Assisted Living in Stanwood, WA
Stanwood has 13 state-licensed assisted living communities: 3 larger communities and 10 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 Stanwood
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” (10), “Assisted Living Facility” (3).
All 13 licensed assisted living communities in Stanwood
Every assisted living community Washington licenses in Stanwood, 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.
13 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Warm Beach Health Care Centermemory care20420 Marine Dr NW | Large97 residents | $4,750 to $7,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Josephine Caring Community (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care and Continuing Care)memory care9901 272nd Pl NW | Large86 residents | $4,750 to $7,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Stanwoodmemory care7212 265th St Nw | Large80 residents | from $5,025/mo |
| **Church Creek Estates Adult Family Home7106 Church Creek Cir NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Baraka Suu Adult Family Home27913 76th Dr NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Cooper's Adult Family Home27832 73rd Ave NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Heartfelt Haven Care27229 Church Creek Loop NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Inspirational Generations28223 80th Ave NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Jamissa AFH27921 75th Dr NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| MD'S Adult Family Home28213 80th Ave NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Renaissance Group 17736 273rd St NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Sheba's Love Adult Family Home 227008 78th Ave NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Stanwood Cottage Adult Family Home7404 280th Pl NW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Stanwood
Also in Stanwood: 3 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Stanwood and 2 income-restricted senior apartment buildings.
How much does assisted living cost in Stanwood?
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. 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 Stanwood 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 Stanwood 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.
Stanwood assisted living questions
Washington licenses 13 assisted living communities in Stanwood as of November 2026: 3 larger communities and 10 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 323 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.