Assisted Living in Lancaster, PA
Lancaster has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 12 larger communities and 5 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 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 Lancaster
Both are licensed by Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania words these licenses as “Personal Care Home” (15), “Assisted Living Residence - Special Care” (2).
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in Lancaster
Every assisted living community Pennsylvania licenses in Lancaster, 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.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Estates Retirement Communitymemory care1300 East King Street | Large125 residents | from $3,300/mo |
| Providence Place of Lancastermemory care1380 Elm Avenue | Large125 residents | from $4,975/mo |
| Homestead Village (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care1800 Village Circle | Large100 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Legend Personal Care and Memory Care of Lancastermemory care31 Millersville Road | Large100 residents | from $5,545/mo |
| Brethren Village - Terrace Crossingmemory care3001 Lititz Pike | Large98 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Trillium Place (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care1520 Harrisburg Pike | Large85 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| The Glen at Willow Valley675 Willow Valley Square | Large76 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| The Long Community at Highlandmemory care600 East Roseville Road | Large64 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| The Vineyard Personal Care Home3030 Columbia Avenue | Mid-size42 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Magnolias of Lancastermemory care1870 Rohrestown Road | Mid-size38 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Pine Manor Home2165 New Holland Pike | Mid-size31 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Red Rose Manor38 Cottage Avenue | Mid-size30 residents | $4,050 to $6,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Acadia Neurorehab #11604/1614 Bentley Ridge Blvd | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Acadia Neurorehab #2306/312 Bentley Ridgve Blvd | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Acadia Neurorehab #31104/1114 Bentley Ridge Blvd | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Acadia Neurorehab #4950 Bentley Ridge Blvd | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Acadia Neurorehab #5649/653 Patriot Drive | Small home8 residents | $4,450 to $7,150/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Lancaster?
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 a month ($77,760 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Lancaster communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,300 to $5,545 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Pennsylvania, 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster community’s license
Pennsylvania 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: humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Lancaster assisted living questions
Pennsylvania licenses 17 assisted living communities in Lancaster as of November 2026: 12 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 954 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Pennsylvania is $6,480 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. Pennsylvania's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Pennsylvania publishes its licensing records at humanservices.dhs.pa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.