Assisted Living in Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities: 7 larger communities and 8 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 Rocky Mount
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” (8), “Adult Care Home” (7).
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Rocky Mount
Every assisted living community North Carolina licenses in Rocky Mount, 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.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Care of Rocky Mount1650 Cokey Road | Large126 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Spring Arbor of Rocky Mountmemory care1251 S. Winstead Avenue | Large84 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Brekenridge Retirement Center2500 Hunter Hill Road | Large64 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Hunter Hill Assisted Living891 Noell Lane | Large64 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Navion of Rocky Mount650 Goldrock Road | Large60 residents | from $3,425/mo |
| Somerset Court of Rocky Mount918 Westwood Drive | Large60 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| The Landings of Rocky Mount Millsmemory care1365 River Drive | Large60 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Guiding Star Health Care Two1564 Springbrook Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| House of Blessings at Jason Drive2916 Jason Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Knight's Family Care Home3305 Greenfield Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| My Guardian Angel Family Care Home514 Cokey Road | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Your Loving Family Care Home I730 Marigold Street | Small home6 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Davenport Family Care Home1327 Echo Lake Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Knight's Family Care Home #2312 Cleo Street | Small home5 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| We Care Family Care Home #21101 Hill Street | Small home5 residents | $4,850 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Rocky Mount?
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. 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 Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount 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.
Rocky Mount assisted living questions
North Carolina licenses 15 assisted living communities in Rocky Mount as of November 2026: 7 larger communities and 8 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 563 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.