Assisted Living in Wilmington, NC
Wilmington has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in North Carolina is $6,496 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 2 have phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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The Commons at Brightmore
Wilmington · Senior Living Alliance member
20+ verified testimonials
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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
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“I haven't had a problem with management. She enjoys the activities. Housekeeping and laundry have never lost clothes or given us a problem. The transportation staff are real friendly and always on time, and the…”
“I haven't had any problems with management, and my friend hasn't complained to me. The menu looks good, and he's very happy with the servers. Whenever I visit, his place is very tidy and they keep it in order, and…”
All 8 licensed assisted living communities in Wilmington
Every assisted living community North Carolina licenses in Wilmington, 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.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Commons at Brightmore20+ verified testimonialsmemory care2320 41st Street | Large201 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| The Kempton at Brightmore20+ verified testimonials2298 S. Forty-first Street | Large84 residents | from $6,356/mo |
| Champions Assisted Livingmemory care1007 Porters Neck Road | Large148 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Morningside of Wilmingtonmemory care2744 S 17th Street | Large101 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Spring Arbor of Wilmingtonmemory care809 John D. Barry Drive | Large66 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Cedar Cove Assisted Livingmemory care4200 Jasmine Cove Way | Large64 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| New Hanover Housememory care3915 Stedwick Court | Large61 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Wilmingtonmemory care3501 Converse Drive | Mid-size38 residents | $4,400 to $7,050/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Wilmington
Also in Wilmington: 9 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Wilmington and 9 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 Wilmington?
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 Wilmington communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,000 to $6,356 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in North Carolina, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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.
Wilmington assisted living questions
North Carolina licenses 8 assisted living communities in Wilmington as of November 2026.
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.
The Commons at Brightmore, The Kempton at Brightmore. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.