Assisted Living in Lawrence, KS
Lawrence has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Kansas is $5,975 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 17 licensed assisted living communities in Lawrence
Every assisted living community Kansas licenses in Lawrence, 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.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Woods at Alvamar1501 Inverness Dr. | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Cedarhurst of Lawrence4450 Bauer Farm Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Eltern's House1701 Research Park Dr | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Hope Senior Living2303 Oxford Rd | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Lawrence Presbyterian Manor (Assisted Living)1429 Kasold Dr | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Madel's House1701 Research Park Dr | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Monterey Village Assisted Living3901 Peterson Road | Size not listed— residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Monterey Village Memory Care3905 Peterson Road | Size not listed— residents | from $4,500/mo |
| Neuvant Md Memory Care1216 Biltmore Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Oma's House1701 Research Park Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Opa's House1701 Research Park Drive | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community (Assisted Living)4851 Harvard Road | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Living3911 W 13th Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Living Annex3911 W 13th St | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Star Living at Owens Ln2116 Owens Lane | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
| The Windsor of Lawrence3220 Peterson Rd | Size not listed— residents | from $5,250/mo |
| Tranquil Haven3109 W 26th Street | Size not listed— residents | $3,750 to $6,000/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Lawrence?
The median cost of assisted living in Kansas is $5,975 a month ($71,700 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Lawrence communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,500 to $5,250 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Kansas, 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence community’s license
Kansas 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: kdads.ks.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Lawrence assisted living questions
Kansas licenses 17 assisted living communities in Lawrence as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Kansas is $5,975 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. Kansas's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Kansas publishes its licensing records at kdads.ks.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.