Autumn Bay

    539 E Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee, WI 53072
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Clean caring assisted living, river-view

    I moved my mother into this nearly-new, clean, one-floor assisted living and have been very pleased. The staff are kind, experienced and attentive - move-in was smooth and communication is strong. Meals and activities are provided, residents dine together in a warm, family-like atmosphere, and on-site medical support makes me feel confident about safety. The location and wrap-around deck overlooking the river are lovely; I'd recommend a tour.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.62·(39)

    Overall rating

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

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      2.9
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate direct-care staff
    • Personalized one-on-one assistance
    • On-site primary care and psychiatric visits
    • Small, single-floor layout
    • Wrap-around deck with river views
    • Clean, bright, recently built interior
    • Comfortable private apartments
    • Family-style dining environment
    • Arts-and-crafts and walking activities
    • Smooth move-in coordination
    • Personal grooming and appearance assistance
    • Convenient location

    Cons

    • Inconsistent leadership and administrative oversight
    • High staff turnover and chronic understaffing
    • Gaps in nursing coverage and clinical oversight
    • Inconsistent medication-management processes
    • Poor family communication and restrictive visitation policy
    • Unreliable activity scheduling and program execution
    • Variable meal quality and inconsistent portion sizes
    • Inconsistent sanitation and maintenance follow-through
    • Lax personal-property and mail-handling controls
    • Staff conduct and professionalism
    • Inadequate emergency-response coordination
    • Confusing or poorly enforced policies

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but coherent picture: many families and visitors praise the direct-care staff and the facility’s residential features, while a distinct set of operational and leadership issues produces uneven resident experiences. Strengths cluster around hands-on caregiving, the building’s physical environment, and some clinical conveniences, whereas weaknesses center on management, staffing, clinical oversight, and program reliability.

    Care and staff: Multiple commenters described caregivers as attentive, kind, and focused on personal care tasks such as grooming and activities that support daily quality of life. Reviewers highlighted one-on-one attention, consistent personal interactions, and occasions when appetite and mood improved under attentive aides. At the same time, a recurrent pattern links those positives to broader personnel instability: high turnover, short-handed shifts, and uneven training. These operational staffing problems have been associated with delays in basic care tasks, inconsistent nursing presence (particularly on weekends), and concerns about medication handling and clinical follow-up. There are also several statements about staff communication tone and professionalism that suggest variability in staff conduct and family interactions.

    Clinical oversight and safety: Some reviews note the advantage of on-site primary care and psychiatric visits, which can support continuity for residents with complex needs. Counterbalancing that, there are persistent concerns about medication-management processes, delayed or incorrect medication adjustments, and gaps in emergency-response coordination. A small number of reviews raise more serious allegations about diversion of controlled medications and about supervisory pressure on staff; those claims increase the perceived risk around clinical governance and would warrant verification by regulators or prospective families.

    Dining and activities: Opinions about meals are mixed. Some families report improved appetite and praise the dining environment, while others cite inconsistent meal quality, small portions, and staffing gaps that affect kitchen continuity (including absence of an expected full-time cook). Activity programming exists — arts-and-crafts, walking activities, and shared dining — but calendar items are frequently described as not occurring as posted. Evenings and weekends in particular are noted as times with limited engagement, so scheduled program reliability appears inconsistent.

    Facilities and environment: The building’s physical attributes receive generally positive comments: a small, single-floor layout, bright/new appearance, comfortable apartments, and outdoor space with river views. These aspects support a homelike, manageable environment appropriate for residents preferring a smaller community. However, reviewers also raised maintenance and sanitation concerns at times, inconsistent housekeeping follow-through, and questions about certain security features (for example, yard gating and visitor-access procedures). There are also isolated comments about personal-property handling and mail processes that indicate potential procedural gaps.

    Management and communication: The clearest pattern of negative feedback concerns administrative leadership and communication. Multiple reviewers describe disorganized management behavior (missed meetings and tours, inconsistent policy enforcement), poor responsiveness to family inquiries, and restrictive or confusing visitation rules in sensitive situations. These governance issues appear to amplify the operational effects of staffing shortfalls and contribute to widely varying experiences among residents and families.

    Notable patterns and guidance for prospective families: The reviews suggest a facility with tangible strengths in direct caregiving and a favorable physical environment, yet with systemic operational vulnerabilities that produce inconsistent outcomes. Prospective residents should prioritize in-person assessment of current staffing levels, confirm nursing coverage and medication-management protocols, request recent inspection or licensing records, and clarify visitation and personal-property policies. Speaking with current families about consistency of activities, meal routines, and how clinical incidents are communicated will help determine whether the facility’s culture and management practices align with a prospective resident’s needs.

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    Location

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    Autumn Bay is located at 539 E Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee, WI, 53072.

    About Autumn Bay

    Autumn Bay sits at 539 E Wisconsin Avenue in Pewaukee, WI, offering seniors different choices like assisted living, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, and even day care or help at home for people who need it; the facility takes private pay, social security, veteran's benefits, and some insurance, and there are different fees depending on what each resident needs, such as for respite stays, buy-in, or for higher levels of personal care, so families can decide what works best. The building itself allows people 55 and older to live in studio, one-bedroom, semi-private, or two-bedroom rooms, and everyone gets access to common rooms, a small library, indoor places for games, movies, special events, an outdoor patio, and a beauty salon where they can get their hair done while being able to step outside for fresh air or smoke if they wish, so there are always things to do if they feel like being social.

    Residents who need help with daily life, like getting dressed, bathing, or remembering their medicine, can get that support-there's someone from the staff awake and on duty 24 hours in case anyone needs anything in the night, and nurses are there daily to keep an eye on health needs. The memory care side is locked and separate, so people who get confused or who try to walk away stay safe, sometimes wearing alarms if they leave; this area also manages residents who might act out or need more supervision, and staff use special equipment like mechanical lifts to move people who can't walk on their own, so nobody feels left out or helpless.

    For meals, everyone eats on site and usually together; the kitchen staff serves nutritious food made with good ingredients, so residents don't have to worry about shopping, cooking, or cleaning up, plus there's laundry and housekeeping each week, so living spaces stay clean too. Staff can help people stay healthy by checking blood sugar for diabetes, helping with incontinence when residents can manage it themselves, assisting with medicine, and arranging for physical, occupational, or speech therapy if doctors recommend it, so families know their loved ones are getting what's needed to stay well.

    Families who are searching for the right fit can speak to a local advisor who will explain costs, help compare care options, and walk through verified reviews from people with first-hand experience, since Autumn Bay uses staff from SeniorAdvisor.com to check details and make sure information is accurate. Residents can enjoy onsite activities, devotional services offsite, and activities that help keep bodies and minds active, so nobody has to feel bored or alone if they don't want to. Community features include safety tools like medical alert systems and medication dispensers, and there's help for people who want better cell phone options or safer homes, which helps everyone feel secure.

    People can personalize their rooms, use wheelchair accessible bathrooms, and choose from available suite options if they want more privacy. The facility can handle residents with major behavior issues or those who are at risk of trying to leave, as long as they can participate safely. Autumn Bay is close to the Pewaukee River, so some rooms offer nice views; there's always staff around to help in an emergency, monitor insulin for diabetes, or assist with everyday needs, so seniors and their families can feel supported.

    People often ask...

    Autumn Bay offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,700 per month.

    Autumn Bay offers assisted living and memory care.

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    The full address for this community is 539 E Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee, WI 53072.

    No, Autumn Bay 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 number0014550
    StatusActive
    Facility typeCommunity-based Residential Facility
    License classRegular
    Capacity22 residents
    LicenseeAUTUMN BAY LLC
    Care servedAdvanced Aged, Physically Disabled, Terminally Ill, Irreversible Dementia/alzheimer's, Emotionally Disturbed/mental Illness, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hcbs Compliance / Public Funding
    EffectiveJune 1st, 2014

    Inspection Reports

    5

    Reports

    4

    Citations

    5

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    26 Jun 2025Complaint
    Investigated two complaints and found no deficiencies.
    16 Mar 2025Complaint
    Identified multiple safety deficiencies related to dryer venting, storage of cleaning chemicals, and hot water temperatures.
    • 83.44(1)(c)Clothes dryers enclosed and vented
    • 83.45(3)Toxic substances
    • 83.55(6)(b)Bath and toilet areas: water temperature
    04 Mar 2024Complaint
    Investigated two complaints and found no deficiencies.
    06 Dec 2023Complaint
    Identified that an involuntary discharge notice did not include the right to request department review or the required contact information. A deficiency in discharge notice requirements was found.
    • 83.31(4)(c)Involuntary discharge notice requirements
    21 Sept 2023Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The complaint was unsubstantiated.

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