Fountainhead Homes

    4141 Savannah Dr, DeForest, WI 53532
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Compassionate attentive family-style senior care

    I'm a very satisfied family member after five years with Fountainhead's small, family-owned homes. The private room/bath and home-like, family atmosphere, plus compassionate 24/7 staff (Joe and Ruth Polacek stood out) gave us real peace of mind through COVID and end-of-life dementia care. Communication was excellent, care felt personalized and affordable, and residents stayed engaged with activities and outdoor spaces. I recommend Fountainhead for attentive, respectful, family-style senior care.

    Loved one of resident
    Aug 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.93·(15)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Small, home-like eight-resident model
    • Private bedroom and bathroom in each suite
    • Personalized, adaptable care plans
    • Compassionate and respectful caregivers
    • Regular and clear family communication
    • Family-like, homelike atmosphere
    • End-of-life and dementia-care capability
    • Active social activities and group engagement
    • Outdoor sidewalks and accessible outdoor space
    • Affordable pricing
    • Long-term continuity of care
    • Professional management presence

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages and workload pressure
    • Inconsistent care quality and responsiveness
    • Variability in management transparency
    • Gaps in frontline supervision
    • Limited on-site resources due to small-house scale

    Summary of reviews

    Fountainhead Homes operates a small, family-owned model of care characterized by eight-resident homes, private bedrooms and bathrooms, and a homelike atmosphere. Many families highlight individualized care plans, long-term continuity of placement, and services for residents with dementia and end-of-life needs. The physical environment is described as accessible and comfortable, with outdoor sidewalks and communal spaces that support social activities such as games and football-watching.

    Care and staff behavior are commonly cited strengths: reviewers emphasize compassionate, respectful caregivers and regular, proactive communication from the care team. Several families praised the facility's handling of COVID-related quarantines and communications, noting that infection-control measures and family updates met or exceeded expectations. At the same time, there are recurring operational concerns related to staffing levels. Comments indicate that staff can be overburdened at times, which correlates with inconsistent responsiveness and variability in day-to-day care routines.

    Activities and amenities appear modest but consistent with a small-home model: structured social engagement, outdoor access, and a family atmosphere are positive features for residents seeking a quieter, more intimate setting. There is limited specific information about dining quality and menu variety in the available summaries; prospective families should request sample menus and observe meal service during a tour to evaluate nutrition, presentation, and dining assistance.

    Management and oversight show a mixed pattern. Many families report professional management involvement and deep commitment from leadership, while others raised concerns about transparency and accuracy of communication from management. These contrasting perspectives suggest variability between households or shifts over time. For prospective residents and families, recommended next steps include an on-site visit to review staffing ratios and schedules, ask about contingency staffing and supervision practices, examine medication- and end-of-life protocols, and verify communication processes for updates and incidents. Overall, Fountainhead Homes offers a small, personalized setting with clear strengths in compassion and family-style care, balanced against operational issues tied to staffing and consistency that merit direct inquiry during tours and admissions discussions.

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    Location

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    Fountainhead Homes is located at 4141 Savannah Dr, DeForest, WI, 53532.

    About Fountainhead Homes

    Fountainhead Homes offers both independent and assisted living for seniors in small, cozy group homes like Ashwabay House and Sosa House, where no more than eight residents live together, which helps make things feel familiar and friendly instead of overwhelming, and each person gets plenty of attention from staff who are always there, day and night, and the caregivers and nurses have a lot of experience and seem to care a lot about the people living there, so you see residents getting help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and reminders for their medication, but they're also encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves, because the goal is to help folks keep their independence and dignity for as long as possible, and with memory care also available, the staff get to know each resident's needs and adjust care as things change over time, so no one slips through the cracks. Meals are shared, housekeeping's included, and you'll find a lot of community-based activities-they really try to keep daily life meaningful by making sure there's plenty for residents to do together, so it doesn't feel lonely even though the setting's small, with staff around to create a safe, warm environment that feels almost like a family home. Spacious apartments let folks have their own space but stay close to the daily goings-on, and the directors oversee things closely, which keeps things running smoothly and makes sure any problems get handled fast. Care at Fountainhead Homes is based on trust and comfort, with attention to both health and happiness, and families can ask questions or explore options when they're ready to talk about the future for a loved one.

    People often ask...

    Fountainhead Homes offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,000 per month.

    Fountainhead Homes offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 3 photos of Fountainhead Homes on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 4141 Savannah Dr, DeForest, WI 53532.

    No, Fountainhead Homes does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services' Division of Quality Assurance licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities through surveys, verification visits, and complaint investigations.

    License number0015688
    StatusActive
    Facility typeCommunity-based Residential Facility
    License classRegular
    Capacity8 residents
    LicenseeFOUNTAINHEAD LIVING INC
    Care servedAdvanced Aged, Physically Disabled, Irreversible Dementia/alzheimer's, Emotionally Disturbed/mental Illness, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hcbs Compliance / Public Funding
    EffectiveAugust 10th, 2015

    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    4

    Citations

    2

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    02 Mar 2026Verification
    Found no deficiencies.
    16 Oct 2025Inspection
    Found deficiencies related to PRN psychotropic medication use not documented in the resident's ISP and inadequate health monitoring.
    • 83.37(1)(i)PRN psychotropic medication
    • 83.38(1)(g)Health monitoring
    02 May 2024Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    26 Jul 2023Complaint
    Investigated an allegation of abuse/neglect and found failures to investigate the allegation and to report law enforcement involvement.
    • 83.12(2)(a)Caregiver: Investigating abuse & neglect
    • 83.12(4)(b)Reporting when law enforcement is called.

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