Assisted Living in Arlington, WA
Arlington has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 3 larger communities and 8 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 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 Arlington
Both are licensed by Washington 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. Washington words these licenses as “Adult Family Home” (8), “Assisted Living Facility” (3).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Arlington
Every assisted living community Washington licenses in Arlington, 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.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Fields Senior Living at Smokey Pointmemory care3607 169th St NE | Large109 residents | from $5,200/mo |
| Olympic Place Retirement and Assisted Living Community20909 Olympic Pl NE | Large81 residents | $4,750 to $7,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Cascade Valley Senior Livingmemory care8400 207th Pl Ne | Large80 residents | from $4,850/mo |
| 1st Charleon Adult Family Home112 W Marion St | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Cottage AFH17324 81st Dr Ne | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| IRA Adult Family Home301 S Hamlin Dr | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Kims Care Adult Family Homes17322 Redhawk Dr | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Mambo Adults Family Home19010 46th Ave NE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Monique Adult Family521 E 5th st | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Serene Care AFH205 N Lenore Ave | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Sheba's Love Adult Family Home608 Kona Dr | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Arlington?
The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 a month ($91,200 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Arlington communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,850 to $5,200 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Washington, 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 Arlington 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 Arlington community’s license
Washington 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: fortress.wa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Arlington assisted living questions
Washington licenses 11 assisted living communities in Arlington as of November 2026: 3 larger communities and 8 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 318 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 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. Washington's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Washington publishes its licensing records at fortress.wa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.