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.
No verified memory care provider is currently based in Whitefish Bay. The closest verified options are listed below.
What to watch for with memory care in Whitefish Bay
- 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.
Verified memory care in Whitefish Bay
Closest verified providers
| Provider | Based in | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's on the Lake | Milwaukee | 1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, 53202 | Milwaukee |
| Ovation Kavod Terrace | Milwaukee | 1410 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, 53202 | Milwaukee |
| Newcastle Place | Mequon | 12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092, 53092 | Ozaukee |
| St. Camillus Life Plan Community | Wauwatosa | 10100 W. Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226, 53226 | Milwaukee |
| Clement Manor | Greenfield | 3939 S 92nd St, Greenfield, WI 53228, 53228 | Milwaukee |
| Tudor Oaks Senior Living Community | Muskego | S77 W12929 McShane Drive, Muskego, WI 53150, 53150 | Waukesha |
The Whitefish Bay market specifically
Whitefish Bay sits just north of Shorewood along the lakefront, with older housing stock and a higher share of residents aging in place than many nearby suburbs, which drives steady demand for in-home care alongside assisted living.
Families in Whitefish Bay often extend their search north into Mequon, especially for continuing-care campuses that offer more levels of care than are available within Whitefish Bay itself.
What the contract does that the tour does not
The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable.
Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything.
