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10 Best Nursing Homes in Milwaukee County, WI

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Milwaukee County is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 154 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Milwaukee County, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Milwaukee County is about $4,726, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 1643 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Milwaukee County, WI

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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Matthews Assisted Living are devoted to helping you make your home with us. While others may expect you to adapt to their rules, you’ll find that we adapt to you.Discover our refreshingly different...
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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.
Cudahy Place Senior Living is a small community based residential facility located in Cudahy, Wisconsin near Patrick Cudahy by Smithfield and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. We are ideal for residents who value their independence but would benefit from assistance with daily activities....
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Photo of Hampton Supportive 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 Defined Health Care Services I LLC
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 Grantosa Home
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.
Luther Manor is a nonprofit Life Plan Community based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Our 29-acre welcoming campus offers residents a loving, Christian atmosphere where they can enjoy carefree retirement living. We provide an array of amenities and services, including a variety of senior living options...
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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.
Dupar Assisted Living (DALE) provides residential long-term care housing that is state regulated and monitored.DALE provides oversight and services to meet the residents' individualized scheduled needs, based on the residents' assestments and service plans and their unscheduled needs as they...
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Photo of Faith Hope and Charity Supportive Living Inc
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.
Photo of Paragon Communities
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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 Silver View
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
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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.
Our staff is specially trained to care for individuals with dementia and other related impairments.  We provide our residents with a personal care plan and guide them through their day with assistance as needed.   We strive to make each day special and meaningful.
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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.
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.
Photo of Wellspring of Milwaukee
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Franciscan Courts
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 The Villa at Bradley Estates
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
What are you looking for in a nursing home? That's the first question we ask because in today's healthcare environment, you have more choices than ever. We offer short-term care to help you get well and return to your home. We also provide long-term nursing home care -- and more intensive...
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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.
Wabash Home, an assisted living home for semi-ambulatory people with mental illnesses, dementia and Alzheimer's, is nowhere near the Wabash River, which runs across Indiana and in between the southern third of Indiana and Illinois. Wabash Home is so named for the street it is on û Wabash Court û...
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.
Wisconsin Lutheran Living Center is a caring, secure Christian environment for older adults who need a helping hand.  Situated along the beautiful Menomonee River Parkway, our residence features 20 single room suites and 4 double room suites.  Each spacious unit has a private bathroom,...

Cost of nursing homes in Milwaukee County, WI

The average cost of senior living in Milwaukee County is $4,726 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include West Milwaukee, WI with an average of $4,726 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County, WI, vs. nearby counties

Milwaukee County, WI
$4,726/mo

Nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County, WI, vs. state and national averages

Milwaukee County, WI
$4,726/mo
U.S. national average
$4,955/mo

Nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County, WI, vs. other senior living options

$4,591/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,726/mo

Nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County, WI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,056/mo
Studio
$5,340/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,868/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,450/mo

Senior living costs in Milwaukee County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Milwaukee County, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMilwaukee County, WIWisconsinU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,726/mo$4,438/mo$4,955/mo
Assisted Living$4,543/mo$4,408/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,591/mo$4,438/mo$4,955/mo
Independent Living$3,338/mo$3,549/mo$4,161/mo
Nursing Homes
Milwaukee County, WI:$4,726/mo
Wisconsin:$4,438/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
Assisted Living
Milwaukee County, WI:$4,543/mo
Wisconsin:$4,408/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Milwaukee County, WI:$4,591/mo
Wisconsin:$4,438/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
Independent Living
Milwaukee County, WI:$3,338/mo
Wisconsin:$3,549/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County, WI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Milwaukee County 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.

Milwaukee County, WIWI stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Milwaukee County, WI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Milwaukee County 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 median 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
Milwaukee County, WI$5,899/mo$5,934/mo-0.6%
Wisconsin$5,610/mo$5,635/mo-0.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Milwaukee County, WI
2024 average cost:$5,899/mo
2023 average cost:$5,934/mo
Percent change:-0.6%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$5,610/mo
2023 average cost:$5,635/mo
Percent change:-0.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Milwaukee County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Milwaukee County

ProHealth Regency Brookfield

4.0
It is now a Capri community. There are changes in the staff that have occurred but the quality remains stable. The staffing could improve internal communication.

The Auberge at Oak Village in Menomonee Falls, WI

4.9
The facility is very nice; clean and smelled clean. The security of the residents they have in place is assuring and the staff (it seems) are aware of those who have tendencies to wander away as I noticed they kept in close proximity of them. The staff seemed professional and personable in ...
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Milwaukee Catholic Home, a CCRC

5.0
My mom enjoyed her stay in rehab after a cardiac procedure. The staff are warm, caring and very professional. The food is excellent! She raved about the therapists and how encouraging and knowledgeable everyone was during her stay. She appreciated the programs and ease of going to mass and ...
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Milwaukee County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Milwaukee County nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Milwaukee County, 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 Milwaukee County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Milwaukee County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Milwaukee County, WINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
62.8%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
40.5%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
86%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.3%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
62.8%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.1%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
86.8%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
50.4%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
76%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Milwaukee County nursing homes

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 Milwaukee County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Milwaukee County, WINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
60.3%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
35.5%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
52.9%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
21.5%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Milwaukee County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Milwaukee County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Milwaukee County, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
20.7%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.8%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36.4%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
39.7%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Milwaukee County nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Milwaukee County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Milwaukee County, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
35.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
28.9%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.2%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Milwaukee County nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Milwaukee County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Milwaukee County, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
49.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.4%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
61.2%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
51.2%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
57.9%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.1%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.5%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
36.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50.4%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
51.2%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
27.3%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
24.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
51.2%
0.4%
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Library Square, Hickory Park Senior Living and Laurel Oaks are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
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