Assisted Living in Louisville, KY
Louisville has 35 state-licensed assisted living communities: 33 larger communities and 2 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Kentucky is $5,528 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 2 have phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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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 Louisville
Both are licensed by Kentucky 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. Kentucky words these licenses as “Assisted Living Community - Basic Health Services” (18), “Assisted Living Community” (8), “Assisted Living Community - Dementia Care” (7).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“The staff is very good, attentive and they work their butts off. They communicate very well, they keep the building looking good and they are very helpful. They also provide food that my dad loves and activities that…”
“I've only been here a short time, but I find everything in decent order. I have no complaints and I'm very pleased and very blessed.”
All 35 licensed assisted living communities in Louisville
Every assisted living community Kentucky licenses in Louisville, 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.
35 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vitality Living Springdale20+ verified testimonialsmemory care4501 Springdale Road | Large70 residents | from $4,300/mo |
| Vitality Living St Matthews20+ verified testimonials120 S Hubbards Ln | Large70 residents | from $3,900/mo |
| Forest Hills Commons9107 Taylorsville Road | Large119 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Belmont Villagememory care4600 Bowling Boulevard | Large105 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Arcadia Senior Living Louisvillememory care901 Blankenbaker Parkway | Large99 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Morning Pointe of Louisville at South Hurstbourne4701 South Hurstbourne Parkway | Large73 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Magnolia Springs Louisvillememory care8225 Whipps Mill Road | Large66 residents | from $4,470/mo |
| Magnolia Springs Eastmemory care13600 la Grange Road | Large65 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Pinnacle of Louisville10451 Linn Station Road | Large64 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Willows at Springhurst (Independent Living and Assisted Living)3101 North Hurstbourne Parkway | Large62 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Storypoint Northfield6000 Hunting Road | Large61 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Stonestreet9251 Stonestreet Road | Large60 residents | from $3,800/mo |
| Creekside on Whipps Millmemory care9701 Whipps Mill Road | Large60 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Legacy at English Stationmemory care13700 English Villa Drive | Large60 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Twin Brook Assisted Living3525 Ephraim Mcdowell Dr | Large60 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Cedarhurst of East Louisvillememory care100 Shelby Station Drive | Large56 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Creekside on Bardstownmemory care3535 Bardstown Rd | Large56 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Spring House at Louisvillememory care1760 Plantside Drive | Large56 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Ashton on Dorseymemory care1105 Dorsey Lane | Large53 residents | from $4,850/mo |
| Franciscan Health Care Assisted Living3625 Fern Valley Road | Large52 residents | from $2,839/mo |
| Storypoint Brownsboromemory care6700 Overlook Drive | Large52 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Symphony at Valley Farmsmemory care10201 Valley Farms Boulevard | Large50 residents | from $3,950/mo |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's & Memorymemory care4701 South Hurstbourne Parkway | Mid-size44 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Hoskinson House Assisted Living5012 East Manslick Road | Mid-size41 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Episcopal Church Home (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care7504 Westport Road | Mid-size26 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Forum at Brookside200 Brookside Drive | Mid-size24 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Glen Ridge Health Campus (Assisted Living)6415 Calm River Way | Mid-size22 residents | from $5,749/mo |
| Westport Place Health Campus (Assisted Living)4247 Westport Road | Mid-size22 residents | from $6,749/mo |
| Barton House of Louisville #16830 Overlook Drive | Mid-size20 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Bee Hive Homes of Smyrna Memory Carememory care8800 Smyrna Parkway | Mid-size20 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Forest Springs Health Campus (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care4120 Wooded Acre Lane | Mid-size20 residents | from $6,769/mo |
| Christian Care Communities Middletown11530 Herrick Lane | Mid-size19 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Bee Hive Homes of Lyndon8401 Lagrange Road | Mid-size18 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| The Willows at Springhurst (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care3001 N Hurstbourne Parkway | Small home16 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
| Bee Hive Homes of Smyrna8800 Smyrna Parkway | Small home15 residents | $3,450 to $5,550/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Louisville
Also in Louisville: 9 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Louisville and 37 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 3 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Louisville?
The median cost of assisted living in Kentucky is $5,528 a month ($66,336 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 10 Louisville communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,839 to $6,769 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Kentucky, 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 Louisville 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 Louisville community’s license
Kentucky 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: chfs.ky.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Louisville assisted living questions
Kentucky licenses 35 assisted living communities in Louisville as of November 2026: 33 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,776 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Kentucky is $5,528 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. Kentucky's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Kentucky publishes its licensing records at chfs.ky.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Vitality Living Springdale, Vitality Living St Matthews. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.