The Best Memory Care Communities in Fond Du Lac County, WI

"Kettle Moraine Gardens was beautiful, bright, and welcoming. The rooms were beautiful. The staff during the tour was very knowledgeable and very compassionate. We were there at mealtime, and the food looked wonderful. They had a garden. It was a stimulating environment for memory care. It was a disappointment to find out they had no availability."

"We liked Sterling House because it was a small community, not a whole lot of people. I think it would be nice if my mom eventually did go into assisted living. The dining area was nice. We were very impressed. The staff was very polite. They explained all the questions that we had and gave us some information that we needed. "

"I went to see Charleston House Memory Care in Beaver Dam. The staff took me around and showed me through the whole complex. I saw the rooms and the big activity area. Every room had a living room, a small kitchenette, and its own bathroom. In the activity area, I saw one group playing cards in one area, and they had a pool table in another. They even had a happy hour every day at 3 o'clock, which surprised me."

"My mother-in-law is at Bay Harbor Memory Care & Assisted Living. I know she gets good care there, but to me for being there, it could be a little bit cleaner. It's not a place where I would have my mother, but my mother-in-law is there. I'm not the one that put her there; my sister-in-law and husband did. It was one they could find at the time that would take her. My mother-in-law got one of the bigger rooms. It's not too bad. For her, it's okay. I have no idea if they have activities or not because all I see is the staff that's there. The dining area is not as nice. It's an older place, too. In terms of value for money, my mother-in-law pays more than my mother does, so I would say it's kind of overrated. To me, it's pretty high there."

"My father-in-law resides at The Waterford at Plymouth right now. He is in their Dementia unit. I like that they offer different tours or trips outside of the facility. They go to restaurants, and they've gone to Reins, a non-profit facility with horses. They also offer three meals a day. The staff is very helpful and patient with their patients. The facility is very clean, and they also have activities like bingo."

"Frontida Adelaide Place didn't have any availability for my friend. It was nice and neat. They just didn't have the staffing to be able to provide the care that he needed. Everything else was good. The staff was very friendly. They have activities, but he wouldn't have been able to do any of them because he was almost incoherent at the time. I didn't meet very many staff, just two people. The staff we saw that came out to the house was fine, very accommodating, and knowledgeable, but as far as interacting with other members, we didn't see too much of that."

"My wife has moved into Frontida Liberty House. We chose them because of the location and the staff-to-resident ratio, which is far superior to any place that I have seen in Fond du Lac. They had a bed available and that was critical. Yesterday, they had an interview with a client and I believe they accepted that person, so they have one more bed available. Bed availability was the number one key thing. Care quality is number two. The food is a big thing for people with memory issues and senior citizens. I have seen the food and the food is very acceptable. She has other health needs and the health needs are met according to what her medical conditions dictate. If the client does not like what is being served, they have excellent choices and it only takes minutes to have the alternative prepared and put in front of the resident. It's a 15-bed unit and I'm very pleased with the care level. The rooms are your typical nursing home size with a bed and closet. She has a shared bathroom with another room. It'd be like a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. There's another room for showering and cleaning. They also have a room if the ladies would want to have their hair done. They have that right onsite. They have a barber in the same room if it'd be a guy. It's all good. It is a secure building that you need to ring in. It is a locked door so that nobody can just come in. You are on camera when you come up there and you have to buzz in, and they have to know you to get in. Being that there are only 15 available beds, the dining area is done in a home-type setting. It's in a designated area and the other day, they just put the tables together and had one long table like you'd have yourself a family over for a meal and everybody sits at the table and all is good. There's a glass room. It is like a sunroom-type thing that is connected to the common area where they have a large TV. They have a couple of couches and chairs and they encourage all the residents to be out amongst themselves so that they do not isolate. They prefer non-isolation. They like to keep the people active with each other, so that then it is a community center for the residents. This is a memory dementia unit but they try to keep it as homey as possible. The staff are just so good. They have the ability to have snacks and whatever is provided that the residents ask for. They do the best that they can with maintenance."

"Amazing and caring staff. Beautiful and clean. The best assisted living facility in the Fox Valley!"

"Fountain View is a very caring community. The staff is absolutely wonderful. They are very kind and generous. You can tell that every one on the staff loves their jobs because of the smiles on their faces. Like most other nursing homes they have an activity time. There are several different games they play. My daughter likes to jump in and play when the residents are rolling the giant ball to each other. The residents enjoy her playing with them too. We also enjoy their giant bird cage full of finches. We could sit for hours watching them. There's also several other games we play with the residents like board games, card games, and puzzles. Fountain View is a very clean, organized place. Everything is always very well put together. It's just like home; there's comfortable places to sit, a TV that the residents are able to watch together, and a fancy dining area that most, but not all, of the residents ate in. Some would eat in their rooms and others in front of the big TV. The food is very delicious. Once in awhile I would be there on an off day and the food wouldn't be very good, but all in all I loved it. I always loved looking through my grandmas window when she was there because of the view. You could see the school children playing out in the field next door and the birds, once in while a squirrel or rabbit, eating at the bird feeders. Several residents chose to have feeders put outside their window so they could watch, but others didn't. I think its nice that the residents can have that feature. Overall Fountain View is a great place for the elderly to stay at. I would highly recommend it to anyone. "

"I visited Copperleaf. Their apartment was a room with a separate bathroom. They had more people and more activities. The staff was very pleasant -- both the director and the person that showed me around. The residents seemed to be well taken care of. "

"We visited Aspire Senior Living Oshkosh, which is a new facility. It was a gorgeous, beautiful facility with modern technology. They have available room monitoring, so they can tell if someone falls. In the toilets, they can detect urinary tract infections and other things through technology in the toilet. It's very, very high-end. They have levels of care, they had a separate memory care unit, and they have independent living in the same building. It was a beautiful campus. They cost a little bit more than other places. When you walk in, they have a gathering space, they have a coffee bar, and TVs. They had walking paths built into the property through the woods, and they have a fitness area. It was all exceptional. They had 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom available in the independent living, and the memory care is a separate wing. They had room for 35 patients and were half-full at the time."

Nestled among the tree-lined streets of Oshkosh, WI, Elijah's Place provides a comforting, homelike community for seniors. The area features a multitude of parks, trails and family-friendly activities along picturesque Lake Winnebago. Menominee Park is within walking distance, so residents can enjoy gorgeous views, biking, fishing and boating throughout the year. Local dining and shopping options are also close by. The staff at Elijah's Place consists of licensed nurses and health professionals who collaborate to offer personalized care. They assist residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing and feeding. An on-site pharmacy gives seniors convenient access to medications, and on-site physical and occupational therapy help them stay strong and healthy. Spacious rooms include large closets, individual heat control, a wireless emergency call system, cable television and utilities. Memory and respite care are also available. Seniors can experience innovative programs such as Namaste Care, Healing Touch, Cycling Without Age and a certified music & memory program, to name a few. All programs are designed with residents' physical and mental health in mind. Activities include social events, community adventures and spiritual services. Nutritious home-cooked meals and snacks are provided throughout the day, all catering to residents' dietary needs. A community kitchen, living and dining room are all available. 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

"It was very interesting. They seemed to have a very nice philosophy about keeping the residents busy and making them feel useful. I was very impressed with their program. They said that you might see a resident sweeping the floor or helping the poor corals and that they might not be doing a perfect job but at least they're feeling their self worth. The rooms were just smaller than where my husband is now, and I would have liked a bathroom in the rooms. I think the staff member said they have 18 residents, so there were about 9 rooms on each side. For 9 people, there were four larger bathrooms, and the toilet seats were black because it has something to do with how the brain sees it (easier than a white toilet seat or something like that). So things are kind of set up that way. The other thing that impressed me is that you know they have a heart. They have a stray kitten that showed up in their yard. They bought fishes or food to feed it, got a kitten bed out there for it, and tried to tame it so that the residents can pet it. This kind of shows the quality of their compassion, and I thought that was very nice. I really liked the place. The facility was clean and nice. The staff that I saw were very friendly, and they all said 'hello' right away. I liked the location too. My husband is a farmer. We live in the country, and their backyard faces Sawyer Creek. They said once in a while they feed the deer, so it had that kind of wild and rural look."

"I liked that Serenity Villa V was a smaller community. It had private baths with showers. It had a lot of activities where the residents not only participated in the community but outside of the community as well. They had a therapy pet. I just really, really liked it. The rooms were fine and adequate. They were very similar to other communities I viewed. They had a dorm-size refrigerator in each room. What was very important to us was the private baths. They had a very cozy gathering space with a fireplace. They had a very inviting dining room. They had a very open community space that looked out onto their patio. Beyond the patio, which was very nice, was a little body of water. So, it was very picturesque."