Assisted Living in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City has 29 state-licensed assisted living communities: 25 larger communities and 4 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Missouri is $5,400 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
Two kinds of assisted living in Kansas City
Both are licensed by Missouri 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. Missouri words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility (evacuation assistance)” (18), “Residential Care Facility” (5), “Assisted Living Facility” (4).
All 29 licensed assisted living communities in Kansas City
Every assisted living community Missouri licenses in Kansas City, 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.
29 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mccrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Livingmemory care1201 Nw Tullison Rd | Large164 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Rockhill Manor Assisted Living4235 Locust St | Large154 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Gardens at Barry Roadmemory care8300 Nw Barry Road | Large124 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| American House Burlington Creekmemory care6311 North Cosby Avenue | Large110 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Oxford Grand at Shoal Creekmemory care8280 N Tullis Avenue | Large98 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Wexford Place Assisted Living and Memory Support by Senior Starmemory care6460 North Cosby Ave | Large98 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Tiffany Springs Senior Care Communitymemory care9101 N Ambassador Drive | Large97 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Ashton on the Plazamemory care2 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd | Large96 residents | from $4,865/mo |
| Addington Place of Shoal Creekmemory care9601 North Tullis Dr | Large88 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| American House of St Anthony'smemory care1010 East 68th Street | Large81 residents | from $3,999/mo |
| Sagegrove at Staley Hillsmemory care11071 Maplewoods Parkway | Large80 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Sagegrove at Tiffany Springsmemory care5901 Nw 88th St | Large80 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Barrymore Senior Livingmemory care8400 N Marston Ave | Large79 residents | from $5,470/mo |
| Brookdale Wornall Place501 West 107th St | Large68 residents | from $5,560/mo |
| Kingswood Senior Living (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care and Continuing Care)memory care10000 Wornall Rd | Large67 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Madison Senior Livingmemory care14001 Madison Avenue | Large66 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Oaks5550 Noland Road | Large62 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Bishop Spencer Place (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care4301 Madison Ave | Large61 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Summitview Terrace Assisted Living12101 East Bannister Rd | Large52 residents | from $4,530/mo |
| Armour Oaks Senior Living Community (Assisted Living)8100 Wornall Rd | Mid-size47 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Primrose Retirement Community of Kansas City8559 North Line Creek Parkway | Mid-size44 residents | from $4,720/mo |
| Beacon Hill Residential Care2905 Campbell | Mid-size37 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Carrie Dumas Long Term Care Facility2836 Benton Blvd | Mid-size34 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Autumn Woods5500 Nw Houston Lake Dr | Mid-size28 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Jolet Home3920 Forest | Mid-size17 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| My Blessed Home305 E 63rd St | Small home11 residents | $3,350 to $5,400/moLilisity estimate |
| The Lodge Residential Care Facility3860 East 60th St | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Leona Housememory care5000 Nw Old Trail Road | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,950/moLilisity estimate |
| The Harris House Residential Care Facility3859 East 59th Terrace | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,950/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Kansas City
Also in Kansas City: 4 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Kansas City and 34 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 2 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Kansas City?
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. 6 Kansas City communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,999 to $5,560 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Missouri, 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City community’s license
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.
Kansas City assisted living questions
Missouri licenses 29 assisted living communities in Kansas City as of November 2026: 25 larger communities and 4 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,965 licensed spots in all.
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. 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. 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.