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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.
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.
If you are looking for that welcoming-homelike atmosphere, then Rosemore Village Retirement Communities is the place for you. "WE ARE FAMILY WHEN YOURS IS NOT AROUND" Rosemore Village has a wide range of care levels starting at "TOTAL INDEPENDENCE" to "COMPLETE ASSISTANCE". Our seniors recieve...
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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.
Grand Horizons is located in a peaceful suburb in the city of Appleton. We are a family-run assisted living home that prides itself on personal care and its professional staff. Residents will enjoy their choice of a single or double room equipped with a private bathroom. Each bathroom features...
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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Cambridge Court is really a one of a kind place. My aunt has lived there for over 3 years and I can't express my gratitude to Joy and the staff at Cambridge Court. Every time I visit my aunt they are...
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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
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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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Matthews Memory Care 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...
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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.
Nothing can replace the special comfort and security you feel at home. That’s why all of us at Matthews Memory Care 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...
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Independent living for the 50+, non smoking seniors offering a variety of floor plans, activities, and amenities.Privately owned and operated Quail Pointe Management prides itself on it's commitment to offer the very best in active senior living.
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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Lincoln VillageLincoln Village located in scenic Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI is a senior housing community for those 55 and older. A historical and cultural treasure, Port Washington combines the best of a Lake Michigan harbor town with a hint of New England charm. With specialty food...
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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.
The Cedar Groves Gardens company strives to provide seniors and families the services and comforts of knowing that everything that is needed will be tended to by their caregivers with services, amenities, activities and any other types of needed attention. The nursing home is furnished with 20...
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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.
Here at Cedar Grove Gardens in Cedar Grove, WI we can provide you with some of the best amenities and conditions for assisted living. There are two separate facilities where we keep our guests. These facilities have both single and double suites for all the needs of your loved one. Our facilities...
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Designed for persons: 62+ Designed especially for seniors, Grace Apartments offer one-bedroom, ranch style apartment homes with great closet space, indoor mail service, off-street parking, and close to clinics and the hospital. Small pets are welcome. Save money during the winter months because...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Designed for persons: 62+ Designed especially for seniors, Grace Apartments offer one-bedroom, ranch style apartment homes with great closet space, indoor mail service, off-street parking, and close to clinics and the hospital. Small pets are welcome. Save money during the winter months because...
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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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It was a good move for us to Village Pointe Commons. We are still settling in and unpacking. It is a clean and well-kept community. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. The staff is very friendly and...
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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Courtyard has been a wonderful place for our grandfather. Staff is very friendly, accommodating, helpful and courteous to our needs as well as our grandfathers. The residents are great! The facility is...
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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.
An affordable luxury apartment home community built on the promise of independent, carefree living for seniors 55 years and better. With many reasons to enjoy life and have peace of mind. Professionally managed by Horizon which develops, builds and manages apartment homes for seniors that are...
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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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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In early August 2013 I relocated my Mother (80, w/mid-stage Alzheimer's) to Belgium Gardens. (She had lived the previous 1.5 years in an assisted living facility in Saukville where she was terribly unhappy...
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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.
Belgium Gardens is an assisted living home in Belgium, Wisconsin that offers a number of activities and opportunities for its residents. With 20 rooms, we give our residents the chance to live in a single room with one bed or a double room that they share with another. Our double rooms are great...
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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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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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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 mom has been a resident here for several years. She has dementia and despite previous comments, the size does not confuse her. In fact, it gives her many areas to relax in. The people here are...
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.
Premier Senior Living Facility located on 12 acres in the heart of Scenic Port Washington, Wisconsin.  We offer 60 independent apartments with 15 different floor plans to choose from ranging from 570 to 1480 sq. ft., some with Lake Michigan views.  We also offer 70...
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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.
The Ridges Memory Care will give you everything that you need if you are dealing with memory related ailments. Some of these ailments might include Alzheimer's disease and dementia. These are the types of ailments that people end up dealing with for the rest of their lives, which is why it's...
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Waupun, WI

The average cost of senior living in Waupun is $3,592 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Markesan, WI with an average of $2,475 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Waupun, WI vs. nearby cities

Waupun, WI
$3,592/mo
$3,068/mo
$2,769/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Waupun, WI vs. the state and national average

Waupun, WI
$3,592/mo
U.S. national average
$3,951/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Waupun vs. other types of senior living

$4,139/mo
Independent Living
$3,592/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Waupun, WI by room type

Semi-Private
$4,617/mo
Studio
$4,679/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,383/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,611/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,594/mo

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 independent living in Waupun

Recent reviews for independent living in Waupun

LakeHouse Menomonee in Menomonee Falls, WI

4.8
The staff members are all definitely friendly, and we do think they offer good activities. We think it is nicely ran, everyone there is very nice. We would recommend this community to a family or friend.

Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge Independent Living Apartments a CCRC in Madison, WI

4.0
The week day staff is compassionate and well trained and employed by Oakwood. The weekend staff is hired from an agency and the care and compassion is lacking. They are working on fixing this but claim there are not enough people interested in this type of work.

Spero Heritage in Watertown, WI

4.7
Heritage Homes is my choice for the place I call "home". It offers the amenities I value, such as central air conditioning, a parking garage that is easy to navigate in, craft room usage for my prized stash of craft materials, spacious living in square footage the size of a house, quiet home ...
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Waupun independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Waupun independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Waupun partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Waupun, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.6%
17.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19.6%
28.9%
No sugar
No sugar
16.6%
26.7%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
17.9%
28.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Waupun independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Waupun communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Waupun, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10.3%
30.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
16.1%
36.6%
Room service
Room service
12.1%
31%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Waupun independent 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 independent living communities in Waupun offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Waupun, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
23%
38.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15%
24%
Community service programs
Community service programs
12.1%
27.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.9%
41.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
27.3%
42.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40.2%
46.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
17.9%
36.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
16.4%
31.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
15%
35.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
23.7%
40.5%
Live performances
Live performances
25%
40.2%
Dances
Dances
8.8%
27.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.5%
34.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Oak Hill Terrace, The Waterford at Hartford and The Waterford at Plymouth are the top-rated independent living facilities near Waupun, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.

There are 499 independent living facilities near Waupun, Wisconsin. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Waupun, Wisconsin are Oak Hill Terrace, The Waterford at Hartford and The Waterford at Plymouth. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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