Cape Girardeau has 9 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Missouri is $5,400 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 Missouri licenses in Cape Girardeau, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Home Assisted Living2825 Bloomfield Rd | Large115 residents | Get pricing |
| Newbridge Retirement Communitymemory care1205 S Mount Auburn Rd | Large94 residents | Get pricing |
| Chateau Girardeaumemory care3120 Independence St | Large62 residents | Get pricing |
| Barnabas Acres LLC210 Franks Ln | Large56 residents | Get pricing |
| Fountainbleau Lodge2001 North Kingshighway | Large56 residents | Get pricing |
| Capetown Assisted Livingmemory care2857 Cape Lacroix Rd | Large53 residents | Get pricing |
| Auburn Creek Assisted Livingmemory care2910 Beaver Creek Dr | Mid-size48 residents | Get pricing |
| Maple Crest Manor430 North Frederick Street | Mid-size48 residents | Get pricing |
| Frederick Street Manor429 North Frederick Street | Mid-size32 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in Missouri is $5,400 a month ($64,800 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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Missouri 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: data.mo.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Missouri licenses 9 assisted living communities in Cape Girardeau as of September 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Missouri is $5,400 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. Missouri's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Missouri publishes its licensing records at data.mo.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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