The East Side / Lower East Side is a dense, urban, lakefront neighborhood next to UWM, with a large stock of older apartment buildings that many seniors have called home for decades.
East Side / Lower East Side is a neighborhood in your hub city. Senior care serving it is licensed the same way as the rest of your hub city -- through Wisconsin DHS's Bureau of Assisted Living.
How families in East Side / Lower East Side usually search
Neighborhood matters less than families expect, and more than communities admit. The practical test is not the map. It is whether the person who will visit most often will still be visiting in month eight.
What is specific to East Side / Lower East Side
Families here frequently look toward Shorewood and Whitefish Bay just to the north, in addition to the East Side's own senior-housing stock, given the shared lakefront character.
The East Side's older apartment stock and lakefront setting make aging-in-place with in-home care a common first step before a move to assisted living.
Communities serving the East Side / Lower East Side area
- Saint John's on the Lake — Independent Living
- Wilson Commons — Independent Living
- Ovation Chai Point — Independent Living
- Ovation Kavod Terrace — Memory Care
- Ovation Jewish Home & Care Center — Nursing Home
