Cedar Community - Cedar Ridge Campus sits at 113 Cedar Ridge Dr. in West Bend, Wisconsin, and it's one of three Cedar Community campuses, all close to each other and surrounded by prairies, forests, and lakes in the Kettle Moraine region. The community's been offering care for over 70 years and operates as a nonprofit that's faith-based, with strong ties to the United Church of Christ, focusing on residents aged 55 and older who want a peaceful and supportive place to live. There are more than 284 apartments at Cedar Ridge, and folks can choose from ranch homes, apartments, and loft-style residences, including the new Lofts at Cedar Lake with 15 modern units, so people find options that fit what they need, whether they want a studio, a one-bedroom, or something bigger.
The campus gives seniors a way to live independently with help available as needs change, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, short-term rehab, home health, and hospice care, and it has a memory care wing that opened back in 1976-one of the first in the country. If someone lives at Cedar Ridge, they get access to practical amenities and comforts, like in-unit washers and dryers, heat and air conditioning, all kitchen appliances, monthly housekeeping, basic cable, internet, and underground parking for those who want it. The homes come with garages, patios or decks, and finished basements, and the apartments have utilities included so everything stays simple.
Outdoors, Cedar Ridge Campus covers miles of groomed trails, lake frontage, prairies, gardens, a greenhouse, and places for wildlife, with plenty of quiet and scenery to enjoy, plus transportation services for getting around West Bend. The campus works hard on environmental stewardship, which means caring for the land and any animals around. Indoors, there's a cafe, a full-service restaurant named Top of the Ridge, a fitness center, an indoor pool and whirlpool, a salon and spa, massage therapy, and creative artisan spaces like a woodworking shop, stained glass area, and pottery studio, so people can pick how they want to spend their days. Other features include a resale shop called Cedar Treasures, the Memorial Garden, central heat and air, volunteer and social activities, pharmacy delivery, exercise programs, and spiritual services.
There's a leadership team managing everything, including the President and CEO Nicole Pretre, Chief Administrative Officer Sarah Malchow, and others like Erika Wolnik, who directs independent living, and Executive Assistant Mary Cummings. The staff provide services to over 900 residents across all campuses, with the goal of helping older adults live as independently and comfortably as possible, while programs and amenities encourage social connections and support well-being of mind, body, and spirit. Cedar Community at Cedar Ridge offers options for residents who might someday need more care and lets them stay in the same familiar environment as their needs change, with award-winning memory care and skilled nursing units on campus. There's always a focus on meaningful relationships, activities, and healthy living in a warm and respectful environment, set against a backdrop of natural beauty in Wisconsin.
