Long Term Continuum of Care Studies

Long Term Continuum of Care Market Research & Planning Study

Conducted for

Sauk County, Wisconsin

In January 2015, the Sauk County Health Care Center (SCHCC) board of directors requested a market study update to a market study that was completed in 2012 by Wipfli LLP (“Wipfli”) to evaluate the senior living market conditions for Reedsburg, Wisconsin and market draw area. For the market area, Wipfli conducted an evaluation of the assisted living (“AL”) and memory care AL market demand for the Reedsburg market area.

Management suggested that the primary focus of the research is for a mixed use assisted living facility, which would not be dedicated to any specific segment of the population, such as the Alzheimer’s / dementia populations. The licensure would be Community Based Residential Facility (“CBRF”). However, it could also be Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC).

For the study, however, Wipfli included projections of the memory care CBRF and how many beds could be designed specifically for the population. The CBRF does not have to be dedicated to memory care. It is possible to have a wing designated or mix the populations throughout the building.

The data sources for the demographic data were the Wisconsin Department of Administration; U.S. Census Bureau, and ERSI, a national demographic data firm, and the projection period for the data was 2015 to 2020, unless otherwise noted. The data sources for the competitive market information were the Department of Health Services assisted living directories and a phone call survey conducted by Wipfli staff.