Assisted Living in Birmingham, AL
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.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 18 licensed assisted living communities in Birmingham
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 testimonials are listed first, then by size.
18 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Bluffs at Greystone I6328 Farley Lane | Large87 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Neighborhood at Vestavia Hills2435 Columbiana Road | Large77 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Fair Haven - Assisted Living1424 Montclair Road | Large76 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Lakeview Estatesmemory care2634 Valleydale Road | Large76 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale University Park SCALFmemory care400 University Park Drive | Large70 residents | from $5,760/mo |
| Fair Haven - Specialty Carememory care1424 Montclair Road | Large64 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale University Park ALF400 University Park Drive | Large60 residents | from $5,760/mo |
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook700 Corporate Ridge Road | Large50 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Regency Retirement Village285 West Oxmoor Road | Mid-size48 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Brook3776 Crosshaven Drive | Mid-size48 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility2831 Highland Avenue South | Mid-size46 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kirkwood by the River (Assisted Living)3605 Ratliff Road | Mid-size46 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALFmemory care700 Corporate Ridge Road | Mid-size40 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Bungalows at Riverchase2184 Parkway Lake Dr. | Mid-size38 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kirkwood by the River Specialty Carememory care3605 Ratliff Road | Mid-size34 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridgememory care285 West Oxmoor Road | Mid-size32 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Monark Grove Greystonememory care6328 Farley Lane | Mid-size32 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Neighborhood at Vestavia Hills Specialty Care Assisted Living,memory careThe | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Birmingham?
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. 2 Birmingham communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $5,760 to $5,760 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Alabama, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
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.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Birmingham tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Birmingham community’s license
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.
Birmingham assisted living questions
Alabama licenses 18 assisted living communities in Birmingham as of November 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. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
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.