Assisted Living in Watertown, WI
Watertown has 12 state-licensed assisted living communities: 4 larger communities and 8 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 Watertown
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” (11), “Residential Care Apartment Complex” (1).
All 12 licensed assisted living communities in Watertown
Every assisted living community Wisconsin licenses in Watertown, 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.
12 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| River View1301 E Main Street | Mid-size49 residents | from $3,400/mo |
| Park Ridge1148 Bayberry Dr | Mid-size48 residents | from $5,730/mo |
| Heritage Assisted Living700 Welsh Road | Mid-size46 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| Park Terrace1047 Hill Street | Mid-size44 residents | from $6,110/mo |
| Doherty HomeN7855 Little Coffee Rd | Small home8 residents | from $16,990/mo |
| Victory House481 S Concord Ave | Small home8 residents | from $8,246/mo |
| Clovercrest503 Clovercrest Court | Small home6 residents | from $5,527/mo |
| East Haven208 East Haven | Small home6 residents | from $5,527/mo |
| Eickstaedt101 Eickstaedt Lane | Small home6 residents | from $5,527/mo |
| Milford557 Milford Street | Small home6 residents | from $5,527/mo |
| My Place of WatertownN8761 Overland Drive | Small home6 residents | from $6,000/mo |
| Stoneridge Ct REM WI1502 Stoneridge Ct | Small home6 residents | from $5,293/mo |
How much does assisted living cost in Watertown?
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. 12 Watertown communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,400 to $16,990 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 Watertown 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 Watertown 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.
Watertown assisted living questions
Wisconsin licenses 12 assisted living communities in Watertown as of November 2026: 4 larger communities and 8 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 239 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.