 90 days of hire.

Short answer

We list 1 verified memory care option in Germantown.

What to watch for with memory care in Germantown

  • Ask to see the community's DHS program statement and confirm dementia is listed as an admissible client group, since Wisconsin has no separate memory-care certificate to ask for.

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Verified memory care in Germantown

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Gables of GermantownIndependent LivingN109W17075 Ava Circle, Germantown, WI (independent living building); N109W17110 Ava Circle, Germantown, WI (assisted living & memory care building, same campus)
Germantown, OH
Washington

Memory Care elsewhere in the region

Families in Germantown sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
St. Camillus Life Plan CommunityIndependent Living10100 W. Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Wauwatosa, OH 53226
Milwaukee
Clement ManorIndependent Living3939 S 92nd St, Greenfield, WI 53228
Greenfield, OH 53228
Milwaukee
Saint John's on the LakeIndependent Living1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Milwaukee, OH 53202
Milwaukee
Tudor Oaks Senior Living CommunityIndependent LivingS77 W12929 McShane Drive, Muskego, WI 53150
Muskego, OH 53150
Waukesha
Newcastle PlaceIndependent Living12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092
Mequon, OH 53092
Ozaukee
Cedar CommunityIndependent Living5595 County Road Z, West Bend, WI 53095
West Bend, OH 53095
Washington

The Germantown market specifically

Germantown, a southern Washington County suburb bordering Waukesha County, has a growing senior population and families here often compare options in nearby Menomonee Falls and Mequon as well.

Families in Germantown often compare it against Menomonee Falls and Mequon, the two closest suburbs with a larger senior-housing supply.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

You can check any facility's record free. Wisconsin's DQA Provider Search on the ForwardHealth portal lets anyone look up a facility's license status and inspection history for free. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Does the Milwaukee metro include Racine?

No. This site's coverage area is the 4-county core Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau -- Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. Racine forms its own separate Metropolitan Statistical Area under Census Bureau delineation.

Does Wisconsin have one 'assisted living license' like some other states?

No. Wisconsin runs four separate license/certification types -- Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF), Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC), Adult Family Home (AFH), and nursing home -- each licensed by the DHS Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Assisted Living, under different rule chapters. There is no single umbrella 'assisted living' license the way some states use the term.

What is a CBRF in Wisconsin?

A Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) is a residential setting where 5 or more unrelated adults live together and receive room and board, supervision, and support services, plus up to 3 hours of nursing care per week per resident. CBRFs are licensed under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 83 by the DHS Bureau of Assisted Living.

What is an RCAC and how is it different from a CBRF?

A Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) offers independent apartment units, not shared rooms, where residents receive room and board, personal care, and nursing services -- up to 28 hours per week of supportive care per resident, a materially higher ceiling than a CBRF's 3 hours. Both are licensed/certified by the DHS Bureau of Assisted Living.

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