Assisted Living in Huntsville, AL
Huntsville has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 14 larger communities and 3 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). 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
Two kinds of assisted living in Huntsville
Both are licensed by Alabama as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Alabama words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility (Regular)” (10), “Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Regular)” (7).
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.
“We have been very pleased so far with everything in the community! The dining, housekeeping and maintenace are all great! We would recommend the community to anybody, in fact, we have already recommended it to…”
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in Huntsville
Every assisted living community Alabama licenses in Huntsville, 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.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Fleming Farms20+ verified testimonialsmemory care4670 Bellewood Dr SE | Mid-size33 residents | from $5,795/mo |
| Kauhale Byrd Springs8020 Benaroya Lane Southwest | Large113 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Pathways Intentional Memory Care -Huntsvillememory care2004 Max Luther Drive | Large104 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Goldton at Jones Farm2238 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE | Large75 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Regency Assisted Living2004 Max Luther Drive | Large72 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Pioneer Senior Living Upland Park6100 Kitt Lane NW | Large61 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Jones Farm2815 Carl T. Jones Drive SE | Large60 residents | from $4,330/mo |
| Grandview at Redstone Village12000 Turnmeyer Drive | Large58 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Lynridge of Huntsville Assisted Living4801 Whitesport Circle SW | Large58 residents | from $4,503/mo |
| Lynridge of Huntsville Memory Carememory care4801 Whitesport Circle | Large52 residents | from $4,503/mo |
| Grandview Gardens at Redstone Villagememory care11000 Turnmeyer Drive | Mid-size48 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| OakBridge Terrace Assisted Living Residence at MagnoliaTrace | Mid-size30 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Goldton at Jones Farms SCALFmemory care2238 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE | Mid-size26 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Pioneer Senior Living Upland Park - SCALFmemory care6100 Kitt Lane NW | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Pointe Eastmemory care4200 Chris Dr. | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Pointe North4200 Chris Drive | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Pointe Southmemory care4200 Chris Dr. | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Huntsville?
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. 4 Huntsville communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,330 to $5,795 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Alabama, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville 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.
Huntsville assisted living questions
Alabama licenses 17 assisted living communities in Huntsville as of November 2026: 14 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 862 licensed spots in all.
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.
Fleming Farms. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.