Wisconsin Rapids Retirement Communities

Wisconsin Rapids, WI is a small city with a population of over 18,000 located in Central Wisconsin. The city is a popular vacation destination for citizens all over Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois and makes a great retirement location because of its nearly infinite opportunities for outdoor recreation, its vibrant culture, arts and food, and its extremely affordable cost of living. To search among the hundreds of assisted living facilities in the city, visit AssistedSeniorLiving. Our website can help with all types of senior care; from a Wisconsin Rapids assisted living facility and senior apartments to CRCC and in home residential senior care.

Wisconsin Rapids’ senior care costs differ in terms of price relative to the national average depending on the type of care. For homemaker services and home health aide, costs per month are slightly elevated at $3,689 and $4,052, respectively. ALF bedroom costs are only $100 more than the national average at $3,360 per month. Semi-private and private nursing home rooms bear a slightly more expensive cost of $6,692 and $7,057 per month, respectively. Lastly, adult day health care costs $1,181 per month. Along with affordable assisted living, seniors living in Wisconsin Rapids will enjoy a cost of living that is nearly 20 percent below the national average. The area is also very safe in terms of crime. The city’s crime rate index falls at 234.8 while the U.S. average is 319.1.

The city’s health care needs are provided by the Riverview Hospital Association, with three other medical centers at most 30 miles away. At the Lowell Senior Center, the city’s senior community comes together to play an important role in the community. The Center lets seniors partake in many programs, classes, lessons, trips, volunteer projects and activities to bring seniors together with the rest of the city.

For cultural and recreational opportunities in the city there is the South Wood County Historical Corporation Museum, the Alexander House, the Paper Making Museum, a free municipal zoo, the Buena Vista Wildlife Reservation, the Betty Boop Festival and the Grim Natwick Animated Film Festival. Outside the city proper, the area contains enough outdoor recreational opportunities for seniors to never be bored. For walking, hiking and biking there are the Heritage River Walks, the Sandhill Wildlife Area and Swamp Buck Trail and the Southwood County Park Recreation Trail. Boating and fishing (both open water and ice) are available at the Pentenwell Flowage, the Wisconsin River, the Big Eau Pleine Flowage and the Barnum Bay Marina. Other points of interest include the Korean War Memorial of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Cranberry Discover Center, Rogers Cinema and Rudolph Grotto.

Since the city is a year-round tourist attraction, there are dozens of culinary establishments to choose from if deciding to eat out. There are also many specialty shops, boutiques, relaxation venues, entertainment venues, bars and pubs. The city has national chains and small ethnic restaurants as well as big-box stores and independently owned shops.

Wisconsin Rapids is an excellent place to retirees to begin the rest of their active lives. It offers innumerable chances to get out and interact with the community and equal opportunities to leave your worries behind and reflect in the great expansive wilderness. AssistedSeniorLiving can help you realize retirement living in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.