Assisted Living in Great Falls, MT
Great Falls has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 larger communities and 6 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Montana is $6,075 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 Great Falls
Both are licensed by Montana 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. Montana words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility (SDMI waiver provider)” (11).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Great Falls
Every assisted living community Montana licenses in Great Falls, 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.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Senior Living20 3rd St N | Large106 residents | No price or estimate |
| Great Falls Plaza1615 9th St S | Mid-size42 residents | No price or estimate |
| Ruby House and Sapphire House811 2nd Ave S | Mid-size31 residents | No price or estimate |
| Hosanna Assisted Living Home1521 3rd Ave N | Mid-size28 residents | No price or estimate |
| Meadowlark Assisted Living1009 3rd Ave N | Mid-size24 residents | No price or estimate |
| Park View Assisted Living2201 11th St SW | Small home14 residents | No price or estimate |
| Rivers Edge Assisted Living4800 Lower River Rd | Small home14 residents | No price or estimate |
| Renaissance Senior Care - Clark2020 16th Ave S | Small home13 residents | No price or estimate |
| Renaissance Senior Care - Lewis2000 16th Ave S | Small home11 residents | No price or estimate |
| Bluebird Assisted Living1101 24th Ave SW | Small home10 residents | No price or estimate |
| Headwaters Assisted Living304 Wilson Butte Rd | Small home8 residents | No price or estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Great Falls?
The median cost of assisted living in Montana is $6,075 a month ($72,900 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Montana, 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 Great Falls 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 Great Falls community’s license
Montana 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: dphhs.mt.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Great Falls assisted living questions
Montana licenses 11 assisted living communities in Great Falls as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 6 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 301 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Montana is $6,075 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. Montana's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Montana publishes its licensing records at dphhs.mt.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.