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Assisted Living in Washington

Washington has 559 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 500 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $7,600/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

559 licensed assisted living communities listed · 11 with CMS star ratings.

Cost of assisted living in Washington

Median monthly price, Washington

$7,600/mo

Modeled range $7,255 – $8,260 how this range is derived

● Washington $7,600 ○ National median $6,230

Modeled estimate · 2025 data

Modeled median costs for assisted living versus Washington and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Assisted Living cost comparison (2025)
Assisted LivingWashingtonNational
25th percentile$7,255/mo$5,488/mo
Median$7,600/mo$6,230/mo
75th percentile$8,260/mo$7,083/mo

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Source: Modeled estimate (opens in a new tab) · Updated 2025
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Most sites average "starting at" prices. Base rent, before care fees. We estimate the full monthly cost families actually pay. Budget from the all-in number. Our methodology →

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

CMS rating distribution in Washington

CMS overall star ratings for 11 assisted living communities in Washington. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in Washington
CMS starsProviders
5 stars5
4 stars3
3 stars2
2 stars1
1 star0

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Washington licensing & regulation

Washington Department of Social and Health Services — Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) licenses and inspects assisted living communities in Washington. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.

Source: State licensing agency.GOV

Medicaid & local resources in Washington

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Washington resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in Washington

Showing 500 of 639 tracked cities.

Counties in Washington

County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many assisted living providers each county holds.

Assisted Living by county in Washington

Assisted Living providers in Washington

Sample of licensed assisted living communities listed for Washington. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

How many assisted living communities are listed in Washington?

We currently list 559 licensed assisted living communities across Washington.

Which cities in Washington have assisted living listings?

We track 500 Washington cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Past 60 days in Washington: 559 added · 1,254 updated. Most recent change Sep 2. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Washington costs $7,600/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Washington. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/washington/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Washington." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/washington/.

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