Assisted Living in Appleton, WI
Appleton has 42 state-licensed assisted living communities: 22 larger communities and 20 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Appleton
Both are licensed by Wisconsin as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Wisconsin words these licenses as “Community Based Residential Facility” (38), “Residential Care Apartment Complex” (4).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“I live in this community and I think they do a fine job. The management is helpful, the food is excellent and the activities are varied. I am satisfied with the services that I’m receiving and would recommend this…”
All 42 licensed assisted living communities in Appleton
Every assisted living community Wisconsin licenses in Appleton, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
42 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Touchmark on West Prospect20+ verified testimonials2601 Touchmark Dr | Large76 residents | from $7,520/mo |
| Heritage Assisted Living2600 S Heritage Woods Dr | Large137 residents | from $5,540/mo |
| Appleton Retirement Community200 W Packard Street | Large104 residents | from $2,425/mo |
| Dimensions Living Appleton5800 Pennsylvania Ave | Large95 residents | from $5,145/mo |
| Primrose of Appleton5715 N Meade St | Large76 residents | from $5,510/mo |
| Renaissance Appleton301 E Florida Ave | Large74 residents | from $4,525/mo |
| Ballard Glenn II2302 E Glenhurst Ln | Large72 residents | from $4,910/mo |
| Eagle Point Senior Living955 East John St | Large65 residents | from $3,825/mo |
| Ballard Glenn I2100 E Glenhurst Ln | Large55 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| Lotus Gardens Senior Living3201 West 1st Ave | Mid-size45 residents | from $2,500/mo |
| Care Partners Assisted Living II5101 N French Rd | Mid-size38 residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Willow Lane Assisted Living850 W Elsner Road | Mid-size32 residents | from $6,485/mo |
| Eagle Court Memory Care975 East John St | Mid-size30 residents | from $5,750/mo |
| Primrose Memory Care of Appleton5717 Meade St | Mid-size26 residents | from $5,510/mo |
| Apple Creek Place I5102 N Cherryvale Ave | Mid-size22 residents | from $6,200/mo |
| Apple Creek Place II5118 N Cherryvale Ave | Mid-size22 residents | from $6,200/mo |
| Apple Creek Place III5117 N Cherryvale Ave | Mid-size22 residents | from $7,860/mo |
| Shiloh Assisted Living140 S Mayflower Drive | Mid-size22 residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Care Partners Assisted Living I5031 N French Rd | Mid-size20 residents | from $4,700/mo |
| Heartwood Homes Senior Living IV1413 N Mason Street | Mid-size20 residents | from $6,100/mo |
| Heartwood Homes Senior Living III1407 N Mason St | Mid-size18 residents | from $6,625/mo |
| Villa Phoenix418 N Lawe St | Mid-size17 residents | from $4,530/mo |
| Country Terrace Appleton749 W Parkway Blvd | Small home16 residents | from $2,600/mo |
| Misty Arbor Senior Living333 Misty Lane | Small home16 residents | from $2,900/mo |
| Villa Hope613 N Division St | Small home15 residents | from $2,034/mo |
| Acs Clinical Services Appleton2 Brighton Circle | Small home10 residents | from $3,500/mo |
| Agape 4 - Greenfield343 E Greenfield St | Small home8 residents | from $4,817/mo |
| Agape 9 KingfisherN500 Kingfisher Ct | Small home8 residents | from $5,474/mo |
| Darboy Assisted LivingN9520 Silver Ct | Small home8 residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Lss Eastwood Crisis Facility430 S Kensington Dr | Small home8 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Lss Grandstone1308 N Leona St | Small home8 residents | from $7,177/mo |
| Province Terrace Villas Long Ct5216 Long Ct | Small home8 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| Van Dyke1811 S Van Dyke Rd | Small home8 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Russet2210 Russet Ct | Small home7 residents | from $4,262/mo |
| Agape 8 Cherokee St2237 W Cherokee St | Small home6 residents | from $5,238/mo |
| Apple Valley2214 Russet Ct | Small home6 residents | from $6,748/mo |
| Cloverdale1825 Cloverdale Dr | Small home6 residents | from $4,035/mo |
| Rogers1719 Rogers St | Small home6 residents | from $6,294/mo |
| Klister House408 N Lawe St | Small home5 residents | from $5,289/mo |
| Lions Keep916 South Daybreak Drive | Small home5 residents | from $6,000/mo |
| Pnuma 1W7066 Winnegamie Dr | Small home5 residents | from $6,889/mo |
| Pnuma 2233 S Lynndale Dr | Small home5 residents | from $6,579/mo |
Independent living in Appleton
Also in Appleton: 6 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Appleton and 3 income-restricted senior apartment buildings.
How much does assisted living cost in Appleton?
The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 a month ($78,480 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 40 Appleton communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,034 to $7,860 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Wisconsin, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Appleton tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Appleton community’s license
Wisconsin publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: dhs.wisconsin.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Appleton assisted living questions
Wisconsin licenses 42 assisted living communities in Appleton as of November 2026: 22 larger communities and 20 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,252 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Wisconsin is $6,540 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Wisconsin's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Wisconsin publishes its licensing records at dhs.wisconsin.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Touchmark on West Prospect. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.