Assisted Living in Hoover, AL
Hoover has 10 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Alabama is $4,425 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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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
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“Everybody is very caring and I feel very comfortable with my mom there. I feel like everybody there is geared toward genuinely caring for the residents. I feel really relaxed because she gets really good care there.”
All 10 licensed assisted living communities in Hoover
Every assisted living community Alabama licenses in Hoover, 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.
10 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Somerby at St. Vincent's One Nineteen20+ verified testimonials200 One Nineteen Blvd. | Large56 residents | from $4,100/mo |
| Riverchase Senior Living1851 Data Drive | Large101 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Centermemory care570 Southland Drive | Large90 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living2171 Parkway Lake Drive | Large80 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Danberry at Inverness235 Inverness Center Dr. | Large56 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Memory Carememory care2171 Parkway Lake Drive | Mid-size38 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility3850 Galleria Woods Drive | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Memory Care at Somerby at St. Vincent's One Nineteenmemory care200 One Nineteen Blvd. | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Riverchase Senior Living SCALFmemory care1851 Data Drive | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Specialty Care at Danberry at Invernessmemory care235 Inverness Center Drive | Mid-size24 residents | from $4,000/mo |
Independent living in Hoover
Also in Hoover: 3 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Hoover and 2 income-restricted senior apartment buildings.
How much does assisted living cost in Hoover?
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. 3 Hoover communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,000 to $4,100 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 Hoover 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 Hoover 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.
Hoover assisted living questions
Alabama licenses 10 assisted living communities in Hoover 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.
Somerby at St. Vincent's One Nineteen. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.