Wilmington has 12 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Delaware is $7,600 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Every assisted living community Delaware licenses in Wilmington, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
12 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Harbor Chase of Wilmington2004 Shipley Road | Large120 residents | Get pricing |
| Rockland Place1519 Rockland Place | Large104 residents | Get pricing |
| The Lorelton2200 West 4th Street | Large99 residents | Get pricing |
| Sunrise Assisted Living of Wilmington2215 Shipley Road | Large90 residents | Get pricing |
| Asbury Ivy Gables, LLC2210 Swiss Lane | Large62 residents | Get pricing |
| Ingleside Assisted Living, LLC1605 North Brook Street | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| Lodge Lane Assisted Living, Kutz Senior Living Campus1221 Lodge Lane | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| Arden Courts at Wilmington700 1/2 Foulk Road | Large56 residents | Get pricing |
| Encore at Windsor Hills Assisted Living – Wilmington1212 Foulk Road | Mid-size44 residents | Get pricing |
| Forwood Estates Senior Living1912 Marsh Road | Mid-size40 residents | Get pricing |
| OakBridge Terrace at Country House, Acts Senior Living4830 Kennett Pike | Mid-size40 residents | Get pricing |
| Encore at Wilmington Assisted Living2723 Shipley Road | Mid-size17 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in Delaware is $7,600 a month ($91,200 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025.
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.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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Delaware 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: dhss.delaware.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Delaware licenses 12 assisted living communities in Wilmington as of September 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Delaware is $7,600 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, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
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. Delaware's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Delaware publishes its licensing records at dhss.delaware.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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