Wisconsin regulates senior care through four license/certification types -- CBRF, RCAC, adult family home, and nursing home -- rather than one single assisted living license, and it does not certify memory care as its own category.
Assisted Living
Help with daily activities in a Wisconsin-licensed Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) or Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC), with meals, housekeeping and medication assistance included.
Learn more →Memory Care
Secured, dementia-specific care. Wisconsin does not license memory care as its own category -- it is almost always a CBRF or RCAC that has designated dementia as an admissible client group in its DHS program statement.
Learn more →Nursing Homes
Skilled nursing facilities licensed under Wisconsin Admin. Code ch. DHS 132, a separate rule chapter from assisted living, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care and short-term rehabilitation.
Learn more →In-Home Care
Caregivers and skilled clinicians who come to the home, from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support.
Learn more →Independent Living
Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.
Learn more →Hospice Care
Comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, delivered at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.
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