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10 Best Nursing Homes in Post Lake, WI

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Post Lake, 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: 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...
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 Home Lake Tomahawk provides care for the elderly, which includes Medication administration, meals, personal care, housekeeping and other assistance as required. Physical, Occupational Therapy and Skilled nursing care is also available as ordered by their personal physician. A van is...
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Provides: Home Care, Nursing Homes
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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, 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.
*15 private rooms offering dignity, privacy, and peaceful living in a small, homelike setting *Three home-cooked meals and snacks every day *Medication supervision and management ensuring doctors orders are followed accurately *Health monitoring and regular assessments of physical and mental...
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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.
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.
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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: 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.
Forest Park Village is a division of Homme Home, Inc. A Christian-based, not-for-profit agency dedicated to providing quality care for all persons for over 125 years. Our staffs of highly trained professionals are second to none in assuring that individual dignity in treatment is respected and...
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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, 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.
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.
Primrose Retirement Communities in Wausau provide independent living and assisted living senior care in a country setting, within one mile of Grand Ave. Conveniently located between East Hill and Greenwood Hills County Club. Also centrally located between Aspirus and St. Clare'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, 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.
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.
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.
At Copperleaf Assisted Living of Schofield, our philosophy of care is unique to Assisted Living. 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...
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.
K Care Assisted Living Apartments provides assistance in an apartment setting; twenty-four/seven care is available as needed. A pendant is provided to all clients, which will page a nurse from any location on campus. Assistance from skilled nursing care to activities of daily...

Cost of nursing homes in Post Lake, WI

The average cost of senior living in Post Lake is $4,005 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Suring, WI with an average of $2,856 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Post Lake, WI, vs. nearby cities

Post Lake, WI
$4,005/mo
$3,974/mo
$3,928/mo

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

Post Lake, WI
$4,005/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$3,878/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,005/mo

Nursing homes costs in Post Lake, WI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,350/mo
Studio
$4,879/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,211/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,430/mo

Senior living costs in Post Lake 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: Post Lake, WI
Column state: Wisconsin
Column national: U.S.
Community typePost Lake, WIWisconsinU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,005/mo$4,260/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$3,717/mo$4,234/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,878/mo$4,260/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,451/mo$3,387/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Post Lake, WI:$4,005/mo
Wisconsin:$4,260/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Post Lake, WI:$3,717/mo
Wisconsin:$4,234/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Post Lake, WI:$3,878/mo
Wisconsin:$4,260/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Post Lake, WI:$3,451/mo
Wisconsin:$3,387/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Post Lake, WI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Post Lake 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 Post Lake, WI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Post Lake 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
Post Lake, WI$5,340/mo$5,337/mo+0.1%
Wisconsin$5,550/mo$4,914/mo+12.9%
National$5,322/mo$4,973/mo+7.0%
Post Lake, WI
2024 average cost:$5,340/mo
2023 average cost:$5,337/mo
Percent change:+0.1%
Wisconsin
2024 average cost:$5,550/mo
2023 average cost:$4,914/mo
Percent change:+12.9%
National
2024 average cost:$5,322/mo
2023 average cost:$4,973/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
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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 Post Lake

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Post Lake

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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Milestone Senior Living Woodruff

4.4
Overall I think it is a really great place and I would absolutely recommend them. The biggest complaint is the food, she does not like it at all. The vegetables are hard and it makes it tough to chew. Same thing with most of the meat. The deserts maybe only a quarter of the time are good. The ...
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Milestone Senior Living Tomahawk

5.0
Milestone is a wonderful place to go. They're so helpful and accommodating. The facility is very nice. And my loved one enjoys the food overall, although three meals a day is a bit too much for her.

Post Lake nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Post Lake nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Post Lake, 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 Post Lake 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 Post Lake that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Post Lake, WINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
39.5%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
11.6%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.4%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
88.4%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.5%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25.6%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
88.4%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
55.8%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
62.8%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Post Lake 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 Post Lake Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Post Lake, WINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
44.2%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
20.9%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34.9%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18.6%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Post Lake 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 Post Lake partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Post Lake, WINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
2.3%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
25.6%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
23.3%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
16.3%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
2.3%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Post Lake 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 Post Lake communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Post Lake, WINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
2.3%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
9.3%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
11.6%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
11.6%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Post Lake 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 Post Lake offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Post Lake, WINational
Activity director
Activity director
30.2%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
4.7%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
32.6%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
25.6%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44.2%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
18.6%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
14%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
4.7%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
23.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
23.3%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
2.3%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
2.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
18.6%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Milestone Senior Living Rhinelander, Milestone Senior Living Woodruff and Copperleaf Memory Care of Schofield are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Post Lake, Wisconsin. See full list of communities.
There are 65 nursing homes facilities near Post Lake, Wisconsin. See the full list.
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