Asheville has 30 state-licensed assisted living communities: 7 larger communities and 23 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in North Carolina is $6,496 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Both are licensed by North Carolina 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. North Carolina words these licenses as “Family Care Home” (18), “Adult Care Home” (12).
Every assisted living community North Carolina licenses in Asheville, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony at Reynolds Mountain41 Cobbler's Way | Large99 residents | Get pricing |
| Brookdale Asheville Overlook308 Overlook Road | Large79 residents | Get pricing |
| Arbor Terrace of Ashevillememory care3199 Sweeten Creek Road | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| Chunn's Cove Assisted Living67 Mountain Brook Road | Large67 residents | Get pricing |
| Richard A. Wood, Jr. Assisted Living Center100 Wesley Drive | Large56 residents | Get pricing |
| Wilham Ridge30 Dalea Drive | Large54 residents | Get pricing |
| Brookdale Asheville Walden Ridgememory care4 Walden Ridge Drive | Mid-size38 residents | Get pricing |
| Richmond Hill Assisted Living #295 Richmond Hill Road | Small home12 residents | Get pricing |
| Richmond Hill Assisted Living #395 Richmond Hill Road | Small home12 residents | Get pricing |
| Richmond Hill Assisted Living #495 Richmond Hill Road | Small home12 residents | Get pricing |
| Richmond Hill Assisted Living #595 Richmond Hill Road | Small home12 residents | Get pricing |
| Richmond Hill Assisted Living 195 Richmond Hill Road | Small home12 residents | Get pricing |
| Ahava House 120 Melody Rose Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ahava House 226 Melody Rose Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ahava House 334 Melody Rose Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ahava House 439 Melody Rose Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ahava House 545 Melody Rose Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Alverta Bolick Home80 Baker Avenue | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House 160-D Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House 260 G Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House III60-A Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House IV60-B Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House V60 E Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House VI60-F Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Angel House VII60-C Hornot Circle | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Soundview II #136 Smith Graveyard Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Soundview II #234 Smith Graveyard Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Soundview II #3232 Smith Graveyard Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Soundview II #430 Smith Graveyard Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Soundview II #9494 Millbrook Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in North Carolina is $6,496 a month ($77,952 a year), above 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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North Carolina 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: info.ncdhhs.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
North Carolina licenses 30 assisted living communities in Asheville as of September 2026: 7 larger communities and 23 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 631 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in North Carolina is $6,496 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. North Carolina's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
North Carolina publishes its licensing records at info.ncdhhs.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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