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10 Best Nursing Homes in Rural, WI

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Rural 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 224 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Rural, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Rural is about $4,012, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 872 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Rural, WI

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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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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
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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, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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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: 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.
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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.
At Liberty Village of Adams, our philosophy of care is unique to Assisted Living and Memory Care. By providing the finest in personal care, supportive services, and leisure activities, we strive to create a supportive environment for older individuals who cannot live alone, but do not require...
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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.
KindredHearts is dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of today's elderly by offering assisted living in a small, personalized home setting and an integrated approach to health care. Community is integral to the success of KindredHearts. It exists not only within the walls of our assisted...
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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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Century Oaks 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 approach to...
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.
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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, 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.
When living at home is no longer a safe or practical option, Traditions at Cedar Ridge Mosinee offers an affordable, home-like atmosphere along with the assistance sometimes needed in our later adult years. We serve frail elderly men and women and specialize in providing dementia and Alzheimer’s...
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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, 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.
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, 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, 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.
Cady Homes is a family owned and operated assisted living business. We have been in operation for 20 years. There are four facilities in our company but Tracy and Sally (daughter and mother) have personal contact and knowledge of all the residents and families and the everyday happenings at the...
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Rural, WI

The average cost of senior living in Rural is $4,012 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wautoma, WI with an average of $2,712 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Rural, WI, vs. nearby cities

Rural, WI
$4,012/mo
$4,047/mo

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

Rural, WI
$4,012/mo
U.S. national average
$4,956/mo

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

$3,996/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,012/mo

Nursing homes costs in Rural, WI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,800/mo
Studio
$5,609/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,257/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,370/mo

Senior living costs in Rural 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: Rural, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeRural, WIWisconsinU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,012/mo$4,438/mo$4,956/mo
Assisted Living$3,997/mo$4,408/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$3,996/mo$4,438/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living$3,175/mo$3,549/mo$4,161/mo
Nursing Homes
Rural, WI:$4,012/mo
Wisconsin:$4,438/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
Assisted Living
Rural, WI:$3,997/mo
Wisconsin:$4,408/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Rural, WI:$3,996/mo
Wisconsin:$4,438/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Rural, WI:$3,175/mo
Wisconsin:$3,549/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Rural, WI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Rural 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Rural, WI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Rural 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
Rural, WI$5,479/mo$5,773/mo-5.1%
Wisconsin$5,610/mo$5,635/mo-0.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Rural, WI
2024 average cost:$5,479/mo
2023 average cost:$5,773/mo
Percent change:-5.1%
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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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 Rural

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Rural

Care Partners Assisted Living and Memory Care Weston

5.0
I have been very pleased with Care Partners Assisted Living and Memory Care. We chose this facility because I was in a time crunch and they were very accommodating and receptive to our needs. The room sizes here are very spacious, more than enough room for him. The bathrooms are nice size, ...
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Wellington Place at Whiting in Stevens Point, WI

5.0
Our Dad needed care that my Mom could not provide, but she did not quite see it that way. After touring some of the fancy senior living places in town, Mom chose Wellington because it had a homey feel. The group dining room is brightly lit with huge windows and an indoor garden. There is a ...
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The Residence at Oshkosh

3.8
It's a very typical Assisted living place. Nice size apartments, expensive rent with cheap food served cafeteria style. Standing in line waiting for food, like school kids. The ones that are not mobile wait even longer. I would recommend but with reservations.

Rural nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Rural nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Rural, 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 Rural 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 Rural that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Rural, WINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
42.1%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
12.6%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
93.4%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
95.6%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
48.1%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
21.3%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
94.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.5%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
51.9%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Rural 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 Rural Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Rural, WINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
42.6%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
19.1%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
32.8%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Rural 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 Rural partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Rural, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
10.4%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
17.5%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.9%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Rural 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 Rural communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Rural, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
8.7%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
16.9%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.6%
0.7%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select programs and activities in Rural 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 Rural offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Rural, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
29.5%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.4%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10.9%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40.4%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
28.4%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
38.3%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
20.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
15.3%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
13.7%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
25.1%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
26.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
10.4%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
5.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
24.6%
0.4%
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The Waterford at Wisconsin Rapids, Landings of Kaukauna and Dimensions Living Appleton are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Rural, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
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