Memory Care in Waco, TX
Waco has 9 state-licensed memory care communities. These are the communities Texas’s licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many other assisted living communities also run secured memory care, so ask.
Free guide · 17 pages
Choosing Memory Care
For families of a parent living with dementia, in the order you'll need it.
- How memory care is set up and what it costs
- Signs it may be time
- Questions, a tour checklist and a worksheet to print
- A section for you, the person doing the caring
All 9 licensed memory care communities in Waco
Every memory care community Texas licenses in Waco, 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.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Blake at Waco5901 Crosslake Parkway | Large159 residents | $4,800 to $7,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Lynridge of Waco Assisted Living and Memory Care5317 Speegleville Rd | Large156 residents | from $4,930/mo |
| The Delaney at Lake Waco2121 W. Highway 6 | Large106 residents | from $5,250/mo |
| Brookdale Lake Brazos3801 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | Large101 residents | from $4,305/mo |
| St Elizabeth Place300 W Hwy 6 | Large90 residents | $4,800 to $7,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Arbor House of Waco2418 Marketplace Dr. | Large75 residents | $4,800 to $7,500/moLilisity estimate |
| Residency at Ridgewood6312 Cobbs Drive | Mid-size39 residents | from $6,750/mo |
| Mercy House4308 N 19th St | Small home16 residents | $5,050 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
| Mercy House Living Springs8601 Old Mcgregor Road | Small home16 residents | $5,050 to $7,800/moLilisity estimate |
How much does memory care cost in Waco?
The median cost of assisted living in Texas is $5,666 a month ($67,992 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 4 Waco communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,305 to $6,750 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Texas, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living, because of extra staffing and a secured setting, so treat the assisted living median as a floor.
Medicare does not pay for memory care. 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
Tour Waco memory care at 11 a.m., ask about 3 a.m.
- How many staff are awake overnight, and for how many residents?
- How often is she checked at night, and is it written down?
- If she falls at 3 a.m., who responds, and when do you call me?
- What do you do when she’s up and wandering at night?
There’s no federal staffing ratio for memory care; each state sets its own rules. The night questions to ask, with a free printable (PDF).
Check a Waco community’s license
Texas 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: hhs.texas.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Waco memory care questions
Texas licenses 9 memory care communities in Waco as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Texas is $5,666 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Memory care usually costs more than assisted living. 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 memory care. 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. Texas's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Texas publishes its licensing records at hhs.texas.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
This page lists communities Texas's licensing records flag for dementia or memory care. Many assisted living communities also offer secured memory care without a separate license flag, so the assisted living list is worth checking too.