Assisted Living in Pensacola, FL
Pensacola has 21 state-licensed assisted living communities: 18 larger communities and 3 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 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 Pensacola
Both are licensed by Florida 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. Florida words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility” (21).
All 21 licensed assisted living communities in Pensacola
Every assisted living community Florida licenses in Pensacola, 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.
21 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Homestead Village Retirement Communitymemory care7830 Pine Forest Road | Large180 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| The Blake at Pensacolamemory care428 Airport Blvd | Large131 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| The Waterford at Carpenter's Creek5918 North Davis Highway | Large105 residents | from $3,015/mo |
| Summer Vista Assisted Living Communitymemory care3450 Wimbledon Dr | Large100 residents | from $4,725/mo |
| Westpointe Retirement Community5101 Northpointe Pkwy | Large100 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| The Waterford at Creeksidememory care9015 University Parkway | Large98 residents | from $3,915/mo |
| Grandview Retirement Center1706 E Olive Road | Large85 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Inspiritas of Pensacolamemory care8601 N Davis Hwy | Large85 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Sodalis Pensacolamemory care2310 Abbie Lane | Large72 residents | from $2,600/mo |
| Wesley Haven Villa111 East Wright Street | Large65 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Palmetto Gardens at Pensacolamemory care4916 Mobile Highway | Large64 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Pensacola8700 University Parkway | Large60 residents | from $4,780/mo |
| Veranda of Pensacola6982 Pine Forest Road | Large60 residents | from $3,510/mo |
| Windermere Assisted Living & Memory Carememory care7901 Kipling St | Large60 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Gardens Home ALF1012 N 72 Avenue | Large55 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Oakbridge Terrace at Azalea Trace10100 Hillview Road | Large54 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Shelton Manor9700 Pensacola Blvd | Large50 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| The Residencememory care10075 Hillview Drive | Mid-size40 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility1030 Jojo Road | Small home15 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| FL Memory Lanememory care108 Louisiana Dr | Small home10 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Prisyco Manor8061 Groveland Ave | Small home8 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Pensacola?
The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 a month ($67,320 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 6 Pensacola communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,600 to $4,780 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Florida, 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 Pensacola 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 Pensacola community’s license
Florida 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: quality.healthfinder.fl.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Pensacola assisted living questions
Florida licenses 21 assisted living communities in Pensacola as of November 2026: 18 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,497 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 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. Florida's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Florida publishes its licensing records at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.