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Assisted Living in Wausau, Wisconsin

Name: Assisted Living cost estimates. Wausau, WI
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Wausau, WI has 37 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $6,405/mo. That's roughly in line with the Wisconsin state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.

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Median monthly price, Wausau

$6,405/mo

Modeled range $5,390 – $6,990 how this range is derived

● Wausau $6,405 ○ National median $6,230

Modeled estimate · 2025 survey adjusted by metro wagesEstimate, not a quoteDownload CSV

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What senior care costs in Wausau

Wausau figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.

Median costs for assisted living in Wausau versus Wisconsin and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Assisted Living cost comparison (2025)
Assisted Living	Wausau	Wisconsin	National
25th percentile	$5,390/mo	$6,243/mo	$5,488/mo
Median	$6,405/mo	$6,540/mo	$6,230/mo
75th percentile	$6,990/mo	$7,108/mo	$7,083/mo

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Source: Modeled estimate · 2025 survey adjusted by metro wages

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Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median adjusted by wages in the surrounding metro area, so nearby cities in the same metro share it. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

What home care really costs by the hour

The $6,769 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Wausau's implied rate of about $36 an hour:

Hours of care	What it looks like	Est. monthly cost
20 hrs/week	Mornings or afternoons, weekdays	~$3,077
44 hrs/week	Most of every weekday	$6,769
24/7 (168 hrs/week)	Round-the-clock coverage	~$25,845

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Ways families typically pay

Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
Long-term care insurance
VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

Nearby: Schofield $6,405 · Rib Mountain $6,405 · Rothschild $6,405 · Weston $6,405 · Maine $6,405

What can you afford?

Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Wausau, grounded in local medians on this page.

Under $2,500/mo

Adult day, family care, or affordable senior housing

Adult day care in Wausau runs about $1,486/mo at the median. Income-restricted affordable senior housing is often the real under-$2,500 path when eligibility fits. Wausau lists 2 such properties in our directory. Medicaid/waiver paths can stretch a tight budget when eligibility fits.

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$2,500 – $7,000/mo

Part-time home care or entry assisted living

Part-time home care often lands in this band (full survey month for in-home care is $6,769). Local assisted living median is $6,405/mo. Small homes can sit below that midpoint. Ask about waiver programs if Medicaid may apply.

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$7,000 – $11,000/mo

Assisted living with room to spare

Covers the Wausau assisted living median ($6,405/mo) comfortably. Or near-full-time home care around the $6,769/mo survey month.

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Over $11,000/mo

Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules

Nursing homes in Wausau run about $10,426/mo at the median. Round-the-clock home care usually costs more. Compare before deciding.

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Every licensed assisted living community: 37

A note on counting: we show 37 licensed assisted living communities listed for Wausau proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.

Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

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Most listings publish no price. The Wausau assisted living median is $6,405/mo, an estimate; ask each community for its own number in writing.