Raleigh has 58 state-licensed assisted living communities: 15 larger communities and 42 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. 1 has phone-verified resident and family reviews on Lilisity.
Most communities don't publish prices. Tell us who you're looking for and a local advisor will send current rates and availability for the assisted living options that fit.
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” (42), “Adult Care Home” (15).
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How reviews are verified.
“My spouse lives at the community and overall we’ve had a very positive experience. The management team is excellent and easy to work with, and the care staff are respectful, attentive, and genuinely kind.…”
Every assisted living community North Carolina licenses in Raleigh, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury at Hayes Barton Place12 verified reviewsmemory care2010 Fairview Road | Size not listed— residents | Get pricing |
| TerraBella Northridgememory care600 Newton Road | Large161 residents | Get pricing |
| Sunrise at North Hillsmemory care615 Spring Forest Road | Large160 residents | Get pricing |
| The Covingtonmemory care4510 Duraleigh Road | Large120 residents | Get pricing |
| Brighton Gardens of Raleighmemory care3101 Duraleigh Road | Large115 residents | Get pricing |
| Morningside of Raleighmemory care801 Dixie Trail | Large110 residents | Get pricing |
| Sunrise of Raleighmemory care4801 Edwards Mill Road | Large100 residents | Get pricing |
| Waltonwood Lead Minememory care4510 Leadmine Road | Large100 residents | Get pricing |
| Cadence North Raleighmemory care5219 Old Wake Forest Road | Large96 residents | Get pricing |
| Calyx Living of Wakefieldmemory care11555 Commons Oaks Drive | Large88 residents | Get pricing |
| Waltonwood Lake Boonememory care3560 Horton Street | Large68 residents | Get pricing |
| Magnolia Glen5215 Creedmoor Road | Large66 residents | Get pricing |
| Falls River Village1110 Falls River Avenue | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| Wake Assisted Livingmemory care2800 Kidd Road | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| The East Tower at Cardinal North Hills320 St. Albans Drive | Mid-size49 residents | Get pricing |
| Falls River Courtmemory care1130 Falls River Avenue | Mid-size38 residents | Get pricing |
| Adorable Family Care Home2604 Adcox Place | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Agape Family Care Home # 15024 Dantree Place | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ann's New Day400 Parnell Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Ann's Sunrise II404 Parnell Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Avendelle Assisted Living on Lazy River2268 Lazy River Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Avendelle at Waterford1008 Flower Round Court | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Avendelle at Wyckford4520 Dilford Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Dedove Homes Inc at Riverknoll1616 Riverknoll | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Destiny Family Care Home #45818 Poole Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Elsie's Place10916 Raven Rock Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Fairfax Hills Senior Living5313 Falls of Neuse Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Kelley's Family Care Home1919 High Holly Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| LiveWell at Lynn Road6701 Candlewood Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| LiveWell at Springdale9217 Oneal Rd | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| LiveWell Raleigh on Brassfield Rd2100 Brassfield Rd | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Lynn's Home at Riverside5614 Apalachicula Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Novelty Healthcare Services1101 Loxley Place | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| One Choice Family Care Home Inc.7305 Perry Creek Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Our Promise Care Homes at Falls Church1405 Falls Church Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Our Promise Care Homes at Lake Boone Trail3324 Lake Boone Trail | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Renaissance Care Home at Longleaf Estates3352 Longleaf Estates Dr | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Renaissance Care Home at Neuse River Estates3604 Neuse Estates Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Rose Care Homes 13300 N New Hope Road | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Serenity Falls Family Care Home at Durant Trace2445 Deanwood Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Teemed Family Care Home 41116 Beverly Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Teemed Family Care Home 52305 Glascock Street | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| The Manor at Coventry Creek5124 Werribee Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| The Manor at Edgewater1038 Stormy Lane | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| The Manor at Saratoga3905 Saratoga Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| The Retreat at Cary Corner10108 Penny Rd | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Unique Assisted Living6320 Saybrooke Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Val's Place4910 Morehead Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Val's Place at Brookhaven6112 Winthrop Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Val's Place at Dodsworth6021 Dodsworth Drive | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Wrenette's Place7029 San Juan Hill Court | Small home6 residents | Get pricing |
| Lakepark Family Care Home1505 Lakepark Drive | Small home5 residents | Get pricing |
| One Choice Family Care Home At Louisbury3913 Tritonville Way | Small home5 residents | Get pricing |
| Brightside Homes III2005 Ann Avenue | Small home4 residents | Get pricing |
| Parentcare Assisted Living3720 Vesta Drive | Small home4 residents | Get pricing |
| AJE Family Care Home812 Grove Creek Ln | Small home3 residents | Get pricing |
| Lynndale Senior Living Home6628 Keystone Dr. | Small home3 residents | Get pricing |
| Serenity Falls Family Care Home401 E Millbrook Rd | Small home3 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.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
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.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
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 58 assisted living communities in Raleigh as of September 2026: 15 larger communities and 42 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,628 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.
Bloomsbury at Hayes Barton Place. Their reviews come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.
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