Our comprehensive listings and authentic reviews in Madison, WI below include 40 Assisted Living facilities with 182 reviews. On average in Madison, residents and their loved ones rate Assisted Living options 4.1 out of 5 stars.
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718 Jupiter Drive, Madison, WI 53718
4.1
(24 reviews)
"We toured Oak Park Place Madison. It was good. We saw what we needed to see and answered all our questions. The staff was pleasant and not pushy, showed us everything, and took his time...."
$2,744
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413 South Yellowstone Drive, Madison, WI 53719
4.2
(14 reviews)
"My tour of Brookdale Madison West was really good. Heidi, who gave us the tour, was very nice and very knowledgeable and took the time to answer all our questions. The individual rooms were nice. We toured two of their different sizes, and we've tour..."
$3,900
705 Ziegler Rd, Madison, WI 53714
4.2
(4 reviews)
"Madison Pointe is very nice and has limited choices. Everybody is very nice, the place is clean, and the food is good, fresh, and they don't use preservatives. My parents are happy there. The Monday through Friday staff is wonderful, but it's a littl..."
$4,000
1601 Wheeler Rd, Madison, WI 53704
3.7
(7 reviews)
"Eden Vista Madison was very nice and very clean. The staff who assisted me during the tour was very nice, very knowledgeable, very understanding, and caring. The apartments were nice. They ranged from large apartments to small efficiency. I saw a din..."
$3,920
4327 Nakoma Rd., Madison, WI 53711
4.0
(3 reviews)
"I toured Oak Park Place Nakoma. Sue, the director, was the most kind, caring, and generous with the time of any of the people. She was the most proactive in terms of follow-up and not pressuring you at all but just really being in it for the people. ..."
$6,758
5601 Burke Rd, Madison, WI 53718
4.5
(2 reviews)
"I like Charter Senior Living of Madison. The atmosphere was more like an apartment living. It had a full kitchen and a patio or a deck off the unit, so I liked that. It was pretty bright and airy. It's newer and everything. The staff was nice. She wa..."
$3,800
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9 Mt Vernon Ct, Madison, WI 53719
Mount Vernon Quality Care has provided quality services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex challenges. We also offer services for adults with Brain Injuries, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Illness and provide a range of programs, including residential services and day and vocational programs. Our personalized approach maximizes each persons unique efforts to learn, grow and thrive in the communities they call home. Mount Vernon Quality care, has provided quality services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex challenges. We also offer services for adults with Brain Injuries, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Illness and provide a range of programs, including residential services and day and vocational programs. Our personalized approach maximizes each persons unique efforts to learn, grow and thrive in the communities they call home.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$8,000
11 Mt Vernon Ct, Madison, WI 53719
Mount Vernon Quality Care, has provided quality services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex challenges. We also offer services for adults with Brain Injuries, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Illness and provide a range of programs, including residential services and day and vocational programs. Our personalized approach maximizes each persons unique efforts to learn, grow and thrive in the communities they call home. REM Wisconsin has provided quality services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex challenges. We also offer services for adults with Brain Injuries, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Illness and provide a range of programs, including residential services and day and vocational programs. Our personalized approach maximizes each persons unique efforts to learn, grow and thrive in the communities they call home.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$8,000
734 Mesta Ln, Madison, WI 53704
My community is based on caring for the mentally ill and brain trauma. We are a family base community and resident focus. We provide 24/7 care with 3 meals a day and snacks twice a day. To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$4,500
14 Mount Vernon Court, Madison, WI 53719
Good Neighborhood Home Care is an Adult Family Home (AFH) offering services to our community members who need specialized care. We are licensed to provide care to the following resident needs in an ambulatory environment: Advanced Age Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness Physically Disabled Developmentally Disabled Traumatic Brain Injury Memory Care We welcome our residents with open arms. At Good Neighborhood Care Home, we strive to meet each resident's individual care needs and work with the challenges that they face daily. Our staff is knowledgeable, dedicated and caring. Our home environment is warm, cozy and accepting of one and all.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$7,000
16 Mt Vernon Ct, Madison, WI 53719
Good Neighborhood Home Care is an Adult Family Home (AFH) offering services to our community members who need specialized care. We are licensed to provide care to the following resident needs in an ambulatory environment: Advanced Age Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness Physically Disabled Developmentally Disabled Traumatic Brain Injury Memory Care We welcome our residents with open arms. At Good Neighborhood Care Home, we strive to meet each resident's individual care needs and work with the challenges that they face daily. Our staff is knowledgeable, dedicated and caring. Our home environment is warm, cozy and accepting of one and all.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$7,000
6205 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705
4.2
(13 reviews)
"I liked everything about Oakwood Village University Woods. It's a very nice place, and it was everything I'm looking for. Of course, it's kind of expensive. I toured independent living, but they also have assisted living and continuing care. They wer..."
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150 Bella Vista Drive, Madison, WI 53717
5.0
(4 reviews)
"Vista West is very clean and very well-managed. They had a lot of programs and activities. What resonated with me at the beginning was that they had a policy that everybody would wear name tags when they went down to eat. My mom's got some trouble re..."
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5565 Tancho Drive, Madison, WI 53718
4.5
(6 reviews)
"Oakwood Village-Prairie Ridge is very nice. It's very large. The apartment I looked at was fine. Some of them are older. They have a whole new wing that's newer. Some of them have patios. There is a church, a woodworking shop, a beauty shop, and a hu..."
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8210 Highview Dr, Madison, WI 53719
4.7
(4 reviews)
"My mom moved to the All Saints Memory Care. It's a Catholic facility and they offer daily mass and sacraments, and that is important to her. It's beautiful. She has a full living room, a fridge, and a small counter. She has a full bedroom and a full ..."
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842 Jupiter Drive, Madison, WI 53718
4.0
(3 reviews)
"We went to Chamomile Assisted Living at the recommendation of our friends who had their mom there and were very happy with it. It was small and very homey. It felt more like a house than an institution. They did puzzles and quizzes. It's an average f..."
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7710 SOUTH BROOKLINE DRIVE, Madison, WI 53719
2.8
(6 reviews)
"I love coming to visit my grandma. It feels great seeing her happy and knowing she is well cared for. Her apartment is so cute. ..."
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402 Rustic Drive, Madison, WI 53718
4.0
(1 reviews)
"It is an older home, but they keep it clean and comfortable. The staff is really nice. The food is very good. My aunt has actually put on some weight. ..."
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3602 Memorial Drive, Madison, WI 53704
4.0
(1 reviews)
"There is full time staff at the facility. They are caring and are available most times. Three meals a day are provided in a group room. There is a TV room with couches and chairs. The clients take turns helping with some chores. The food is pretty go..."
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1936 Tennyson Ln, Madison, WI 53704
4.5
Bay Harbor Memory Care and Assisted Living of Madison is the ideal retirement community - located blocks from Warner Park (home of the Madison Mallards) and around the corner from Northside Town Center, which offers restaurants, banking, shopping, beauty/barber shop and day spa. The community is complete with walks, outdoor patios, and gardening opportunities. We offer a peaceful setting located in a warm and friendly neighborhood. Bay Harbor Memory Care and Assisted Living of Madison is a state-registered Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) and state-licensed Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) offering assisted living services. The community provides both one and two-bedroom spacious apartments with full kitchens, personal bathrooms with walk-in showers and cozy studio apartments with personal full bath and walk-in showers. The apartments are bright and airy with lovely views. Common areas include large dining & social room for meals, parties and entertainment, a bistro hosting weekly Happy Hour, beauty/barber salon, library with gorgeous fireplace, private dining room for intimate family gatherings, gardens, patios, walkways and lovely lawns and landscaping. Three delicious, gourmet meals are prepared daily and snacks and beverages are available at all times. Our professional staff includes an on-site executive director, a full-time Resident Care Coordinator and on-call Registered Nurse, housekeepers, maintenance staff, life enrichment coordinator, chef, dietary aides, bus driver and trained caregivers available 24 hours per day to assist residents with personal needs such as medication administration and monitoring, bathing, dressing, ambulation and assistance with other activities of daily living. Bay Harbor of Madison maintains an active social calendar offering opportunities such as games, cards, crafts, educational discussions and classes, baking club, outings, entertainment and spiritual enrichment. Residents live in apartments with private baths, are served three home-cooked meals daily, enjoy the convenience of housekeeping and linen service, and participate in daily social and recreational activities while receiving assistance with personal care and medications. Both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents are welcome. Professional staff are on duty around the clock, and a registered nurse (RN) is on call 24/7. Safety and security are further enhanced by an Emergency Call System (ECS) in each apartment that allows residents to press a button and summon a staff member. Residents suffering from any form of dementia do not receive an ECS button but do enjoy scheduled visits from our staff....some each hour, others more frequently. We do not believe in a regimented, one-size-fits-all approach. Uniquely, Bay Harbor of Madison offers personalized care that is solely based on individual needs. Residents and their families discretely choose the level of care that meets their unique situations. Assistance with the following tasks of daily living is provided: Dressing, bathing, grooming Ambulation Medication administration & management Incontinence management Health monitoring Management of chronic conditions or diseases such as Diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease and early to late-stage dementias. Late-stage Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are served in our memory care community. Hospice care To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance Provider Search
$6,000
Assisted Living
William
3.0
Review of Brookdale Madison West
We toured Brookdale Madison West. It was good. I guess I would have preferred to have the place a little bit newer, and the views of the windows were not anything to look forward to. The lady who...
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Diane
4.0
Review of Charter Senior Living of Madison
My mother is at Charter Senior Living of Madison. It has been good so far. It's not a Medicaid facility. It's private. But I like the facility. I think the apartments are great. The food is really...
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Denise
5.0
Review of Charter Senior Living of Madison
I like Charter Senior Living of Madison. The atmosphere was more like an apartment living. It had a full kitchen and a patio or a deck off the unit, so I liked that. It was pretty bright and airy....
Madison’s monthly cost of $4,800 for assisted living puts it roughly in the middle of the pack for Wisconsin. Prices are generally lower in the northern and western parts of the state, with Wausau and La Crosse both averaging under $4,300 a month. Costs spike in southeast Wisconsin, where Milwaukee averages $5,324 a month, and Racine leads the state at $5,450.
Madison
$4,800
Wisconsin
$4,600
The United States
$4,500
Wausau
$4,125
La Crosse
$4,263
Milwaukee
$5,324
Racine
$5,450
Funding assisted living in Madison often requires a mix of private funds and public benefits. Medicaid and Medicare can help qualified individuals reduce out-of-pocket expenses, and many facilities accept veterans’ benefits. To cover funding gaps, seniors draw from their retirement income and savings.
Madison seniors who are frail and low-income may be able to receive help paying for services received in assisted living through the Family Care and Personal Care programs, although the services covered are limited.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in Wisconsin page.
Seniors living in Madison may also choose from an array of other long-term care possibilities. The $2,019 monthly outlay for an adult day health care facility is thousands of dollars lower than that for assisted living. For approximately $500 more than assisted living, seniors may set up home-based care through homemaker or home health aide services; both average $5,339 monthly. The most intensive and most expensive care is available in nursing homes. In Madison, seniors can expect to pay about $8,851 monthly for a semiprivate room and $9,551 monthly for a private one.
Homemaker Services
$5,339
Home Health Aide
$5,339
Adult Day Health Care
$2,019
Assisted Living Facility
$4,800
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$8,851
Nursing Home Facility (private room)
$9,551
Seniors living in Madison have access to an array of free resources that support older adults who choose to stay in assisted living communities. These resources are available through the work of both government agencies and private groups and include local transportation options, physical fitness programs, advice on accessing public benefits and more.
| Program Name | Phone Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Senior Center | 608-266-6581 | The local senior center hosts live performances, age-friendly fitness classes and table games for older adults. It operates as a nutrition site and provides low-cost meals on weekdays at 11:20 a.m. |
| Area Agency on Aging of Dane County | 608-261-5679 | The AAA operates the Elder Benefit Specialist Program, which helps older adults manage their health insurance and prescription drug benefits. Additionally, the agency contracts with area providers to offer transportation, nutrition and support services to those aged 60 and over. |
| Long-Term Care Ombudsman | 800-815-0015 | The long-term care ombudsman helps seniors resolve issues they may face in assisted living, such as quality of care problems, denied services or involuntary transfers or discharges. They help seniors identify ways to pay for long-term care and navigate move-in processes. |
| Aging and Disability Resource Center of Dane County | 855-417-6892 | The ADRC serves as a single point of contact for Madison seniors seeking help with public benefits and community resources. Seniors can call the helpline during weekday business hours to get free guidance and assistance from an Information and Assistance Specialist. |
| Senior Nutrition Program | 608-261-5678 | The county’s Senior Nutrition Program operates several meal sites and home-delivered meal services in Madison. It oversees the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which distributes $25 vouchers for qualified seniors to use at local farmers’ markets and farm stands. |
| Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 608-238-7787 | RSVP connects those aged 55 and over with exclusive volunteer opportunities throughout the Madison region. Seniors donate their time to promoting literacy in schools, knitting or sewing blankets for various nonprofit organizations and conducting Medicare fraud prevention workshops. |
| Legal Action of Wisconsin | 920-279-7025 | This nonprofit organization provides free, confidential civil legal services for seniors. Its legal professionals help older adults obtain public benefits, file appeals for denied health insurance claims and resolve consumer debt issues. |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | 608-223-9121 | Second Harvest Food Bank publishes details on mobile food pantry schedules and the local FoodShare Program. Through this nonprofit organization, seniors can find food banks and home-delivered meal and grocery services. |
| 211 Wisconsin | 211877-947-2211 | 211 provides free, confidential information and referral services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It helps older adults find local food pantries, utility assistance, mental health services and long-term care counseling. |
| State Health Insurance Assistance Program | 800-242-1606 262-347-3045 (TTY) | SHIP counselors provide one-on-one counseling and advice on health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug programs and private health insurance. Seniors can speak with a counselor for help with identifying the best health insurance option for their needs, disputing denied claims and protecting themselves from fraud. |
South Milwaukee-area assisted living communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all assisted living communities in Wisconsin are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in Wisconsin page for more information about these laws.
Assisted living communities in Madison provide standard nonmedical care services, helping older adults remain safe and independent throughout retirement. Besides helping with daily living activities, many facilities foster enriching environments through social and recreational programs, specialized dining services and pet-friendly accommodations. By understanding the scope of services and amenities available, prospective residents can choose the best environment for their lifestyle preferences. Some common features include:
Reach out to a Caring.com Family Advisor for more insight into the types of services and amenities available from local assisted living services, and get personalized help with finding the right option for you.
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