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Assisted living costs in Barron average about $5,187 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 73 communities in Barron. Our detailed directory has 326 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Cumberland, Rice Lake and Birchwood.

Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses. 

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Photo of Eagle Ridge Senior Living
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Given how difficult the times were and now always being able to allowed to visit we did find the staff to be very warm, caring and loving people. Our loved ones time there was a little rough at first, but...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of VitaCare Living Hayward I
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I cant begin to tell how wonderful this Community is. There was a change over in Management last year and boy have things IMPROVED. The director is Wonderful, she is caring, understanding and compassionate...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My mother chose the place. She has passed away. Everyone was just pleasant. Everyone and thing was fine.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of HeatherWood Assisted Living and Memory Care
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Make sure you are present when your family member is evaluated and have a clear understanding with the staff about care level needs. Think through the small things that may be taken for granted at home. Be...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
We are truly a family at HeatherWood Assisted Living and Memory Care and we warmly welcome you to experience the good people who live and work here. Our team believes if you do the right things, the right things happen. We understand that caring is what makes us human, and we work with passion...
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Photo of Our House Senior Living Memory Care - Eau Claire
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Our loved one was doing really well, and starting to enjoy her time. When there was an incident the staff handled it very quickly, and were incredibly responsive. We are hopeful, that after a healing stay in...
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our beautiful Memory Care residence in Eau Claire provides dignified, quality care for seniors who can no longer live alone because of dementia and other forms of memory loss. Our programs are designed to help those with cognitive needs providing a safe, nurturing and secure home environment. We...
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My mom receives compassionate, professional, and nurturing care from all staff at the Larson Home. She is made to feel she is valuable part of her community by having "jobs" to do. A great variety of...
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Transforming the Culture of Memory CareProviding compassionate care begins with a secure, warm setting. When people with memory loss feel at home, they respond more positively and interact more with others.Our relationship-based care philosophy called MOSAIC recognizes each person is an...
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I felt very comfortable with my loved one being here. The nurses were knowledgeable about end of life care and they didn't have any health care related survey tags from the state health department. The...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of VitaCare Living Rice Lake
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Amery Memory Care
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Golden Age Manor
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Riverbend Senior Living
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Photo of Atrium Senior Living of Bloomer RCAC
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of VitaCare Living in Spooner I
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Eagleton Residence offers assisted living services in a country setting at affordable prices. We are a community based residential facility located in the village of Eagleton, Wisconsin just nine miles north of Chippewa Falls, and seven miles south east of Bloomer, WI. We know that choosing the...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Serving Hands Selah
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Comforts of Home II-Menomonie
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Sophie's Manor Assisted Living II
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of VitaCare Living Menomonie
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Cost of assisted living in Barron, WI

The average cost of senior living in Barron is $5,187 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include New Auburn, WI with an average of $4,814 per month.

Assisted living costs in Barron, WI, vs. state and national averages

Barron, WI
$5,187/mo
U.S. national average
$5,830/mo

Assisted living costs in Barron, WI, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$5,187/mo
$6,312/mo

Assisted living costs in Barron, WI, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,637/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,753/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,541/mo

Senior living costs in Barron vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Barron, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBarron, WIWisconsinU.S.
Assisted Living$5,187/mo$5,889/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,312/mo$7,352/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$3,189/mo$3,028/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Barron, WI:$5,187/mo
Wisconsin:$5,889/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Barron, WI:$6,312/mo
Wisconsin:$7,352/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Barron, WI:$3,189/mo
Wisconsin:$3,028/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Assisted living costs in Barron, WI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Barron and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Assisted living cost trends in Barron, WI

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Barron have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Barron, WI$5,495/mo$5,390/mo+2.0%
Wisconsin$4,763/mo$4,706/mo+1.2%
National$4,594/mo$4,555/mo+0.9%
Barron, WI
2024 average cost:$5,495/mo
2023 average cost:$5,390/mo
Percent change:+2.0%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$4,763/mo
2023 average cost:$4,706/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
National
2024 average cost:$4,594/mo
2023 average cost:$4,555/mo
Percent change:+0.9%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Barron, WI

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What families are saying about assisted living in Barron

Recent reviews for assisted living in Barron

VitaCare Living in Spooner II

5.0
This community is wonderful to my sister and are treating her very well. She is a high functioning early onset for alzheimer's. So still very active and the staff helps keep her busy. Like the other night she baked a cake and frosted it for their desserts. It is a clean community and the kitchen ...
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Our House Senior Living Memory Care - Chippewa Falls

5.0
They seem to be doing a pretty good job. The staff is pretty attentive, and they keep it clean. She is getting very good care, and a lot of attention. I don't get complaints about food, and when we go in it smells good. It's still pretty new, but so far, it's working out.

HeatherWood Assisted Living and Memory Care in Eau Claire, WI

5.0
Recently my mother passed away. Her time at Heatherwood was only 4 months. During her stay her care was exceptional. The staff went over and above in her care. The management were so easy to work with. They made us all feel "at home." Would definitely recommend.

Barron review score based on 46 family reviews

7.2
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This proprietary review score is based on 46 reviews of 73 Barron assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Barron review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Barron review score compared against nearby cities

7.2
Barron, WI73 facilities
0
Spooner, WI12 facilities
8.0
Amery, WI15 facilities

Review subcategories for Barron assisted living

When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 46 reviews of 73 Barron assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Barron resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Barron, WI averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.4
3.4
Friendliness
3.3
3.5
Care services
3.2
3.2
Staff
3.3
3.4
Meals & dining
3.0
3.1
Activities
3.0
3.1
Value for cost*
3.0
3.1
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Barron assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Barron assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Barron, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Barron assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Barron that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Barron, WINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
61.6%
53.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13.7%
34.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
94.5%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
97.7%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
61.6%
57.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.4%
30.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.3%
96.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
53.4%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
60.3%
53%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Barron assisted living

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Barron Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Barron, WINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
61.6%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
26%
33.4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
47.9%
41.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
19.2%
13.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Barron assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Barron partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Barron, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.7%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
27.4%
42.1%
No sugar
No sugar
26%
38.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
16.4%
37.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.8%
19.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Barron assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Barron communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Barron, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
15.1%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
20.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
17.8%
37.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.9%
18.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Barron assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Barron offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Barron, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
37%
47.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
20.5%
31.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.7%
31.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57.5%
50.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.8%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50.7%
53.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
34.2%
42.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
13.7%
36.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19.2%
39.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
32.9%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
38.4%
48%
Dances
Dances
24.7%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
6.8%
25.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
32.9%
47.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Barron

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Wisconsin assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Barron protect seniors.
Learn about Wisconsin assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

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