Assisted Living in Mobile, AL
Mobile has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities: 12 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 Mobile
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)” (8), “Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Regular)” (6), “Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Probational)” (1).
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.
“I live at this community and the staff does an excellent job. They serve absolutely delicious meals and they are very good and quick about coming in to take care of things.”
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Mobile
Every assisted living community Alabama licenses in Mobile, 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.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Inn Assisted Living at Somerby of West Mobile20+ verified testimonials901 Somerby Drive | Large50 residents | from $3,695/mo |
| Gordon Oaks Memory Care Communitymemory care3145 Knollwood Drive | Large100 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kauhale Heritage Woods ALF3440 Hillcrest Road | Large89 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kauhale Port City4720 Morrison Drive | Large83 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Crowne Place Assisted Living3720 Dauphin Street | Large80 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Murray House1257 Government Street | Mid-size48 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Dauphin Way Assisted Living3085 Dauphin Square Connector | Mid-size40 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Knollwood Pointe SCALFmemory care5601 Girby Road | Mid-size32 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| The Arbors Specialty Care at Somerby of West Mobilememory care901 Somerby Drive | Mid-size24 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kauhale Heritage Woods Specialty Care Assisted Livingmemory care3440 Hillcrest Road | Mid-size23 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Knollwood Pointe5601 Girby Road | Mid-size23 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Kauhale Port City Specialty Care Assisted Livingmemory care4720 Morrison Drive | Mid-size20 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Hartland Specialty Care Assisted Livingmemory care1045 Novatan Rd N | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Murray House Memory Carememory care1257 Government Street | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
| Serenity at Grace Haven Senior Community6411 Howells Ferry Rd | Small home16 residents | $2,750 to $4,450/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Mobile?
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. 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 Mobile 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 Mobile 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.
Mobile assisted living questions
Alabama licenses 15 assisted living communities in Mobile as of November 2026: 12 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 660 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.
The Inn Assisted Living at Somerby of West Mobile. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.