Bay City has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
Most communities don't publish prices. Tell us who you're looking for and a local advisor will send current rates and availability for the assisted living options that fit.
Every assisted living community Michigan licenses in Bay City, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| New Hope Bay, LLCmemory care668 N. Pine Road | Large98 residents | Get pricing |
| Sheffield Baymemory care4471 Sheffield Place | Large86 residents | Get pricing |
| Bayfield Assisted Livingmemory care3932 Monitor Road | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| Bay City Assisted Living and Memory Carememory care4130 Shrestha Drive | Large67 residents | Get pricing |
| Colonnades Assisted Living2448 Midland Road | Large50 residents | Get pricing |
| New Hope Bay West668 N. Pine Road | Large50 residents | Get pricing |
| Close to Home805 East South Union | Mid-size40 residents | Get pricing |
| Rachel Sovereign Memorial Home1014 Center Ave. | Mid-size23 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month ($69,816 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025.
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.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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Michigan 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: michigan.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Michigan licenses 8 assisted living communities in Bay City as of September 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 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, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
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. Michigan's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Michigan publishes its licensing records at michigan.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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