Assisted living in Vermont

What Vermont licenses — and why this total isn’t comparable to another state’s

There is no national definition of “assisted living.” Each state decides what it licenses and what to call it, so a state total counts whatever that state chose to license — state counts on this site are not comparable to each other, and a bigger number does not mean more assisted living. Here that total is:

• 87 RCH
• 18 Assisted living residence

Memory care isn’t marked here — because the state doesn’t publish it.

Vermont Dept. of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living’s licensing file carries no memory-care or dementia-unit designation, so we cannot tell you which of these communities has one. There certainly are memory-care communities in this state — we just have no authoritative list of them, and we won’t guess from a community’s name. Ask any community directly whether it runs a secured dementia unit, and ask your Long-Term Care Ombudsman ↗ which local communities take dementia residents.

Estimated cost range · regional

In Vermont, assisted living typically runs about $6,900–$10,300/month.

This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.

Paying with Medicaid

Vermont Medicaid can help pay for assisted living — through a waiver, not through regular Medicaid.

The Vermont waiver that can pay for it:

• Choices for Care — covers in-home care / adult foster care / assisted living communities

In Vermont: apply or check eligibility ↗ or call 802-476-0100.

A waiver pays for care, not for rent. Even where the state covers assisted-living services, room and board is still the resident’s to pay. Full eligibility limits — income, assets, the look-back — are on our Vermont Medicaid page.