Find Senior Living & Care in De Pere, WI

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25,301

Population of De Pere

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4,481

Residents aged 65 and older in De Pere

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146

Senior Living & Care Options in De Pere

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$5,793/Month

Average cost of Senior Living & Care in the area.

De Pere, with a population of 25,301, is home to 4,481 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 146 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $5,793.

The De Pere Riverwalk puts the Fox River at the heart of downtown De Pere, WI. It follows the river's east bank beside the De Pere Dam, and you reach it from Voyageur Park. The City says visitors there spot pelicans, walleye, sturgeon, and bald eagles. It also places the Riverwalk within walking distance of a community park and inclusive playground, trails, and downtown shops and restaurants. So a stroll by the water and lunch in town can share one afternoon.

Voyageur Park itself covers 21.74 acres on the Fox River, at the west end of Cass Street. The City lists docks, a picnic area, a shelter, a playground, restrooms, a trail, and fishing there. That's room for a picnic with visiting family under the shelter, or a line dropped off the dock on a slow afternoon.

The City places De Pere, WI, five miles south of Green Bay, WI, on the banks of the Fox River. If senior living in De Pere, WI, is on your list, that's handy to know. It helps when you picture family visits or trips for errands and appointments.

Weather shapes time outdoors. These temperatures are NOAA normals for 1991 to 2020, recorded at a Green Bay, WI, station, not one in De Pere, WI. They show January averaging a low of 11.1°F and July averaging a high of 81.0°F. Summer afternoons along the river run warm. Winter outings call for layers and sure footing. On tours of senior living communities in De Pere, WI, it's fair to ask how residents keep moving indoors through the coldest weeks.

Hospital care is in Green Bay, WI. Medicare's hospital data names four acute care hospitals there that offer emergency services: St. Vincent Hospital, Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Bellin Memorial Hospital, and St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center. Acute care hospitals handle sudden illness and injury. The same data shows no hospital with a De Pere, WI, address. HSHS St. Vincent Hospital keeps its emergency department open 24 hours, the hospital says, so emergency staff are there day and night.

Further down, a separate description covers each type of care, from help in the house through skilled nursing. Browsing stays free for families, every provider appears in the listings, and any call you make goes straight to the provider you pick.

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De Pere, WI at a Glance

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Voyageur Park spans 21.74 acres on the Fox River, with docks and fishing.
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The De Pere Community Center runs senior programs for adults 60 and up.
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Green Bay Metro paratransit serves De Pere, WI, near its fixed routes.
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NOAA normals at a Green Bay, WI, station: 11.1°F January low, 81.0°F July high.

Independent Living & Active Adult Living in De Pere, Wisconsin

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Independent living in De Pere, WI, fits adults who'd gladly retire the lawn mower and the gutter ladder yet manage their own personal care without help. Residents live in an apartment or cottage, while the community's crew takes care of repairs and grounds. Retirement communities and independent living communities frequently fold in restaurant-style dining, scheduled outings, and a shuttle. The mix differs from one campus to another. Daily life beyond the front door deserves attention as well. The City describes a downtown spanning both banks of the Fox River. It also names a summer farmers market and community events such as Beer Gardens. History sits right on the water. At the end of James Street, the De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District includes the Locktender's House on Government Island. The City traces the first dam in De Pere, WI, back to 1837. Book lovers have the Brown County Library's Kress Family Branch at 333 N. Broadway. Those spots can anchor a weekly routine, whether someone still drives, walks, or catches a ride. A tour should cover more than the sample apartment. Make sure to learn which services are standard, such as housekeeping or meals, and which are optional add-ons. It helps to ask whether a van makes regular runs downtown or to the library. Request a recent activity calendar, then stay for lunch and watch how residents mix. You may want to understand what happens if health changes later, and whether the same campus also provides assisted living or memory care. Pet policies, overnight guests, and the way newcomers are greeted in their first month each deserve a question. Walking from the parking lot to the dining room shows how far everyday trips inside the building really are. Some people tour twice, once in the morning and once later in the day, to see how the mood shifts. Scoring a few independent living options in De Pere, WI, against one short list helps each community's strengths come into focus.
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Assisted Living in De Pere, Wisconsin

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Assisted living in De Pere, WI, serves adults who want a private apartment but count on staff for certain parts of the day. That support might mean a shower, getting dressed, keeping medicines on schedule, or someone to lean on during the walk to dinner. Unlike independent living, hands-on personal care comes built in, guided by a written service plan that changes as needs change. Set beside nursing home care, assisted living is the less clinical choice. Daily skilled nursing belongs to nursing homes, while assisted living centers on routines and personal help. Wisconsin offers a lookup to run before any visit. Provider Search comes from the state Department of Health Services, through its Division of Quality Assurance, or DQA. It covers assisted living communities, nursing homes, and other providers DQA regulates. Searches can begin with a provider's name, a county, a city, or a distance from a ZIP code, then narrow by provider type. Many listings include a Survey History, showing DQA surveys from the past three years, though some listings have none. The state adds that results may post a while after a survey, and that surveys can be announced or unannounced. Where survey history appears, it's wise to read it through. Note anything you'd like the community to explain in person. During the tour, it's good to ask who sets the level of support for someone moving in. Find out, too, how often the team takes a fresh look at it. You may want to know who handles medicines, how many aides cover the overnight hours, and how quickly a call button brings someone. A resident's own doctor and pharmacy may or may not fit the community's routine, so it's fair to ask about both. Visiting at lunch or dinner lets you see how aides speak with residents when the room is busy. It also helps to learn when relatives get a call, such as after a fall or an emergency room trip. Carrying that checklist from one assisted living community in De Pere, WI, to the next makes the replies easy to weigh. The average price of care for Assisted Living in the area is $5,335 - $5,665 per month.
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Memory Care in De Pere, Wisconsin

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Memory care in De Pere, WI, gives added structure to people whose memory and thinking have shifted because of Alzheimer's or a similar dementia. It goes a step past assisted living. Buildings often include secured exits, staff often have dementia training, and days tend to follow a steady pattern with activities shaped around memory loss. A fenced garden or courtyard is common in some communities, though not all. Before or between tours, Wisconsin's dementia care specialists can help, and their help is free. They work through the state's ADRCs. Adults with dementia, and whoever is caring for them, can get information and support from a specialist. One thing to request is a memory screening, a brief check that helps spot changes in memory and thinking. Specialists can also help map out a care plan. They link caregivers with support groups close to home. They also help form and support memory cafés, get-togethers for people facing memory loss alongside the family members who help them. In De Pere, WI, the door to this help is the ADRC of Brown County. A screening or planning session can come before choosing a level of care. The Brown County Dementia Friendly Community Coalition has a stated mission, too. It aims to raise awareness, build partnerships, and educate, so the county becomes a dementia friendly community. On a tour, you might ask what dementia training aides complete before working alone and how they keep it current. It's good to hear the staff's approach when a resident grows restless toward evening or is up and pacing at night. Many families ask how often updates arrive and in what form. Ask to see an ordinary day mapped out, including time outdoors. You may also want to learn how aides coax a resident to finish a meal or sip water. It helps, too, to hear how they make a newcomer feel at home early on. With those answers in hand, hold each memory care community in De Pere, WI, listed below to the same set of questions.
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Long Term Care & Skilled Nursing in De Pere, Wisconsin

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Nursing homes in De Pere, WI, center their work on skilled nursing, meaning medical care given by licensed nurses. That medical care runs deeper than what an assisted living or memory care team provides. A short stay might follow surgery or a serious illness, with therapy to rebuild strength. A longer stay suits someone whose chronic condition calls for a nurse every day. Memory care leans on routine and dementia support, while a nursing home leans on medical treatment. Some residents need a blend of both. Medicare's Care Compare lets families pull up a nursing home by name or city. Wisconsin's ombudsman program, run by its Board on Aging and Long Term Care, lists a regional ombudsman for Brown County on its coverage map. As you contact the skilled nursing options for De Pere, WI, below, it's reasonable to ask how therapy gets scheduled and how nurses are assigned. It's also fair to raise how a return home gets planned, and how often the care team meets with relatives. The average price of care for Long Term Care in the area is $9,913 - $10,526 per month.
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Home Care in De Pere, Wisconsin

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Home care in De Pere, WI, sends a paid helper to the house for a few hours at a stretch, so routines can stay put under a familiar roof. Picture someone to steady a bath, manage stubborn buttons, put a warm lunch on the table, fold the wash, collect a prescription, or simply share coffee and conversation. Clinical treatment isn't part of it, and nights or full days are covered only when a household books that much time. For many people it's the opening move, since a little support can postpone relocating while the house still works. Brown County adds public help as well. Home Delivered Meals, a program of the ADRC of Brown County, sends volunteers door to door with meals. De Pere, WI, appears among the places it delivers. Eligibility centers on adults 60 or older who are homebound for the most part and can't safely prepare their own food. Caregivers get a hand there, too. The ADRC's caregiver list includes respite care, with adult day care among those options, as well as homemaker and chore help. Respite works like a relief shift, giving the usual caregiver hours off to rest or see to errands. A caregiver's own well-being deserves a place in the plan, alongside the needs of the person receiving help. A private agency can pick up whatever time the public programs leave open, so it helps to sort out who covers which hours. Before dialing any agency, a written list of must-do tasks, noting when each tends to come up, keeps conversations focused. It's good to find out how the agency pairs clients with caregivers and whether the same person will return visit after visit. You might also ask what happens when someone calls in sick, how short a shift can be, and what training happens before a first assignment. When rides to the clinic or grocery store matter, ask whether caregivers drive and whose vehicle gets used. Comparing those replies side by side shows which agency serving De Pere, WI, matches the household's week. The average price of Home Health services in the area is $28 - $30 per hour.
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How Wisconsin Assisted Living Costs Compare

Assisted living's monthly average in Wisconsin is set beside the national figure in this chart.

Our Wisconsin page splits statewide costs, and how people cover them, into sections on in-home care, assisted living, nursing home care, and independent living.

That page leaves memory care pricing out for now. People in De Pere, WI, with memory care questions can reach the ADRC of Brown County, listed by the state as the county's resource center.

Wisconsin -
$5,500
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$5,350

Local Resources for Older Adults in De Pere, WI

Each organization below serves older adults who live in De Pere, WI, and several reach all of Brown County. The links lead to the organizations themselves, a quick way to double-check details before a visit.

  • ADRC of Brown County. Wisconsin's listed aging and disability resource center for this county, with respite, adult day care, and chore help for caregivers. Caregivers
  • De Pere Community Center senior programs. The City's programs for adults 60 and over, from card games to health screenings. Older Adults & Seniors
  • Green Bay Metro. Bus service and paratransit, with the City of De Pere inside the service area. Service area
  • De Pere Riverwalk and Wildlife Viewing Pier. The riverfront walk downtown, reached from Voyageur Park. Riverwalk
  • Brown County Library, Kress Family Branch. The library location on North Broadway. Library locations
  • DQA Provider Search. Wisconsin's lookup for licensed providers, with survey history where a listing has it. Provider Search
  • Wisconsin ombudsman coverage map. Find Brown County's regional ombudsman on the state's county list. Coverage map

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The City of De Pere runs senior programming at the De Pere Community Center, 600 Grant St., generally aimed at people 60 and over. The City describes the building as a bi-level center of 15,000 square feet with two large activity areas. The center hosts fitness and yoga classes, along with senior card games.

A friendly, active group of older adults meets there regularly for Bridge, Cribbage, Dominoes, and Sheepshead. The City says anyone 60 or older is welcome to join at any time. For someone new in town, a seat at the card table is a simple way to start meeting people.

Yes. The Brown County ADRC, one of Wisconsin's Aging and Disability Resource Centers, serves De Pere, WI. The state's health department lists its office in Green Bay, WI, on South Adams Street, and names all of Brown County as its service area. The ADRC calls ADRCs a Wisconsin idea, built to partner with people 60 and up.

That partnership extends to adults living with a disability and to caregivers. The ADRC also calls itself a source of unbiased information, which helps when you're sorting out options for the first time. Its Community Café on Adams Street serves meals by reservation, and walk-in dining is no longer offered there. If a meal out is part of the plan, it's good to reserve ahead.

Green Bay Metro lists the City of De Pere in its service area. Metro's paratransit runs in a band of three-quarters of a mile around its fixed routes in Green Bay, WI, De Pere, WI, Allouez, WI, Ashwaubenon, WI, and Bellevue, WI. The ADRC of Brown County also lists a volunteer driver program.

That program is for Brown County residents age 60 or above, plus people living with disabilities, and it requires an application. If you're not sure which option fits, the ADRC offers help creating a transportation plan. Senior living communities may run rides of their own as well, so that's a good question for each tour.

The City of De Pere owns three trail systems inside city limits, the East River, Voyageur Park, and Preserve trails, for about 7.6 miles in all. The City offers them "for your health and year-round enjoyment," and it marks all three wheelchair accessible in their activity lists.

The Voyageur Park Trail runs about three-quarters of a mile inside the park and connects to the Fox River Trail and the riverwalk. The Fox River Trail is owned and operated by the Brown County Parks Department. For a walk that starts at the water, the De Pere Riverwalk and Wildlife Viewing Pier sits at 100 William Street, next to Voyageur Park.

Yes. The City of De Pere offers fitness classes meant for all ages and abilities. Its yoga options include classes for people dealing with mobility difficulties, arthritis, or joint injuries, along with modified, low-impact exercise. The Community Center described above is one place these classes meet.

Its Parks and Recreation department also offers indoor and outdoor water aerobics. It describes them as a fun way to stay active without high-impact movement on limbs and joints. That can suit someone who wants exercise that's easier on the joints. It's good to ask the City which class matches a person's comfort level before the first session.

Yes. The City of De Pere has a Commission on Aging, an advisory committee on programs, services, and legislation meant to improve the quality of life for senior citizens. Parks, Recreation & Forestry serves as its liaison. In plain terms, the City has a standing group that looks at what older residents need.

To see what's offered now, the City's Older Adults & Seniors page is the place to look. It says De Pere Community Center Senior Services and the City offer a wide variety of programs and activities for older adults. Those include recreation, health screenings, and educational and art programs, so it's a handy page to check before a first visit.

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Sources, checked Oct. 14, 2026: About the City of De Pere, The Riverwalk Experience, Voyageur Park, City trails, Locktender House, Community Center, fitness classes, water aerobics, Commission on Aging, Green Bay Metro, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital, CMS hospital data, NOAA climate normals, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, DHS Dementia Care Specialist Program, ADRC Home Delivered Meals, ADRC Community Café, ADRC Dementia Friendly Community, ADRC transportation, Brown County Library, and ombudsman coverage map.