Page 3 of Best Memory Care in Louisville, KY

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 38 memory care providers in Louisville, KY using KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank memory care 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. HC (Home Care): Professional care delivered in the person's own home, from companionship to skilled nursing.
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.
Creekside on Whipps Mill Road
MC
AL
RC
Louisville (Keeneland)
89
Facility 89
KY AVG 83
Rank #63 / 155
Yes
44
Facility 44
KY AVG 41
Rank #77 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed-A+
Everlan of Louisville
MC
AL
IL
Louisville (Lyndon)
-Yes
33
Facility 33
KY AVG 41
Rank #105 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
19
Facility 19
KY AVG 11
Rank #17 / 64
A+
Home Instead
MC
HC
RC
Louisville
-No
60
Facility 60
KY AVG 41
Rank #35 / 172
-
27
Facility 27
KY AVG 11
Rank #10 / 64
A+
Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Louisville (Clifton Heights)
96
Facility 96
KY AVG 83
Rank #55 / 155
No
36
Facility 36
KY AVG 41
Rank #95 / 172
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Eastern Star Home in Ky
MC
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Louisville (Cherokee Triangle)
42
Facility 42
KY AVG 83
Rank #126 / 155
No
83
Facility 83
KY AVG 41
Rank #3 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
-
Vitality Living Springdale
MC
AL
IL
Louisville
90
Facility 90
KY AVG 83
Rank #60 / 155
Yes
25
Facility 25
KY AVG 41
Rank #131 / 172
Studio / Alcove / 1 Bed / 2 Bed-A+
Belmont Village Senior Living St. Matthews
MC
AL
Louisville
-Yes
48
Facility 48
KY AVG 41
Rank #64 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed
31
Facility 31
KY AVG 11
Rank #6 / 64
-
Vitality Living Stony Brook
MC
AL
IL
NH
Louisville
70
Facility 70
KY AVG 83
Rank #91 / 155
Yes
28
Facility 28
KY AVG 41
Rank #115 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed-A+
Christian Health Center of Louisville
MC
AL
IL
NH
SNF
Louisville (Old Louisville)
122
Facility 122
KY AVG 83
Rank #22 / 155
No
83
Facility 83
KY AVG 41
Rank #3 / 172
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The Enclave Of East Louisville
MC
AL
Louisville
80
Facility 80
KY AVG 83
Rank #78 / 155
No
53
Facility 53
KY AVG 41
Rank #46 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed--

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Overview of Creekside on Whipps Mill Road

Creekside on Whipps Mill Road in Louisville offers assisted living, memory care, and respite care. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication while the resident keeps a private living space. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The combination may suit a resident whose needs could grow over time, or a family caregiver who needs temporary support. Creekside has 89 beds, with studio and one bedroom layouts. A studio gives a resident one private living space, while a one bedroom layout provides a separate bedroom. The building is single story. Pets are allowed, so a resident can bring a pet when moving in. Andrea Ray serves as the administrator.

Residents can arrange hair and grooming services at the salon and barber. Crafts and game rooms provide dedicated spaces for those activities. Restaurant style dining gives residents meals in a restaurant setting, and scheduled transportation provides rides arranged through the community. The area has a Walk Score of 44, placing it in a car dependent setting where most errands require a car or a ride. A resident who no longer drives will need transportation for most errands.

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Overview of Everlan of Louisville

Everlan of Louisville sits at 5900 Hunting Rd in Louisville, Kentucky, a quiet residential stretch where a Walk Score of 33 reflects reality plainly: you’ll need a car for almost everything. The two-story building has been running for about 19 years, which puts it well past the turbulence of early operation. Floor plan options cover studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom configurations, giving households with different space needs at least some flexibility to work with.

The building type and apartment range are real signals of a conventional senior living model.

What Everlan of Louisville is is a community with nearly two decades of operating history, a range of living configurations, and an address in a low-walkability Louisville neighborhood.

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Home Instead

4101 Taylorsville Rd Unit 200, Louisville, KY 40220
Overview of Home Instead

Home Instead is a home care agency in Greensboro, North Carolina, with 21 years behind it in the local market. The office sits in a moderately walkable stretch of the city, Walk Score 55, about 4.7 miles out from downtown. Some errands work on foot around here, though not all of them.

This is home care in the literal sense: caregivers go to clients, not the other way around. There is no building full of residents to picture, just support delivered where people already live. Rehabilitation support and respite care sit at the center of that, with respite giving primary caregivers actual breathing room when they need it.

Staffing runs around the clock through licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants, so clinical support is not limited to business hours. Religious services are part of the offering too, for families who want that built into daily care. Grab bar installation shows up as a listed safety feature, a small but practical piece of making a client’s home safer to move through.

Two decades in one market tends to mean something. It usually points to a provider that has weathered the day-to-day grind of care work long enough to know what actually helps.

Home Instead comes off as a fit for families who want in-home support with round-the-clock nursing on call and real respite relief. A few practical extras, religious services and home safety help, round out the picture.

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Overview of Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation

Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation in the Clifton Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, offers nursing home care, skilled nursing support, memory care, and short-term respite stays. Secured units within the memory care department assist residents experiencing cognitive decline or wandering tendencies. Temporary respite admissions provide coverage when primary family caregivers require time off for travel or recovery.

Cv Louisville Opco I operates the 96-bed center under administrator Bridgette Beason. Nursing department records show an average of 3 hours and 3 minutes of direct daily care provided per resident. In-house rehabilitation services deliver physical and occupational therapy directly on site.

Located in an area with a 36 walk score, the campus sits in a car-dependent neighborhood where routine errands require vehicle transport. Payment methods include Medicare for short-term stays, Medicaid, and direct private pay.

Families searching for multi-level care options or specialized memory support can connect with Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation to verify unit openings, go over payment details, or arrange a personal tour.

Contact Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation

Overview of Eastern Star Home in Ky

Eastern Star Home in Ky provides nursing home, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Louisville, KY. Nursing home care supports longer-term residence, while assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medications. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Respite care provides a short stay for someone whose usual caregiver needs time away, while the range of care levels can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community. Opened in 1977, Eastern Star Home in Ky has 42 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. The community may be a good fit for someone who needs different levels of support over time, including supervised memory care or nursing services.

Rehabilitation services support residents working on recovery or maintaining function. Beauty salon and barber services allow residents to receive grooming services within the community, while the garden courtyard provides an outdoor area and the chapel supports access to religious services. Regena Stewart serves as the administrator.

In the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood, the area has a Walk Score of 83 / 100 and is very walkable, meaning most errands can be done on foot. For a resident who no longer drives, nearby shops, a pharmacy, or cafes may be reachable by walking.

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Overview of Vitality Living Springdale

Vitality Living Springdale is an upscale senior living community in Jefferson County, Louisville, KY, that offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care services. The community offers an array of spacious and comfortable studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments with convenient access to housekeeping and maintenance services. Residents here are provided personalized help with daily living activities including bathing, dressing, personal care, and medication assistance, ensuring they live in comfort and convenience.

Committed to providing residents with a vibrant environment that fosters comfort, enjoyment, and connections, the community offers a wide array of planned social, fitness and recreational activities. Residents have plenty of time to enjoy the community’s vibrant programs with the help of chef-prepared meals, transportation, housekeeping and maintenance services. Here, residents have access to the conveniences they need to live their retirement to the fullest.

Starting Price $4,300/Month

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Overview of Belmont Village Senior Living St. Matthews

Belmont Village Senior Living St. Matthews has been part of the St. Matthews neighborhood in Louisville since 1995, so that’s 31 years now in the same spot, about eight miles out from downtown. It’s a three-story building, with studios and one-bedrooms, and the Walk Score lands at 48. Somewhat walkable, but you’re driving for most things.

Assisted living support is available for the daily stuff, medication management, personal care, and the things that get harder to manage alone. Then there’s Circle of Friends, which is the memory care side of things, built for residents dealing with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or mild cognitive impairment specifically. On top of that, short-term rehab and respite care exist too, and it’s licensed nurses and CNAs covering staffing around the clock, not just during business hours.

Dining is chef-prepared, there’s a bistro for daily refreshments, and if someone wants to stay active, there’s a professionally supervised fitness center on-site. A salon handles grooming needs without anyone having to leave. Transportation is free and scheduled; pets are welcome too.

What this adds up to is a place built for two overlapping situations at once: people who need daily living support, and people whose memory care needs require something more structured than general assisted living. Because both exist under one roof, alongside short-term rehab, a resident’s care level can shift without forcing a move somewhere else entirely.

Contact Belmont Village Senior Living St. Matthews

Overview of Vitality Living Stony Brook

Experience a better quality of life with Vitality Living Stony Brook, an outstanding community in Louisville, KY, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The community is dedicated to improving residents’ well-being, providing top-notch care tailored to their unique needs around the clock. Residents do not have to worry about their household responsibilities, with the community helping with housekeeping and laundry.

A thoughtfully curated calendar of fun recreational activities and engaging programs is conducted, promoting an active and vibrant lifestyle. Mealtimes foster comfort and satisfy dietary needs with delightful and healthy dining options. The community strives to maintain residents’ independence without the busy work, ensuring a worry-free retirement.

$3,675/Month

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Overview of Christian Health Center of Louisville

Christian Health Center of Louisville offers nursing home, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Louisville, in the Old Louisville neighborhood. The community has 122 beds and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Nursing home and skilled nursing care include licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 16 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nurse time assigned to each resident, and the range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community. A Walk Score of 83 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.

Contact Christian Health Center of Louisville

Overview of The Enclave of East Louisville

Explore another award-winning community located in Louisville, KY, The Enclave of East Louisville is an extraordinary senior living community that offers assisted living and memory care. This community provides several floor plans to accommodate primarily the needs of assisted living and memory care residents and are pet-friendly. Rendering professional and compassionate care is always their priority. In particular, memory care services utilize a research-backed care philosophy to create a consistent and safe environment for its residents.

With its outstanding and up-to-date amenities and services, including nutritious meals, stress-relieving social activities and events, and engaging wellness and recreational programs, seniors can never go wrong with The Enclave of East Louisville to make the most out of their retirement experience throughout the years.

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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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Memory Care in Louisville at a glance

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: 92The 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 Memory Care in Louisville, KY

What is the average cost of memory care in Louisville, KY?

The average monthly cost of memory care in Louisville, KY is approximately $4,500. Actual rates vary by community, level of care, and floorplan.

What is the price range for memory care in Louisville, KY?

Memory care in Louisville, KY typically ranges from $3,500–$6,000 per month, depending on the community, room type, and care needs.

What is the typical staff-to-resident ratio at memory care communities in Louisville, KY?

Memory care communities in Louisville, KY typically operate with a staff-to-resident ratio in the range of 1:5–1:8.

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.

Does Kentucky Medicaid cover memory care?

Kentucky Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for memory care, 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 memory care?

Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, with secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and routines built to reduce confusion and wandering.

How many memory care communities are listed on this page?

This page features 38 memory care communities in Louisville, KY. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.