Assisted Living in Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff has 10 state-licensed assisted living communities: 4 larger communities and 6 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 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
Two kinds of assisted living in Flagstaff
Both are licensed by Arizona 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. Arizona words these licenses as “Assisted Living Home-Directed” (6), “Assisted Living Center-Directed” (4).
All 10 licensed assisted living communities in Flagstaff
Every assisted living community Arizona licenses in Flagstaff, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Bluffs of Flagstaff3100 East Butler Avenue | Large113 residents | from $4,815/mo |
| Highgate Flagstaff1831 North Jasper Drive | Large105 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| The Peaks, A Senior Living Community3150 North Winding Brook Road | Large92 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Flagstaff2100 South Woodlands Village B | Large74 residents | from $3,025/mo |
| Pine Meadows Ranch7885 Easy Street | Small home10 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| The Olivia White Hospice Home752 North Switzer Canyon Drive | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Comfort Care Rose Arbor House3440 South Gillenwater | Small home8 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| The Pines6005 East Abineau Canyon Drive | Small home8 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| A Country Retreat412 Old Munds Hwy | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Tj's Assisted Living Facility6915 Chris Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Flagstaff?
The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 a month ($75,000 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Flagstaff communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,025 to $4,815 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Arizona, 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 Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff community’s license
Arizona 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: geodata-adhsgis.hub.arcgis.com. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Flagstaff assisted living questions
Arizona licenses 10 assisted living communities in Flagstaff as of November 2026: 4 larger communities and 6 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 430 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 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. Arizona's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Arizona publishes its licensing records at geodata-adhsgis.hub.arcgis.com. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.