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Memory Care in East Tawas, Michigan

East Tawas, MI has 1 licensed memory care community listed on ElderCareCosts. We don't have a city-specific cost estimate for East Tawas yet. Statewide, the median is $7,273/mo. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.

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What senior care costs in East Tawas

Michigan figures as of 2025. City-level data not yet published.

Modeled memory-care ranges for East Tawas versus Michigan and a multi-state national aggregate. Method: local assisted-living estimate plus a documented 20–30% premium band (not a Genworth memory-care survey median).

Memory Care cost comparison (2025)
Memory CareEast TawasMichiganNational
25th percentile$6,982/mo$6,861/mo
Median$7,273/mo$7,788/mo
75th percentile$7,563/mo$8,854/mo

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A dash means the underlying source can't support that figure for this area. We leave the cell empty rather than estimate around it.

Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. 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.

Nearby: Tawas City not published · Sand Lake not published · Au Sable not published · Oscoda not published · Whittemore not published

What can you afford?

Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in East Tawas, grounded in local medians on this page.

Under $2,500/mo

Adult day, family care, or affordable senior housing

Adult day and family caregiving are often part of the path under $2,500/mo in East Tawas. Income-restricted affordable senior housing is often the real under-$2,500 path when eligibility fits. East Tawas lists 1 such property in our directory. Call the county aging agency at (989) 356-3474 for free navigation help. Medicaid/waiver paths can stretch a tight budget when eligibility fits.
$2,500 – $7,000/mo

Part-time home care or entry assisted living

Ask about waiver programs if Medicaid may apply.
$7,000 – $11,000/mo

Assisted living with room to spare

This band typically covers full assisted living or substantial home care in East Tawas.
Over $11,000/mo

Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules

Higher budgets cover skilled nursing or heavy home-care schedules in East Tawas.
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Every licensed memory care community: 1

A note on counting: we show 1 licensed memory care community listed for East Tawas proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.

Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.

Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →

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In the last 365 days: 6 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.

Free local help worth saving

East Tawas has an estimated population of 2,675. About 971 residents (36%) are age 65 or older. East Tawas is located in Iosco County, Michigan. The median household income is $42,450. Our directory currently lists 1 licensed memory care community in East Tawas.

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOV

These services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.

  • Region 9 Area Agency on Aging (Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc.)(989) 356-3474nemcsa.org

    Area Agency on Aging serving this city.

    State aging agency
  • Michigan Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org

    State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.

    State LTC Ombudsman
  • Michigan State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org

    State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).

    Medicare counseling (SHIP)
  • Michigan Aging, Community Living, and Supports Bureaumichigan.gov

    Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.

    State aging agency
  • Oscoda VA Clinicva.gov

    Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Oscoda.

    VA open data
  • MI Choice Waiver ProgramOfficial program page

    Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.

    State Medicaid program

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

Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →

Questions families ask

How many memory care communities are listed in East Tawas, MI?

We currently list 1 licensed memory care community in East Tawas, MI.

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Trust & methodology

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed memory care communities in East Tawas, MI are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Memory Care in East Tawas, MI. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/memory-care/michigan/east-tawas/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Memory Care in East Tawas, MI." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/memory-care/michigan/east-tawas/.

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