How many assisted living communities are licensed in Louisville, KY?
Kentucky's OIG roster lists 59 assisted living licenses in Louisville and Jefferson County (11 ALC, 24 ALC-BH and 24 ALC-DC) with 2544 licensed units, a median of 32 units per license, serving a county with about 147,293 residents 65 and older.
| Louisville area | Licenses | Units | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Matthews & Lyndon | 11 | 482 | Belmont Village |
| Middletown, Anchorage & the East End | 15 | 609 | Arcadia Senior Living Louisville |
| Prospect & Northeast Jefferson County | 10 | 421 | Vitality Living Springdale |
| Jeffersontown & Fern Creek | 13 | 628 | Forest Hills Commons |
| The Highlands & Crescent Hill | 1 | 60 | Twin Brook Assisted Living |
| Downtown, Old Louisville & the West End | 0 | 0 | — |
| Germantown, Audubon Park & the South End | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shively, Pleasure Ridge Park & Valley Station | 3 | 128 | Brookdale Stonestreet |
| Okolona, Buechel & Hikes Point | 6 | 216 | Creekside on Bardstown |
Which Louisville assisted living license should my parent look for?
Match the license to the medication need: a social-model ALC for residents who manage their own medications, an ALC-BH when staff must administer medications or monitor health, and an ALC-DC when a secured dementia unit is needed.
In Jefferson County the three license types are spread unevenly: Middletown, Anchorage & the East End has the most licenses, while the Highlands, downtown and the South End have very few. Many East End and Jeffersontown campuses carry both an ALC-BH and an ALC-DC license at one address.
Are there assisted living options just outside Louisville?
Yes: 17 more licenses are in the surrounding KIPDA counties, mostly in Shelbyville, La Grange, Mount Washington.
- Amber Oaks, Shelbyville — ALC 42 units
- Bee Hive Home of Goshen, Goshen — ALC 16 units
- Beehive Homes of Taylorsville, Taylorsville — ALC 20 units
- Countryside Meadows, La Grange — ALC 12 units
- Crescent Place Assisted Living, Shelbyville — ALC 43 units
- Hometown Manor Shelbyville, Shelbyville — ALC 11 units
- Inspirations of Mt Washington, Mount Washington — ALC 50 units
- Inspirations of Mt Washington, Mount Washington — ALC-DC 18 units
- Sanders Ridge Health Campus, Mount Washington — ALC-DC 12 units
- Sanders Ridge Health Campus, Mount Washington — ALC-BH 19 units
- Shelby Farms Senior Living, Shelbyville — ALC-BH 56 units
- Shelby Farms Senior Living, Shelbyville — ALC-DC 23 units
What does assisted living cost in Louisville?
No Louisville-specific figure is published; CareScout's 2025 Kentucky median for assisted living is $63,480 a year, about $5,290 a month, and local quotes vary with care level and building age.
Kentucky Medicaid has no waiver that pays for assisted living or ALC-DC memory care, so ask every community what happens if private funds run out.
Assisted living in Louisville at a glance
| Assisted living in Louisville is | Assisted living in Louisville is not | |
|---|---|---|
| License | ALC, ALC-BH or ALC-DC from OIG | A marketing label |
| Where | Most licenses are in Middletown, Anchorage & the East End and the East End | Evenly spread across Louisville |
| Price data | A Kentucky median (assisted living only) | A published Louisville figure |
| Medicaid | Private pay, VA pension or LTC insurance | Covered by a Kentucky Medicaid waiver |
