Assisted Living in Rochester, NY
Rochester has 14 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in New York is $7,110 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
All 14 licensed assisted living communities in Rochester
Every assisted living community New York licenses in Rochester, 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.
14 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cirrus Manor Residential Center2515 Culver Road | Large200 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Village at Mill Landingmemory care45 Mill Road | Large150 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Cobbs Hill Manor1175 Monroe Avenue | Large127 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Landing of Brightonmemory care1350 Westfall Road | Large121 residents | from $4,585/mo |
| Grande'ville Senior Living Communitymemory care555 Maiden Ln | Large115 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Rochester Presbyterian Homememory care256 Thurston Rd | Large102 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Village at Maiden Parkmemory care749 Maiden Ln | Large98 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Seabury Woodsmemory care110 Dalaker Drive | Large85 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Wolk Manor Enriched Living Centermemory care4000 Summit Circle Drive | Large85 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Village at Towngate150 Towngate Road | Large79 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Legacy at Cranberry Landingmemory care300 Cranberry Landing Drive | Large78 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Elderwood Village at Greecememory care1404 Long Pond Rd | Large72 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Hamletmemory care1471 Long Pond Road | Large66 residents | from $6,045/mo |
| The Hawthorne1 Johnsarbor Dr W | Mid-size42 residents | $4,400 to $7,100/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Rochester
Also in Rochester: 5 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Rochester and 15 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 4 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Rochester?
The median cost of assisted living in New York is $7,110 a month ($85,320 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Rochester communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,585 to $6,045 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in New York, 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 Rochester 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 Rochester community’s license
New York 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: health.data.ny.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Rochester assisted living questions
New York licenses 14 assisted living communities in Rochester as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in New York is $7,110 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. New York's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
New York publishes its licensing records at health.data.ny.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.