SHAWANO County Residential Options

Definitions of residential and health care options (assisted living facility types, etc.)

Shawano County Social Services (exit DHS)

• Your county's social services department is an important first stop for accessing federal and local funding assistance and other services
• Shawano County Aging Unit (Wisconsin Department of Health Services Aging website)

Nursing Homes

• List of Shawano County Nursing Homes (PDF, 11 KB)
• Shawano County Consumer Information Reports
• Nursing Home Directories, Profiles, Selection Guides
• This page contains statewide lists, resident rights information, links to material on choosing a facility, and more
• Nursing Home State Citations (statewide)
• Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Nursing Home Compare (exit DHS) for most recent federal survey information on individual nursing homes

Assisted Living

• Shawano County Assisted Living Facility Directories and Profiles (includes group homes, adult day care)
• Wisconsin Affordable Assisted Living (exit DHS)

Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities (FDDs)

• FDD Directories (statewide)
• Shawano County Consumer Information Reports
• Also check Assisted Living section for group homes serving people with developmental disabilities

Home Health and Hospice (plus other in-home care and support programs) - also check your county's Social Services department

• Home Health Agencies Serving Shawano County (PDF, 28 KB)
  • Note: these agencies may be based in other areas
• Statewide Home Health, Hospice Agency Directories
• Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  Home Health Compare (exit DHS) - This site gives detailed information about Medicare-certified home health agencies.
• Wisconsin Health Care Benefits Programs (BadgerCare, SeniorCare, Medicaid, HIRSP, and more)

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Last Updated: September 11, 2008