Mobile, AL has 14 licensed nursing homes listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $8,377/mo. That's roughly in line with the Alabama state median. Mobile nursing homes runs large: 79% of licensed providers have 100 beds or more, and the typical one has 120.
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Median monthly price, Mobile
$8,377/mo
Estimated range $8,013 – $8,833
● Mobile $8,377 ○ National median $10,205
2025 figures
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Home care in Mobile runs about $27 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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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.
Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Mobile.
Mobile is a market of larger communities. 79% have 100 beds or more, and the typical one has 120 beds.
On the most recent inspection on file, federal inspectors recorded an average of 7.7 findings per provider here.
6 of the 13 nursing homes here with a current CMS rating hold four or five stars.
Mobile, in Mobile County, has about 203,416 residents. About 35,487 of them (17%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $53,558.
Source: US Census BureauArea Agency on Aging serving this city.
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
Multi-Specialty Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Mobile.
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Mobile's median nursing home cost is about 1% higher than the Alabama state median.
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