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    $3,850/month

    Anchor Communities

    209 Forest St, Fox Lake, WI 53933
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Caring friendly staff; Joy godsend

    I had a very good experience - the staff were caring and friendly, they clearly explained the care, and Joy was excellent, a true godsend.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 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

    2.29·(7)

    Overall rating

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

      2.3
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate individual caregivers
    • Clear explanations of care from some staff
    • Friendly interpersonal interactions

    Cons

    • Inconsistent activity programming
    • Inconsistent bathing and personal-care schedules
    • Inadequate food-safety practices
    • Insufficient meal portions and limited snack availability
    • Poor facility maintenance
    • Inadequate environmental housekeeping
    • Pest-control concerns
    • Weak medication-control and supply management
    • Inadequate staff credentialing and background-check processes
    • Unstable staffing and payroll reliability issues
    • Limited on-site management presence and responsiveness
    • Limited employee benefits contributing to retention problems
    • Neglected common-area amenities

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews reflect a facility with a mix of individual caregiving strengths and substantial operational weaknesses. Several reviews praise specific caregivers for being compassionate, communicative, and attentive; these accounts describe staff who clearly explain care and provide individualized attention. However, broader patterns in the reviews point to inconsistent care delivery and administrative shortcomings that may affect resident experience and safety.

    Care quality appears variable. Multiple accounts indicate inconsistent bathing and personal-care schedules and incontinence-care concerns, suggesting gaps in daily personal-care processes and responsiveness. There are also recurring references to medication-control problems and shortages of basic care supplies, which point to weak clinical logistics and inventory oversight rather than a single isolated event.

    Staffing and personnel practices are uneven. Reviews describe uncertified or insufficiently credentialed staff and incomplete background-check processes, along with payroll problems and limited employee benefits that have contributed to high turnover. These human-resources issues are associated with reduced continuity of care; families should expect fluctuating staff assignments and to confirm staff qualifications during tours. There are also notes of problematic supervisory practices, including a limited on-site management presence and delayed managerial response to operational problems.

    Dining and food-service concerns are prominent. Reported meal portions are described as small and there is an absence of scheduled snack service. Food-handling practices were questioned in several accounts, including lapses in basic protective measures. Such items raise both nutritional adequacy and food-safety questions that warrant direct inquiry with administration about menus, portion sizes, and kitchen protocols.

    Physical plant and housekeeping shortcomings are frequently cited. Reviewers mention deferred maintenance (broken fixtures and lighting), missing restroom consumables and trash removal issues, neglected patio and common-area amenities, and pest-control concerns. These items suggest systemic weaknesses in facility upkeep and environmental services that can affect resident comfort and perception of safety.

    Management and regulatory patterns: reviewers report limited visible managerial presence and an owner focus on financial matters over timely maintenance. There are references to regulatory attention and investigations, which indicate that some concerns have drawn external review. Prospective residents and families should request facility documentation about any regulatory actions, current corrective plans, staffing certifications, and policies for medication control, infection prevention, and housekeeping.

    Overall, the pattern is of a facility where individual staff members may provide strong, caring interactions but where organizational deficits—staffing instability, lapses in credentialing and payroll, inconsistent personal-care routines, dining and kitchen concerns, deferred maintenance, and regulatory scrutiny—create variability in resident experience. Families touring the facility should ask for evidence of staff credentials, staffing ratios and turnover metrics, recent inspection or survey reports, written meal plans and kitchen protocols, pest-control measures, and examples of current or completed corrective actions addressing maintenance and housekeeping.

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    Location

    Map showing location of Anchor Communities

    Anchor Communities is located at 209 Forest St, Fox Lake, WI, 53933.

    About Anchor Communities

    Anchor Communities is a licensed Community Based Residential Facility with 14 beds located at 209 Forest St. in Fox Lake, Wisconsin, about 8.5 miles from Beaver Dam. The community's small size lets staff know each resident well and provide care that fits their needs, and you'll find services for assisted living, memory care, respite care, and hospice waiver support all under one roof, which can be a comfort for families. The facility doesn't accept Medicare because it's not certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, but long-term care here is often more affordable than moving into a full-time nursing home, and the place gets its license from state agencies like the Department of Aging or Veteran's Services. Residents live in studio, one-bedroom, or semi-private rooms that can be furnished, and some living spaces include kitchenettes for those who want more independence, and there are also emergency alert systems in the rooms for safety-which families appreciate. Anchor Communities gives 24-hour supervision and help with daily activities like dressing, bathing, taking medicine, and getting around, and you'll notice that help with wheelchair transfers and non-ambulatory support is always available, so anyone who needs extra mobility help can get it quickly. The organization focuses on making the setting feel comfortable, warm, and safe, with staff who provide dementia care for memory loss in secure areas meant to prevent wandering, and there are exit alerts, secured outdoor spaces, and team members with special training in Alzheimer's and dementia support. Meals are a social event every day, with chef-prepared food served in the dining room on a regular schedule, and the staff offer all-day dining plus meal accommodations for allergies and diabetes, making sure everyone's restrictions are respected. Residents can use laundry and dry cleaning services, and there's regular housekeeping, so daily chores don't pile up. Social engagement is important here, so folks will see movie nights, community-sponsored events, walking paths and gardens, recreational activities, and transportation for those who need to get to appointments in town. Staff also help new residents settle in and adjust, so families feel supported. The community's small size encourages strong social connections, and there's a five-point-six out of ten community rating, which makes Anchor Communities the highest-rated option around town even if it's not perfect. The facility connects with people in other places as well, having ties to locations across Wisconsin including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, and more. There's a focus on board and care home services, dementia programs, and a range of help for everything from home care to skilled nursing referrals, so seniors can age in place with familiar staff and surroundings. While Anchor Communities won't suit everyone, especially those who need Medicare coverage, it offers a comfortable and more personal environment for assisted living and memory care where seniors can make new friends, families can feel at ease, and staff work hard to take care of daily needs.

    People often ask...

    Anchor Communities offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,850 per month.

    Anchor Communities offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    The full address for this community is 209 Forest St, Fox Lake, WI 53933.

    No, Anchor Communities 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 number0015950
    StatusClosed
    Facility typeCommunity-based Residential Facility
    License classClosed
    Capacity14 residents
    LicenseeANCHOR COMMUNITIES LLC
    Care servedAdvanced Aged, Physically Disabled, Terminally Ill, Irreversible Dementia/alzheimer's, Emotionally Disturbed/mental Illness, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hcbs Compliance / Public Funding

    Inspection Reports

    9

    Reports

    32

    Citations

    8

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    19 Feb 2025Other
    Found no deficiencies. Monitoring noted ongoing care for remaining residents and a relocation plan were in place.
    31 Jan 2025Complaint
    Found a condition of risk for residents due to foreclosure without relocation planning or communication to authorities.
    • 83.14(2)(j)Not permit a condition of substantial risk
    14 Jan 2025Complaint
    Investigated complaints found multiple deficiencies, including mistreatment, incomplete care planning, and unsafe environmental conditions.
    • DHS 83.32(3)(d)Rights of Residents: Free from mistreatment
    • DHS 83.35(3)(a)Comprehensive Individualized Service Plan
    • DHS 83.46(1)(a)Comfortable and safe temperatures
    • DHS 83.46(1)(b)Portable space heaters prohibited
    04 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaints and found four violations of care standards, including lack of a daily activity program, rooms not clean and free of odors, improper labeling/storage of toxic substances, and inadequate hand-drying provisions; two violations were repeats.
    • 83.38(1)(c)Leisure time activities
    • 83.44(2)(a)Rooms clean and free from odors
    • 83.45(3)Toxic substances
    • 83.55(3)Bath and toilet areas: hand drying
    06 Sept 2024Complaint
    Cited deficiencies in staff training, food safety, and the living environment. The findings documented incomplete employee training, unsafe food storage, and multiple living-environment concerns.
    • 83.20(2)(a)-(d)Department-approved training courses
    • 83.41(3)(b)Food safety
    • 83.43(1)Environment safe, clean, and comfortable
    23 May 2024Complaint
    Identified multiple deficiencies across reporting, training, ISP adherence, medication storage, and equipment maintenance.
    • 83.12(4)(a)Reporting when resident's whereabouts unknown
    • 83.20(2)(a)-(d)Department-approved training courses
    • 83.35(3)(c)Implement, follow the individual service plan
    • 83.37(3)(c)Medication storage: locked cabinet
    • 83.41(1)(b)Equipment
    05 Feb 2024Complaint
    Investigated found multiple deficiencies across finances, staffing, service planning, medication administration, activities, food safety, and environmental safety. Violations were cited.
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.07(2)(c)Financial stability and compliance with laws
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.20(2)(a)-(d)Department-approved training courses
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.35(3)(c)Implement, follow the individual service plan
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.37(2)(e)Other administration given or delegated by RN
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.38(1)(c)Leisure time activities
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.41(1)(b)Equipment
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.41(3)(b)Food safety
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.43(1)Environment, safe, clean, and comfortable
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.45(3)Toxic substances
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.59(1)(g)Proper exit locations, sidewalks, driveways
    07 Nov 2023Complaint
    Found that employee records were not retained for 3 years after an employee's separation.
    • 83.13(2)(c)Employee records retained for 3 years
    27 Jul 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and identified four violations, including failure to submit a biennial report and fees, failure to provide required documentation, failure to notify a change in administrator, and mistreatment of a resident.
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.09Biennial report and fees.
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.14(2)(a)Licensee ensures facility complies with laws
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.14(2)(e)Notify within 7 days of administrator change
    • Wis. Admin. Code DHS 83.32(3)(d)Rights of Residents: Free from mistreatment

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