Birmingham has 18 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Alabama is $4,425 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
Most communities don't publish prices. Tell us who you're looking for and a local advisor will send current rates and availability for the assisted living options that fit.
Every assisted living community Alabama licenses in Birmingham, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
18 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Bluffs at Greystone I6328 Farley Lane | Large87 residents | Get pricing |
| The Neighborhood at Vestavia Hills2435 Columbiana Road | Large77 residents | Get pricing |
| Fair Haven - Assisted Living1424 Montclair Road | Large76 residents | Get pricing |
| Lakeview Estatesmemory care2634 Valleydale Road | Large76 residents | Get pricing |
| Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL)memory care400 University Park Drive | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| Fair Haven - Specialty Carememory care1424 Montclair Road | Large64 residents | Get pricing |
| Brookdale University Park ALF (AL)400 University Park Drive | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook700 Corporate Ridge Road | Large50 residents | Get pricing |
| Regency Retirement Village285 West Oxmoor Road | Mid-size48 residents | Get pricing |
| The Brook3776 Crosshaven Drive | Mid-size48 residents | Get pricing |
| Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility2831 Highland Avenue South | Mid-size46 residents | Get pricing |
| Kirkwood by the River3605 Ratliff Road | Mid-size46 residents | Get pricing |
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALFmemory care700 Corporate Ridge Road | Mid-size40 residents | Get pricing |
| Bungalows at Riverchase2184 Parkway Lake Dr. | Mid-size38 residents | Get pricing |
| Kirkwood by the River Specialty Carememory care3605 Ratliff Road | Mid-size34 residents | Get pricing |
| Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridgememory care285 West Oxmoor Road | Mid-size32 residents | Get pricing |
| Monark Grove Greystonememory care6328 Farley Lane | Mid-size32 residents | Get pricing |
| Neighborhood at Vestavia Hills Specialty Care Assisted Living,memory careThe | Mid-size24 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in Alabama is $4,425 a month ($53,100 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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Alabama publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: dph1.adph.state.al.us. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Alabama licenses 18 assisted living communities in Birmingham as of September 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Alabama is $4,425 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Alabama's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Alabama publishes its licensing records at dph1.adph.state.al.us. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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