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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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).
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 reviews are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mccrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Livingmemory care1201 Nw Tullison Rd | Large164 residents | Get pricing |
| Rockhill Manor Assisted Living4235 Locust St | Large154 residents | Get pricing |
| The Gardens at Barry Roadmemory care8300 Nw Barry Road | Large124 residents | Get pricing |
| American House Burlington Creekmemory care6311 North Cosby Avenue | Large110 residents | Get pricing |
| Oxford Grand at Shoal Creekmemory care8280 N Tullis Avenue | Large98 residents | Get pricing |
| Wexford Place Assisted Living and Memory Support by Senior Starmemory care6460 North Cosby Ave | Large98 residents | Get pricing |
| Tiffany Springs Senior Care Communitymemory care9101 N Ambassador Drive | Large97 residents | Get pricing |
| The Ashton on the Plazamemory care2 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd | Large96 residents | Get pricing |
| Addington Place of Shoal Creekmemory care9601 North Tullis Dr | Large88 residents | Get pricing |
| American House of St Anthony'smemory care1010 East 68th Street | Large81 residents | Get pricing |
| Sagegrove at Staley Hillsmemory care11071 Maplewoods Parkway | Large80 residents | Get pricing |
| Sagegrove at Tiffany Springsmemory care5901 Nw 88th St | Large80 residents | Get pricing |
| The Barrymore Senior Livingmemory care8400 N Marston Ave | Large79 residents | Get pricing |
| Brookdale Wornall Place501 West 107th St | Large68 residents | Get pricing |
| Kingswood Senior Livingmemory care10000 Wornall Rd | Large67 residents | Get pricing |
| Madison Senior Living thememory care14001 Madison Avenue | Large66 residents | Get pricing |
| The Oaks5550 Noland Road | Large62 residents | Get pricing |
| The Bishop Spencer Place, INCmemory care4301 Madison Ave | Large61 residents | Get pricing |
| Summitview Terrace Assisted Living12101 East Bannister Rd | Large52 residents | Get pricing |
| Armour Oaks Senior Living Community8100 Wornall Rd | Mid-size47 residents | Get pricing |
| Primrose Retirement Community of Kansas City8559 North Line Creek Parkway | Mid-size44 residents | Get pricing |
| Beacon Hill Residential Care2905 Campbell | Mid-size37 residents | Get pricing |
| Carrie Dumas Long Term Care Facility2836 Benton Blvd | Mid-size34 residents | Get pricing |
| Autumn Woods, INC5500 Nw Houston Lake Dr | Mid-size28 residents | Get pricing |
| Jolet Home3920 Forest | Mid-size17 residents | Get pricing |
| My Blessed Home305 E 63rd St | Small home11 residents | Get pricing |
| The Lodge Residential Care Facility3860 East 60th St | Small home8 residents | Get pricing |
| The Harris House Residential Care Facility3859 East 59th Terrace | Small home7 residents | Get pricing |
| Leona Housememory care5000 Nw Old Trail Road | Small home7 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. 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.
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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 29 assisted living communities in Kansas City as of September 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, 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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