Golden Harbor Assisted Living

    505 S Water St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Warm caring safe well-maintained community

    I placed my grandmother here and I'm very pleased - the staff goes above and beyond, residents are safe and well cared for, the facility is well maintained with good meals and engaging activities, and new management has improved communication and support. Paula gave us a great tour, the team (including Kari Krause) is personable and caring, they offer memory care options and doctor transport, and I would happily recommend this warm, family-oriented community.

    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

    3.70·(23)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • 24/7 caregiving availability
    • personable and caring staff
    • family-like community atmosphere
    • memory-care program availability
    • trial-stay option
    • complimentary transport to medical appointments
    • engaging activities program
    • well-maintained interior and grounds
    • nutritious, well-presented meals
    • staff willingness to go above and beyond
    • prompt answers and responsive communication
    • positive family recommendations

    Cons

    • inconsistent staff communication and interpersonal skills
    • medication-management and clinical-safeguard lapses
    • inadequate dietary-accommodation processes
    • inconsistent housekeeping and room-turnover practices
    • limited environmental safety-alarm coverage
    • limited unit-type options
    • high cost with constrained availability and wait list
    • variable leadership stability and accountability
    • extra fees for outing transportation
    • personal-belongings tracking gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews convey a mixed but actionable picture. Many families emphasize a warm, family-like culture and describe caregivers as personable, attentive, and willing to go beyond basic duties. The community offers 24/7 caregiving coverage, memory-care services, trial stays, and complimentary transportation to medical appointments — features that are attractive to prospective residents seeking continuous support and medical-access convenience. Facilities and common areas are frequently described as well maintained, and activities programming receives consistent praise for engagement and variety.

    Care and staff: Strengths include a core of staff described as caring, professional, and responsive; several families say staff foster resident well-being and that the community can feel welcoming on tours. At the same time, there are recurring concerns about staff communication style and interpersonal skills, particularly in interactions with older adults and family members. There are also serious operational concerns raised about medication handling and clinical safeguards, including examples that point to gaps in how medications and medical equipment are secured and monitored. Prospective families should confirm clinical protocols, medication-administration procedures, and oversight mechanisms during their evaluation.

    Dining, activities, and daily life: Dining and activities are generally seen as positive elements: reviewers note good meals and an active schedule. However, some accounts indicate the facility does not consistently accommodate dietary restrictions, suggesting a need to verify how special diets and meal modifications are handled. Activities programming and the community atmosphere are frequently cited as strengths that contribute to quality of life.

    Facilities and operations: The physical campus is described as clean and well kept by multiple reviewers, but there are operational gaps to consider. Housekeeping and room-turnover practices appear inconsistent for some families, and tracking of personal belongings has been identified as an area needing improvement. Safety features are present but limited in scope — reviewers note that safety-alarm coverage is not comprehensive throughout the building. Unit options are constrained (primarily studio configurations), and there are extra charges tied to off-site outings or additional transport beyond the complimentary medical rides.

    Management and consistency: Several reviewers describe a recent change in leadership with positive effects: improved organization, staffing support, and a more welcoming environment under the new administrator. Conversely, other families cite dismissive management attitudes and weak accountability when concerns arise. This variability suggests leadership stability and complaint-resolution processes are uneven; prospective residents should ask about turnover, escalation paths for concerns, and any recent corrective actions or inspection results.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The strongest, consistent positives are the community atmosphere, engaged activities, and caregivers who are described as compassionate by many families. The most consequential negatives involve clinical operations (medication and equipment safeguards), staff communication tone, and inconsistent housekeeping and personal-property controls. Because reviews describe both meaningful improvements under new management and persistent operational weaknesses, families should perform targeted due diligence: tour with a focus on clinical protocols and safety features, request written policies on dietary accommodations and medication administration, ask about staffing ratios and turnover, and verify fee structures for outings and housing availability. Doing so will help determine whether the community’s strengths align with a prospective resident’s care priorities and risk tolerance.

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    Location

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    Golden Harbor Assisted Living is located at 505 S Water St, Sheboygan, WI, 53081.

    About Golden Harbor Assisted Living

    Golden Harbor Assisted Living sits by Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River, and it's a place where seniors can get the help they need with daily tasks like dressing, bathing, or taking medicine, and it's open to anyone over thirty, which is a bit different from some others. The building has room for forty people in large one- or two-bedroom suites with big closets, half baths, and walk-in showers, and each place comes furnished, though folks can bring their own things if they like, plus there are kitchenettes with full-size fridges and microwaves, basic cable, and climate controls in each suite, and many look out over either the golf course or the courtyard and even have their own flower boxes. People can bring their cats or dogs, and there's staff around all day and night, with nurses on-site and a doctor on call, which is helpful since the nurse team manages things like insulin shots, blood sugar checks, incontinence care, and medication schedules, and they can use lifts for transfers if someone can't get around on their own.

    The place has areas designed for seniors with memory problems-like Alzheimer's-and there are special programs just for them, with safe, locked spaces so residents don't wander off, and the staff wear bracelets to help keep track of everyone's whereabouts, and there's always someone awake and checking in, which families tend to find reassuring. There's also a separate building just for memory care, and they have their own activities and extra security, along with therapy and counseling if someone needs it. You'll also find respite care here, so people can come for a short stay if their family needs a break or after leaving the hospital, and there's hospice care for those at the end of life, working hand in hand with local providers.

    Meals are another part to mention because they cook three home-style meals each day, which some consider to be among the best in local senior living, and the food's made on a six-week menu plan that tries to meet different tastes, plus snacks, and there's help for those with diabetes or special diets. There's an activity director who runs a calendar of things to do-everything from crafts and religious services to local outings, trips, spiritual counseling, and group exercises-so there's usually something going on every day, inside and out in the courtyard. The building's safe and easy to get around for people using wheelchairs with wide doors, accessible showers, and common rooms both indoors and outside for visiting or relaxing, and there's a salon right there in the building for haircuts and the like.

    Golden Harbor Assisted Living pulls in visiting specialists like physical, occupational, and speech therapists, podiatrists, and even psychiatric care, and there's regular lab and X-ray work done onsite too. Housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and parking are all handled for the residents, so people don't have to worry about those chores. Staff are broken into departments, so care workers help with personal needs and dietitians handle the meals, which lets everyone focus on what they do best, and the place keeps a strong focus on helping residents do as much as they can themselves, with just the right amount of help, so folks feel independent. The facility's been part of the "Quality First" national initiative and is operated by Platinum Communities, creating a structured but friendly, home-like environment that many families find comforting, and no matter if someone needs a little help or a lot, the care levels can change with their needs so people can stay in one place as things change over time, and that's what makes Golden Harbor stand out to some people.

    People often ask...

    Golden Harbor Assisted Living offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $2,600 per month.

    Golden Harbor Assisted Living offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 15 photos of Golden Harbor Assisted Living on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 505 S Water St, Sheboygan, WI 53081.

    No, Golden Harbor Assisted Living 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 number0013780
    StatusActive
    Facility typeCommunity-based Residential Facility
    License classRegular
    Capacity40 residents
    LicenseeGOLDEN HARBOR LLC
    Care servedAdvanced Aged, Developmentally Disabled, Physically Disabled, Irreversible Dementia/alzheimer's, Emotionally Disturbed/mental Illness, Hcbs Compliance / Public Funding
    EffectiveSeptember 1st, 2012

    Inspection Reports

    10

    Reports

    1

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    9

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    06 Jul 2026Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and verified that prior deficiencies were corrected with no new deficiencies identified.
    15 Jan 2026Verification
    Verified that three deficiencies were corrected and no new deficiencies were identified.
    04 Aug 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. One complaint was unsubstantiated.
    24 Jun 2025Complaint
    Found deficiencies related to injury investigation and reporting, failure to update service plans after changes, and incomplete medication administration documentation.
    • DHS 83.12(3)(a); DHS 83.12(3)(b); DHS 83.12(3)(2)Injury investigation/reporting requirements
    • DHS 83.35(3)(d)Individual service plan updates
    • DHS 83.37(2)(d)Documentation of medication administration
    16 Jan 2025Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found deficiencies related to heat detectors, exits, and resident care.
    • 83.48(6)(e)Integrated heat detector in laundry room
    • 83.59(1)(a)Class AS, ANA, CS, CNA 2 grade level exits
    • 50.09(1)(L)Care
    08 Nov 2024Complaint
    Identified seven deficiencies, all corrected. One complaint was unsubstantiated; a $200 revisit fee was assessed.
    30 Apr 2024Complaint
    Investigations found multiple deficiencies, including failure to assess residents annually, incomplete service plans, improper self-administration of medications, unsafe medication storage, and problems with food safety and the facility environment.
    • 83.35(1)(a)Pre-admission and ongoing assessments
    • 83.35(3)(d)Service plans updated annually or on changes
    • 83.37(2)(a)Self-administered by resident
    • 83.41(3)(a)Food safety
    • 83.43(1)Environment safe, clean, and comfortable
    • Type A83.55(4)(a)Bath and toilet areas: privacy
    14 Feb 2024Complaint
    Found residents exposed to bed bugs in multiple rooms with live bed bugs present from 02/07/2024 through 02/12/2024.
    • 83.32(3)(n)Rights of Residents: Safe environment
    07 Nov 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found it unsubstantiated with no new deficiencies identified.
    04 Oct 2023Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. Verified that the complaint was unsubstantiated and no new deficiencies were identified.

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