Wisconsin Assisted Living Statistics

Trends and Statistics on Wisconsin Assisted Living Facilities

as of May 2009

Bureau of Assisted Living, “State of Assisted Living,”
Calendar Year 2008 (PDF, 387 KB)

Adult Day Care

No. Individuals Served	No. of Providers	Percent of All Providers	Total Capacity
3 - 4	1	0.9%	4
5 - 8	16	13.7%	108
9 - 20	41	35.0%	626
21 - 50	49	41.9%	1,612
51 - 100	8	6.8%	564
101-150	2	1.7%	235
TOTALS	117		3,149

Number of Special Programs Served by Adult Day Care Services

Client Group	No. of Facilities	Capacity
Advanced Aged	90	2,560
Developmentally Disabled	76	2,331
Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness	34	1,031
Irreversible Dementia/Alzheimers	59	1,565
Public Funding	73	2,185
Physically Disabled	53	1,747
Terminally Ill	6	117
Traumatic Brain Injury	13	352
Veterans Administration	1	8

Adult Family Homes

No. Beds per Facility	No. of Facilities (Regular or Provisional)	Total Capacity
3-4	1,201	4,641

The following is a breakdown of the client groups served by AFHs and the total number of AFHs serving each population. An AFH may care for more than one client group.

Client Group	No. of Facilities	Capacity
Advanced Aged	306	1,210
Alcohol/Drug Dependent	55	217
Correctional Clients	15	58
Developmentally Disabled	1,099	4,244
Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness	491	1,917
Irreversible Dementia/Alzheimer's	163	654
Public Funding	954	3,702
Persons with AIDS	8	32
Physically Disabled	349	1,351
Pregnant Women/Counseling	3	12
Terminally Ill	45	179
Traumatic Brain Injury	241	940

Community Based Residential Facilities (CBRFs)

No. of Beds per Facility	Total No. of Facility Type	Percent of all CBRFs	Total Capacity for this type
5 - 8	675	46.8%	4,869
9 - 20	537	37.2%	8,819
21 - 50	177	12.3%	5,692
51 - 100	43	3.0%	2,886
101 - 150	8	0.5%	1,028
151 - 200	3	0.2%	520
201 +	0	0%	0
TOTALS	1,443		23,814

The following is a breakdown of the client groups served by CBRFs and the total number of CBRFs serving each population. A CBRF may care for more than one type of client group.

Client Group	No. of Facilities	Capacity
Advanced Aged	871	17,499
Alcohol/Drug Dependent	136	2,049
Correctional Clients	65	1.281
Developmentally Disabled	549	4,787
Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness	411	4,727
Irreversible Dementia/Alzheimers	693	14,251
Public Funding	1,090	16,302
Persons with AIDS	5	115
Physically Disabled	343	4,854
Pregnant Women/Counseling	4	71
Terminally Ill	217	4,383
Traumatic Brain Injury	130	1,431
Veterans Administration	0	0
Waiver Certified Independent Apartments	29	1,264

Residential Care Apartment Complexes (RCACs)

Capacity per Facility	No. of Facilities	Percent of Facilities	Total Capacity
5 - 8	9	3.6%	65
9 - 20	39	15.6%	623
21 - 50	141	56.4%	4,914
51 - 100	49	19.6%	3,357
101 - 150	8	3.2%	908
151-200	2	0.8%	360
201+	2	0.8%	621
Totals:	250		10,848

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Last Updated: May 08, 2009

Wisconsin Department of Health Services