Assisted Living in Washington
Washington has 560 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 639 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $7,600/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.
560 licensed assisted living communities listed.
Cost of assisted living in Washington
● Washington $7,600 ○ National median $6,230
Median costs for assisted living versus Washington and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
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.
- Washington Department of Social and Health Services — Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) (official state licensing agency)
- Check a facility's license or complaint history
- To report a concern or file a complaint, call 1-800-562-6078.
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.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Community Options Program Entry System (COPES). Apple Health HCS home and community-based waiver (COPES chapter).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Washington
46 of the 639 cities we track in Washington have their own assisted living page. Use search for the rest.
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.
- King County154
- Spokane County59
- Pierce County57
- Snohomish County48
- Clark County33
- Kitsap County23
- Benton County22
- Skagit County17
- Whatcom County17
- Yakima County17
- Thurston County16
- Chelan County11
- Clallam County8
- Cowlitz County8
- Island County7
- Grant County6
- Grays Harbor County6
- Lewis County6
- Walla Walla County6
- Whitman County6
- Douglas County4
- Stevens County4
- Jefferson County3
- Kittitas County3
- Mason County3
Assisted Living providers in Washington
Sample of licensed assisted living communities listed for Washington. City pages show fuller local inventories.
The Chesterley
Sunnyside Care
Riverview Manor
Ponderosa Retirement Center
Magnolia Assisted Living
Hillcrest Assisted Living
Highgate Senior Living
Gleed Orchard Manor
Fieldstone Orchardwest
Fieldstone Memory Care
Community Pride Sunnyside LLC
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Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Washington have assisted living listings?
We track 639 Washington cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Washington: 2 added · 409 updated. Most recent change Oct 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 November 1, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/washington/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Washington." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/washington/.
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