Assisted Living in Cary, NC
Cary has 20 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 11 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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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 Cary
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” (11), “Adult Care Home” (9).
All 20 licensed assisted living communities in Cary
Every assisted living community North Carolina licenses in Cary, 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.
20 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Assisted Carememory care201 West High Street | Large120 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| HeartFields at Carymemory care1050 Crescent Green Drive | Large97 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunrise of Carymemory care1206 West Chatham Street | Large85 residents | from $6,400/mo |
| Woodland Terracememory care300 Kildaire Woods Drive | Large84 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale MacArthur Parkmemory care111 MacArthur Drive | Large80 residents | from $7,225/mo |
| Spring Arbor of Cary1705 Kildaire Farm Road | Large80 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| The Blair Memory Care Center of Carymemory care809 West Chatham Street | Large80 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Waltonwood Cary Parkwaymemory care750 SE Cary Pky | Large57 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Carymemory care7870 Chapel Hill Road | Large50 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Agape House - Stonehollow107 Stonehollow Court | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Avendelle Assisted Living at MacArthur142 Trafalgar Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Avendelle Assisted Living on Kildaire Farm115 Steep Bank Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Avendelle Assisted Living On Maynard1104 SE Maynard Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Avendelle Assisted Living on Tryon6645 Tryon Road | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| LiveWell at Wessex208 Midenhall Way | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Rose Care Homes 31410 Kildaire Farm Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| The Retreat at Cary309 Tweed Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Val's Heritage Pines503 Quaker Dell Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Agape Family-Greenwood1308 Walnut St | Small home3 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Cary Family Care545 Front Ridge Drive | Small home3 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Cary
Also in Cary: 7 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Cary and 6 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 5 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Cary?
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. 2 Cary communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $6,400 to $7,225 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in North Carolina, 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 Cary 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 Cary community’s license
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.
Cary assisted living questions
North Carolina licenses 20 assisted living communities in Cary as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 11 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 792 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. 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. 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.