Page 2 of Best Assisted Living in Louisville, KY

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 41 assisted living communities in Louisville, KY using KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank assisted living in KY
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Info below is compiled from the KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
The Forum at Brookside
AL
IL
RC
Louisville (Griffytown)
24
Facility 24
KY AVG 63
Rank #147 / 166
Yes
24
Facility 24
KY AVG 40
Rank #140 / 193
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
42
Facility 42
KY AVG 17
Rank #3 / 50
A+-
Little Sisters of the Poor
AL
NH
Louisville (Audubon)
50
Facility 50
KY AVG 63
Rank #96 / 166
No
74
Facility 74
KY AVG 40
Rank #14 / 193
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 17
Rank #37 / 50
-2
Magnolia Springs Louisville
AL
MC
NH
Louisville
20
Facility 20
KY AVG 63
Rank #154 / 166
Yes
41
Facility 41
KY AVG 40
Rank #97 / 193
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
17
Facility 17
KY AVG 17
Rank #24 / 50
A+-
Wesley Manor
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
Louisville (Highview)
107
Facility 107
KY AVG 63
Rank #17 / 166
Yes
2
Facility 2
KY AVG 40
Rank #192 / 193
Comprehensive Personal Care (39), NF (Nursing Facility) (68)-A+4
Brookdale Stonestreet
AL
Louisville (Prairie Village)
60
Facility 60
KY AVG 63
Rank #82 / 166
Yes
7
Facility 7
KY AVG 40
Rank #179 / 193
Studio / Alcove / 1 Bed
11
Facility 11
KY AVG 17
Rank #32 / 50
A+-
Harmony at Tucker Station
AL
IL
MC
Louisville
92
Facility 92
KY AVG 63
Rank #27 / 166
Yes
44
Facility 44
KY AVG 40
Rank #85 / 193
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
6
Facility 6
KY AVG 17
Rank #35 / 50
--
Westport Place Health Campus
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Louisville
22
Facility 22
KY AVG 63
Rank #151 / 166
Yes
47
Facility 47
KY AVG 40
Rank #77 / 193
Studio--3
Creekside On Bardstown
AL
MC
RC
Louisville (Bon Air)
88
Facility 88
KY AVG 63
Rank #36 / 166
Yes
62
Facility 62
KY AVG 40
Rank #36 / 193
Studio / Suite-A+-
StoryPoint Prospect
AL
MC
RC
Prospect
89
Facility 89
KY AVG 63
Rank #32 / 166
Yes
46
Facility 46
KY AVG 40
Rank #79 / 193
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed-A--
StoryPoint Louisville East (Oxmoor Lodge)
AL
IL
Louisville
-Yes
44
Facility 44
KY AVG 40
Rank #85 / 193
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
28
Facility 28
KY AVG 17
Rank #11 / 50
B--

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Overview of The Forum at Brookside

The Forum at Brookside offers assisted living, independent living, and respite care in Louisville, KY, in the Griffytown neighborhood. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident keeps a private apartment, while independent living is for private living with community services and no daily care. Respite care offers a short stay when a family’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. The range of care arrangements may suit a resident whose needs change over time.

The community has 24 beds, creating a small setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Housing options include studios, one-bedroom residences, and two-bedroom residences. A studio provides a single private space, while a two-bedroom can suit a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion. Pets are allowed, so residents can bring a pet when moving in. Sara Shaw serves as the administrator.

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Overview of Little Sisters of the Poor

On one license in Louisville, KY, Little Sisters of the Poor covers nursing home care and assisted living. The nursing home level is for a resident whose need for nursing does not let up. Assisted living is the lighter version, taking on medication management, dressing, and bathing.

Fifty beds makes the home a small one, and staff and residents have the chance to become familiar. A resident’s day here holds 7 hours and 1 minute of nursing. Both levels are licensed at the one address, so a change in what somebody needs is not a change of community.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private funds are each usable, and which one applies turns on eligibility and on what a family has. Linda Deardeuff administers the home for the Home for the Aged Little Sisters of the Poor, Inc. The Audubon neighborhood rates very walkable at 74, so errands are within walking distance.

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Overview of Magnolia Springs Louisville

Situated in Louisville, KY, Magnolia Springs Louisville is an inviting senior living community that offers Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Respite Care. Discover a finely crafted floor plan that best fits your style and needs with an array of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments to choose from. Specialized care services that are catered to your unique needs are available with the help of a full-time licensed nurse and welcoming care team trained to provide various assistance.

The community offers the highest quality care in a small, intimate environment that fosters a home-like atmosphere and a true sense of family. Here, residents are kept safe with regular wellness checks and emergency response systems installed for personal safety and peace of mind. Plenty of opportunities for socializing and enjoyment are provided by an array of interesting activities and amenities. These include restaurant-style dining, a bistro cafe, salon, fully-equipped health club, theater room, and more. Whatever your interests are, you’ll find something that’ll spark joy and happiness in you.

Contact Magnolia Springs Louisville

Wesley Manor

5012 E Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40219
Overview of Wesley Manor

Wesley Manor is a single-story, 107-bed nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky, sitting about 14.6 miles out from the city center. A Walk Score of 2 puts this firmly in car-dependent territory. Most errands and outings here mean getting in the car.

Occupancy runs around 83%, with 88 of 107 beds filled at any given time. The average stay stretches out to 1,032 days, and that number tells you something on its own. This is a facility built primarily for long-term nursing care, not a quick in-and-out recovery stop.

Care here covers both short-term rehab and skilled nursing, backed by physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy. Nursing hours land at 3 hours and 36 minutes per resident each day.

Pets are welcome, and fitness and recreation programs give residents ways to stay active day to day. Inspections at nursing homes like this one tend to circle back to a handful of steady categories, resident rights and infection prevention among them. That is standard across the board, not specific to one visit.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all accepted, so families have more than one route for covering costs.

Wesley Manor reads as a facility built around long-term nursing care first. A real rehab track sits alongside that, for residents working through physical, speech, or occupational recovery along the way.

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Overview of Brookdale Stonestreet

Brookdale Stonestreet is a distinguished senior living community settling in Stonestreet Road, Louisville, KY, that offers assisted living. The community ensures a comfortable and safe residence featuring several options of well-designed floor plans ranging from studio to one-bedroom apartments. With a team of compassionate, friendly, and well-trained professionals, Brookdale Stonestreet lends extra support for seniors’ better quality of life.

Take time to discover new interests and hone your hobbies with various activities and classes like a cooking class, cheese tasting, and craft class. Prepare your meals at the kitchenette or enjoy hassle-free dining with healthy and delicious meals served at the community dining room. Have a new look with the community’s beauty and barbershop or take a walk with your pet around the ethereal grounds, Brookdale Stonestreet is a good place to relax and live your golden years.

Starting Price $4,450/Month

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Overview of Harmony at Tucker Station

Harmony at Tucker Station occupies 12523 Taylorsville Rd in Louisville, a 92-bed community offering assisted living, independent living, and memory care. It has been operating six years. The Walk Score is 44, so a car handles most errands, though some services are reachable on foot. Norton Healthcare is 1.38 miles out. Chris Peterson is the administrator.

The unit structure is specific: 64 behavioral health units and 28 dedicated dementia care units, totaling 92. Floor plans run from studio to two-bedroom layouts, with room sizes between 331 and 1,235 square feet. That range accommodates a wide span of resident needs and space preferences. The facility runs 24-hour staffing and nursing services, with on-site physical and occupational therapy, respite care, and transportation to routine health appointments built into the service model.

On the lifestyle side, the amenity list is genuinely full. A movie theater, bistro, library, game room, and walking path are all on-site. Dining is chef-prepared and restaurant-style. The activity calendar includes fitness programming and memory retention activities. Pets are allowed. Laundry services are available.

Harmony at Tucker Station is a state-licensed assisted living community. With a purpose-built split between behavioral health and dementia care capacity, on-site therapy, and around-the-clock staffing, the facility is structured for residents whose care needs go beyond basic assisted living.

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Westport Place Health Campus

4247 Westport Rd, Louisville, KY 40207
Overview of Westport Place Health Campus

Westport Place Health Campus, in Louisville, KY, covers assisted living, respite care, skilled nursing, and nursing home care. Those last two designations are what bring licensed nursing. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medications.

Only two ways of paying appear here. One of them is Medicare, for the skilled part of a stay that follows a hospital discharge, rather than for living there indefinitely. The other is whatever the family pays itself.

22 beds keep this a small campus. Studio housing gives a resident one living space to themselves, and a pet may join them. Respite care answers the case where somebody needs a person in the building rather than nursing procedures.

Christina Bosemer administers the campus. Behind each resident, nursing fills 3 hours and 53 minutes per day. A resident here whose needs grow find the next level on the same campus. A Walk Score of 47 means the area is car-dependent and errands mostly need wheels.

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Overview of Creekside on Bardstown

Located in a bustling area in Jefferson County, Louisville, KY, Creekside on Bardstown is a dynamic senior living community that offers premiere assisted living and memory care services. Residents are offered well-appointed studio apartments with spacious floor plans, as well as shared companion suites to accommodate various lifestyle needs for easier provision of care should they need it. The community offers round the clock supervision and care combined with a 24/7 emergency response system for a safe and secure environment.

Residents here enjoy an active lifestyle and a daily life filled with fun and enjoyment thanks to the community’s wide array of activities, amenities, and services that promote a healthy and balanced lifestyle. The community also offers onsite therapies, restaurant-style dining, and transportation to scheduled doctor appointments to help residents live comfortably and conveniently. At Creekside on Bardstown, residents are guaranteed to live the life they desire with the support of a compassionate care team and nurturing community.

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Overview of StoryPoint Prospect

An 89-bed assisted living community on Carslaw Court in Prospect, Kentucky, is StoryPoint Prospect. It supplies three care levels: assisted living, memory care, and respite services. The two-story building caters to residents across studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans, providing flexibility for varying needs and desires.

The Prospect location scores 46 on the Walk Score scale, indicating somewhat walkable surroundings where reachable on foot are some nearby services, but most activities and errands demand transportation. This residential setting may attract families seeking a quieter neighborhood environment instead of a busy commercial area. StoryPoint Prospect serves older adults needing support with daily activities: bathing, dressing, and medication management, while encouraging independence. Its memory care offerings provide specialized support for occupants experiencing cognitive decline, and respite care allows for short-term stays for momentary relief and recovery.

An on-site visit by families considering StoryPoint Prospect is the best way to evaluate its daily rhythms, dining options, activities, and care quality. Conversing directly with staff about staffing levels, specialized programs, pricing, and specific amenities will help determine if the community matches a dearest one’s needs.

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Overview of StoryPoint Louisville East (oxmoor Lodge)

Welcoming seniors into a vibrant environment for independent living, StoryPoint Louisville East (Oxmoor Lodge) is a dedicated senior living community that fosters a maintenance-free lifestyle for independent and active seniors. The community features an array of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments equipped with convenient amenities and open concept floor plans for improved accessibility. Residents can forgo the tedious chores with a dedicated team that handles the cleaning, cooking, linens, and transportation to appointments.

New experiences await at StoryPoint Louisville East (Oxmoor Lodge) with a brimming calendar of activities, events, and programs, regularly conducted within and outside the community. Meals are prepared to accommodate various dietary needs and preferences, guaranteeing an enjoyable and elevated dining experience. With a maintenance-free lifestyle and convenient amenities, residents can freely live their retirement years at their own terms.

Contact StoryPoint Louisville East (Oxmoor Lodge)

Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Assisted Living in Louisville at a glance

Avg Monthly Cost: $5,305The average monthly cost across facilities in Louisville, KY. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: $5,600
Avg Walk Score: 45/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Louisville, KY. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 83The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Louisville, KY. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Louisville, KY

What is the average cost of assisted living in Louisville, KY?

The average monthly cost of assisted living in Louisville, KY is approximately $5,300. Actual rates vary by community, level of care, and floorplan.

What is the price range for assisted living in Louisville, KY?

Assisted living in Louisville, KY typically ranges from $4,800–$7,400 per month, depending on the community, room type, and care needs.

What is the typical staff-to-resident ratio at assisted living facilities in Louisville, KY?

Assisted living facilities in Louisville, KY typically operate with a staff-to-resident ratio in the range of 1:6 to 1:12.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Kentucky?

Assisted living in Kentucky supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Kentucky?

Assisted living in Kentucky is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does Kentucky Medicaid cover assisted living?

Kentucky Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Kentucky) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.

What is assisted living?

Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.