Consumer Guide: Assisted Living Facility Trends and Statistics

In Wisconsin, the Division of Quality Assurance licenses and regulates four types of assisted living facilities:

Each type of assisted living facility has a program directory. It lists details about facilities in Wisconsin, including their address and the services they offer.

Wisconsin assisted living facility data

This web page includes general data about each assisted living facility type. You can use the information to find the type that's best for your needs. Expand a section to see the numbers.

This table shows the total number of residents AFHs can serve, based on the number of beds at each AFH.

# of Beds per Facility# of FacilitiesTotal Capacity
3-42,0577,944

This table shows the number of AFHs and the total number of residents that AFHs can serve based on different client groups. Note: some AFHs serve more than one group. This information can help you see if an AFH is the best assisted living facility type for your needs.

Client Groups Served# of FacilitiesTotal Capacity
Advanced Aged1,1294,333
Alcohol/Drug Dependent3111,181
Correctional Clients154580
Developmentally Disabled1,9837,659
Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness1,4695,650
Irreversible Dementia/Alzheimer's9263,543
Physically Disabled1,0994,252
Pregnant Women/Counseling33126
Public Funding8713,381
Terminally Ill3981,515
Traumatic Brain Injury1,0904,201
Veterans Administration14
Waiver Certified Independent CBRF APT14

This table shows the total number of residents CBRFs can serve, based on the number of beds at each CBRF.

# of Beds per FacilityTotal # of CBRFs% of all CBRFsTotal Capacity
5 - 862438.45%4,613
9 - 2049330.38%8,106
21 - 5039624.4%12,635
51 - 1001056.47%7,155
101 - 150130.8%1,660
150+10.06%151
TOTALS1,623 34,320

This table shows the number of CBRFs and the total number of residents that CBRFs can serve based on different client groups. Note: some CBRFs serve more than one group. This information can help you see if a CBRF is the best assisted living facility type for your needs.

Client Groups# of FacilitiesCapacity
Advanced Aged1,18728,887
Alcohol/Drug Dependent1562,324
Correctional Clients571,111
Developmentally Disabled6447,204
Emotionally Disturbed/Mental Illness5807,356
Irreversible Dementia/Alzheimer's1,10527,838
Physically Disabled75214,613
Pregnant Women/Counseling6103
Public Funding76115,466
Terminally Ill52512,971
Traumatic Brain Injury3374,312
Waiver Certified Independent Apartments15626

This table gives information about how many people RCACs can serve based on the number of certified apartments at each facility. It includes the number of RCACs, percent of all RCACs, and the total capacity, or total number of residents.

# of Certified Apartments per Facility# of RCACs% of all RCACsTotal Capacity
5 - 831.14%23
9 - 204215.97%700
21 - 5013450.95%4,777
51 - 1007227.38%4,808
101 - 150124.56%1,346
Totals:263 11,654

This table gives information about how many people RCACs can serve based on the number of registered apartments at each facility. It includes the number of RCACs, percent of all RCACs, and the total capacity, or total number of residents.

# of Registered Apartments per FacilityTotal # of RCACs% of all RCACsTotal Capacity
5 - 811.08%8
9 - 201111.83%164
21 - 504548.39%1,509
51 - 1002627.96%1,871
101 - 15077.53%842
151-20011.08%173
201+22.15%621
Totals:93 5,188

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Last revised July 22, 2024