Assisted Living in Athens, GA
Athens has 13 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Georgia is $5,300 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
All 13 licensed assisted living communities in Athens
Every assisted living community Georgia licenses in Athens, 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.
13 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Terrace of Athens170 Marilyn Farmer Way | Size not listed— residents | from $5,575/mo |
| Haven at Cedar Shoals1291 Cedar Shoals Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Haven Memory Care of Athens705 Whitehead Road | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Manor Lake Athens933 Us Highway 29 | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Morningside of Athens-Pending1291 Cedar Shoals Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Orchard at Athens2750 Atlanta Hwy | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Plaza Pc Center at Talmage Terr801 Riverhill Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Presbyterian Village - Athens (Assisted Living)1400 Live Oak Lane | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| True Comfort Care Home #51905 Dainelsville Road | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| True Comfort Care Home 41081 Helican Spring Road | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| True Comfort Care Homes #6185 Catalpa Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Whispering Pines Personal Care Home I100 East Paces Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Whispering Pines Personal Care Home II110 East Paces Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,300 to $5,300/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Athens?
The median cost of assisted living in Georgia is $5,300 a month ($63,600 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 Georgia, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
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 Athens 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 Athens community’s license
Georgia 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: forms.dch.georgia.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Athens assisted living questions
Georgia licenses 13 assisted living communities in Athens as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Georgia is $5,300 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. Georgia's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Georgia publishes its licensing records at forms.dch.georgia.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.