Memory Care in Louisville, KY
Louisville has 18 state-licensed memory care communities. These are the communities Kentucky’s licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many other assisted living communities also run secured memory care, so ask. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Choosing Memory Care
For families of a parent living with dementia, in the order you'll need it.
- How memory care is set up and what it costs
- Signs it may be time
- Questions, a tour checklist and a worksheet to print
- A section for you, the person doing the caring
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…”
All 18 licensed memory care communities in Louisville
Every memory care 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.
18 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vitality Living Springdale20+ verified testimonials4501 Springdale Road | Large70 residents | from $4,300/mo |
| Belmont Village4600 Bowling Boulevard | Large105 residents | $4,700 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Arcadia Senior Living Louisville901 Blankenbaker Parkway | Large99 residents | $4,700 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Magnolia Springs Louisville8225 Whipps Mill Road | Large66 residents | from $8,620/mo |
| Magnolia Springs East13600 la Grange Road | Large65 residents | $4,700 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Creekside on Whipps Mill9701 Whipps Mill Road | Large60 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| The Legacy at English Station13700 English Villa Drive | Large60 residents | from $9,249/mo |
| Cedarhurst of East Louisville100 Shelby Station Drive | Large56 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Creekside on Bardstown3535 Bardstown Rd | Large56 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Spring House at Louisville1760 Plantside Drive | Large56 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| The Ashton on Dorsey1105 Dorsey Lane | Large53 residents | from $5,800/mo |
| Storypoint Brownsboro6700 Overlook Drive | Large52 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Symphony at Valley Farms10201 Valley Farms Boulevard | Large50 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's & Memory4701 South Hurstbourne Parkway | Mid-size44 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| The Episcopal Church Home (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care)7504 Westport Road | Mid-size26 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Bee Hive Homes of Smyrna Memory Care8800 Smyrna Parkway | Mid-size20 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Forest Springs Health Campus (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care)4120 Wooded Acre Lane | Mid-size20 residents | from $8,749/mo |
| The Willows at Springhurst (Assisted Living and Memory Care)3001 N Hurstbourne Parkway | Small home16 residents | $4,900 to $7,600/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 memory care 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. 6 Louisville communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,000 to $9,249 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Kentucky, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living, because of extra staffing and a secured setting, so treat the assisted living median as a floor.
Medicare does not pay for memory care. 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
Tour Louisville memory care at 11 a.m., ask about 3 a.m.
- How many staff are awake overnight, and for how many residents?
- How often is she checked at night, and is it written down?
- If she falls at 3 a.m., who responds, and when do you call me?
- What do you do when she’s up and wandering at night?
There’s no federal staffing ratio for memory care; each state sets its own rules. The night questions to ask, with a free printable (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 memory care questions
Kentucky licenses 18 memory care communities in Louisville as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Kentucky is $5,528 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living. 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 memory care. 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.
This page lists communities Kentucky's licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many assisted living communities also offer secured memory care without a separate license flag, so the assisted living list is worth checking too.
Vitality Living Springdale. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.