Assisted Living in Portage, WI
Portage has 9 state-licensed assisted living communities: 6 larger communities and 3 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.
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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 Portage
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” (7), “Residential Care Apartment Complex” (2).
All 9 licensed assisted living communities in Portage
Every assisted living community Wisconsin licenses in Portage, 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.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage House of Portage2685 Airport Road | Large66 residents | from $500/mo |
| Aspirus Tivoli Community2805 Hunters Trail | Mid-size40 residents | from $4,866/mo |
| Our House Portage RCAC215 Northridge Dr | Mid-size32 residents | from $4,050/mo |
| Hamilton Park Place2525 Hamilton Street | Mid-size29 residents | from $6,490/mo |
| The Rivers Fox611 / 613 E Albert St | Mid-size20 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| Our House Portage Assisted Care2876 Village Rd | Mid-size18 residents | from $5,350/mo |
| The Rivers Wisconsin621 Latton Ln | Small home16 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| The Rivers Baraboo601 Latton Ln | Small home14 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| Lake Place Group Home105 Lake Rd | Small home8 residents | from $3,000/mo |
How much does assisted living cost in Portage?
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. 9 Portage communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $500 to $6,490 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 Portage 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 Portage 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.
Portage assisted living questions
Wisconsin licenses 9 assisted living communities in Portage as of November 2026: 6 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 243 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.