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10 Best Nursing Homes in Sauk County, WI

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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.
Four Winds Assisted Living is an assisted living community that is located in a quiet residential neighborhood of Verona, WI. Verona is located just 10 miles outside of the downtown area of Madison, WI. You get the quiet neighborhood with the ease of being able to visit Madison if the need...
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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.
Sienna Crest Memory Care is located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. We are an assisted living community that specializes in Alzheimer's and Dementia care. The variety of activities are designed to actively engage not only the physical well being but also the mind and memory. The activities also...
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My loved one is currently a resident at Sienna Crest. It's a smaller facility than some of the others in the area. The room size is much smaller with no kitchenette. Otherwise, we're very satisfied with the...
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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.
Founded in 1997, Sienna Crest offers ten different assisted living communities throughout southern Wisconsin. Sienna Crest offers a true home-like setting for older adults. Our homes are smaller, averaging 15-20 rooms. This allows us to provide a high quality of life and assistance. We help...
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Girlie Manor is going good so far. I like the scale and size of the facility. In the beginning there was an underestimation of my mothers needs. There was a little less attention to knowing what it would...
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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.
Girlie's Manor is an assisted living community located in the village of Mount Horeb, WI. Mount Horeb is in Dane County, and is known as the 'troll capital of the world.' Visitors here enjoy the many parks like the Blue Mound State Park and the Brigham County Park. Kids will enjoy the Havens...
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the love my life last months were spent at the villa at Middleton village. The care and love she was given were second to none. the facility is clean, modernized. [name removed] the daytime nurse a true...
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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.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident's...
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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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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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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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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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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
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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.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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: Nursing Homes
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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.
Greenway Terrace is a 24 apartment assisted living facility in Spring Green, WI. Our facility was built in 1999 and opened in December of that year. Spring Green is located 35 miles west of Madison, WI. The Terrace offers spacious studio apartments and one bedroom apartments. Services included in...
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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 House Memory Care - Richland Center is located in Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin. A bit of history in a historically beautiful town, Richland Center was one of the birthplaces of the 'Women's Suffrage Movement'. The Pine River runs just on the outskirts of the town making this a...
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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.
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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.
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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.
As a premier 13 bed assisted living facility we offer the best care to all residents in our home at affordable rates. We take pride in providing an enriching environment for all so they can thrive during their senior years. This environment includes nothing but high quality care, enriching...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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
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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.
Our assisted living facility is a great option for those who need some assistance with daily personal care and/or memory care. We are located on the beautifully landscaped grounds of Ingleside Communities' campus setting and offer private studios with bathrooms, featuring a continuum of care...
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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.
Our newest community hugs the edge of several residential neighborhoods on the growing outskirts of Waunakee. Abutted next to a preserved wooded area of the village, the community offers a natural setting in suburban Dane County. The community will mimic its sister community in Madison with its...
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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.
Attic Angel Community is a Madison original, still locally owned and operated after more than 125 years! We offer senior living for the entire continuum of care: independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. Attic Angel residents live...
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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Sauk County, WI

The average cost of senior living in Sauk County is $4,506 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lone Rock, WI with an average of $3,395 per month.

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

Sauk County, WI
$4,506/mo

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

Sauk County, WI
$4,506/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$4,470/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,506/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,856/mo
Studio
$4,948/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,692/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,236/mo

Senior living costs in Sauk 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: Sauk County, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSauk County, WIWisconsinU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,506/mo$4,260/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,390/mo$4,234/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,470/mo$4,260/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,890/mo$3,387/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Sauk County, WI:$4,506/mo
Wisconsin:$4,260/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Sauk County, WI:$4,390/mo
Wisconsin:$4,234/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Sauk County, WI:$4,470/mo
Wisconsin:$4,260/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Sauk County, WI:$3,890/mo
Wisconsin:$3,387/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Sauk County, WI, over time

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

Sauk County, WIWI stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Sauk County, WI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Sauk 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
Sauk County, WI$6,214/mo$6,010/mo+3.4%
Wisconsin$5,610/mo$5,635/mo-0.4%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Sauk County, WI
2024 average cost:$6,214/mo
2023 average cost:$6,010/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
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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What families are saying about nursing homes in Sauk County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Sauk County

Brookdale Middleton Century Avenue

5.0
Thrilled with the care and attention my Mother received while at this Brookdale. It felt like I was pet of a family! The food is wonderful and I enjoyed that when visiting. They also have fun activities for residents and their family members. Thanks for all you did and I would highly suggest ...
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Milestone Senior Living Stoughton

4.0
The staff that is there are wonderful, they have done a great job given the circumstances but there is a high turnover rate outside of the day to day staff. The director is trying her best, but communication with the staff and families has started to lack. The life enrichment coordinator is ...
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Liberty Village of Tomah

4.5
The facilities were clean. Floors were swept and moped regularly, along with vacuuming. The cafeteria area was free of crumbs or food sitting out. The individual rooms were cleaned weekly or more, if needed. Staff was extremely helpful, very nice, and answered any and all questions we had from ...
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Sauk County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sauk County nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sauk 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Sauk County, WINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.1%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
11.7%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.6%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.6%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
65.6%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
20.8%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
90.3%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
57.1%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
65.6%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Sauk 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 Sauk County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Sauk County, WINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
55.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.2%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
46.1%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
26.6%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sauk 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 Sauk County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sauk County, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.6%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
35.7%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
33.1%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.4%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.1%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Sauk 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 Sauk County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Sauk County, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
16.2%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
27.3%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
22.1%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.4%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sauk 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 Sauk County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Sauk County, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
35.1%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22.1%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
14.9%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
56.5%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
44.2%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
55.8%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32.5%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
25.3%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.7%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
37.7%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
40.9%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
20.8%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
37%
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