Assisted Living in Daphne, AL: Costs and Communities

Assisted living in Daphne, AL, follows Alabama's rule: a place to live plus personal care for adults who need help with bathing, dressing, getting around and taking medicines. CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey found the Daphne, AL, area's private-pay median for a one-bedroom at $3,515 a month, below Alabama's $4,425. Four communities in this Baldwin County city hold a regular assisted living license, and one of them posts its rates.

Assisted living in Daphne, AL. AI interpretation of Daphne, AL, with approximate buildings and layout
Last Updated: October 2026
8-minute read| Author: Seth Burney
Published: October 2026
8-minute read | Author: Seth Burney | Date Published: October 2026 | Last Updated: October 2026

Key Takeaways

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Alabama Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver pays for help at home. Assisted living isn't one of its services.
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In CareScout's 2025 survey, the Daphne, AL, area's assisted living median was $3,515 a month. Alabama's was $4,425.
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Alabama gives residents at least 30 days' written notice before an involuntary move, with some exceptions, and before a fee goes up.
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Three of the four licensed communities in Daphne, AL, are licensed for 61 or more residents. One is a 16-bed home.

How Daphne, AL, Assisted Living Costs Compare

Chart of the 2025 assisted living monthly median: Daphne, AL, area $3,515, Alabama $4,425, U.S. $6,200

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey treats Daphne, AL, Fairhope and Foley as one area. Its assisted living figure is what a private one-bedroom costs per month when the resident pays.

Across the bay, CareScout's 2025 assisted living median for its Mobile region was $5,050 a month. The Daphne, AL, area's median was 13 percent lower than in CareScout's 2024 survey, while Alabama's slipped 3 percent.

Staying home with paid help can cost more than a move. In the Daphne, AL, area, a non-medical caregiver for 44 hours a week ran a median of $5,339 a month, higher than the area's assisted living median.

Just one community in Daphne, AL, posts its assisted living rates. Seagrass Village of Daphne lists a studio from $3,150 a month, a one-bedroom from $4,400 and a two-bedroom from $5,300 (as published by the community, checked Oct. 13, 2026). The other three communities don't show a price on their websites.

Chart of 2025 Alabama monthly costs by kind of care, from adult day care at $1,246 to a private nursing home room at $8,787, part of our guide to assisted living in Daphne, AL

In the same survey, a shared room in an Alabama nursing home ran $8,334 a month and a private room $8,787.

Daphne, AL, Communities With an Alabama Assisted Living License

Profile card for Seagrass Village of Daphne assisted living: licensed for 61 residents, six floor plans, from $3,150 a month for a studio, part of our guide for Daphne, AL

Alabama licenses Seagrass Village of Daphne, at 426 Seagrass Circle, as a 61-bed congregate assisted living facility. That's the state's term for one licensed for 17 or more adults. Its assisted living apartments come in six floor plans, from a 435-square-foot studio to an 839-square-foot two-bedroom. Each has a kitchenette and walk-in closets. Licensed practical nurses are on staff. Care includes help with medicines, bathing and dressing, plus fall management and wound care. Staff and emergency response are there around the clock. Respite stays are available. They're short stays that give a family caregiver a break. Day stays are available, too. Rates start at $3,150 a month for a studio. Alabama license, ADPH ID D0228

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Home Care Options in Daphne, AL

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If you or your family member would rather stay at home for now, six agencies have offices in Daphne, AL. Four give non-medical care and two are home health agencies. In CareScout's 2025 survey, a non-medical caregiver in the area cost a median of $28 an hour.

  • Non-medical home care agencies send caregivers for company, meals, light housekeeping, errands and personal care like bathing and grooming. All four agencies with offices in Daphne, AL, list dementia or memory care. Three list respite care.
  • Home health agencies send nurses, therapists and home health aides for skilled care at home. Alabama's health department doesn't license them. They can apply to Medicare and Medicaid for certification instead.

Medicare and the two home health agencies. Centerwell Home Health and Prohealth Home Health are the two Medicare-certified agencies with offices in Daphne, AL. Medicare's home health benefit covers their visits only for someone homebound who needs part-time skilled care.

Home Care Agencies in Daphne, AL

  • Comfort Keepers - Daphne, 28119 N Main Street, Suite C. Services listed: Companion care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, transportation, personal care, dementia care and respite care.
  • Right at Home - Daphne, 25325 US Highway 98, Suite H. Services listed: Companion care, personal care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and respite care.
  • SYNERGY HomeCare of Daphne, 1048 Stanton Road, Suite D. Services listed: Companion care, help with bathing and dressing, memory care and help after a hospital stay.
  • Visiting Angels - Daphne, 25369 US Highway 98, Suite A. Services listed: Companion care, personal care, respite care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and fall prevention.

Alabama's License Sizes, Limits and Inspection Reports

Alabama's assisted living licenses by size: group for 3 to 16 adults, congregate for 17 or more, and a separate specialty care license for memory care, part of our guide for Daphne, AL

Group or congregate. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) licenses assisted living by size. A group facility is licensed for 3 to 16 adults. A congregate facility is licensed for 17 or more. In Daphne, AL, Gardens of Daphne is a group facility, and Seagrass Village of Daphne, Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne are congregate.

What regular assisted living can't take on. In Alabama, a regular assisted living facility can't admit someone who needs skilled nursing care. It also can't admit someone who can't make decisions about their own safety. The same goes for someone who could only live there safely with locked exits. Those needs call for a nursing home or Alabama's specialty care license for memory care. In Daphne, AL, Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne hold that license too.

Inspection reports. Alabama's rule sets no inspection interval. Each community has to post its state inspection reports from the past 24 months where residents can see them. Any plan of correction, the community's written plan to fix what inspectors found, gets posted too. ADPH also has an online Deficiencies search by facility type and county.

Notice before a move or a fee increase. A resident gets at least 30 days' written notice before being asked to leave, except in emergencies, when a higher level of care is needed or after dangerous conduct. The resident and their sponsor also get 30 days' written notice before a fee goes up.

A new rule. Alabama adopted a new assisted living rule on Sept. 17, 2026, to replace the old one. It takes effect Nov. 14, 2026, and keeps the license sizes, the admission limits and the 30-day notices.

Questions to ask on a tour:

  • Is the license for a group or a congregate facility, and for how many residents?
  • What does the monthly rate include, and which care costs extra?
  • Who gives medicines on each shift?
  • What would lead to a move to memory care or a nursing home later?
  • Where are the last 24 months of inspection reports posted?

Medicaid, VA and Other Ways to Pay in Alabama

Alabama Medicaid's waiver for older adults pays for services at home, and assisted living isn't on its service list. So families in Daphne, AL, can put several ways to pay together.

  • Alabama Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver. The Alabama Department of Senior Services runs it for people who would otherwise need a nursing home. It pays for personal care, homemaker help, respite, adult day health and home-delivered meals at home. Assisted living isn't on its list.
  • PACE. Baldwin County is one of the two counties Alabama Medicaid's 2020 fact sheet lists for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, along with Mobile. It's for people 55 and older who'd otherwise need nursing home care, through an adult day health center plus care at home.
  • VA Aid and Attendance. A veteran with no dependents can draw up to $29,093 a year with a VA pension and Aid and Attendance, at the rates in effect since Dec. 1, 2025. It's for veterans who need another person's help to bathe, eat or dress. Through Nov. 30, 2026, the veteran's net worth has to be $163,699 or less.
  • Long-term care insurance. A policy's terms set what it pays. Alabama's Department of Insurance gives buyers a 30-day free look, a window to cancel a new long-term care policy.
  • Your own money. Monthly income, savings and the money from a home sale all go toward private pay.

What Medicare won't cover. The daily help assisted living gives counts as long-term care. Neither Medicare nor Medigap, the private plans that fill some of Medicare's gaps, pays for it.

Where to start. AgeSouth is the Area Agency on Aging for Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties. It runs the Aging & Disability Resource Center for Daphne, AL. Alabama calls these resource centers the first place to go with aging, disability and caregiver questions.

Help for Daphne, AL, Families From AgeSouth and Baldwin County

  • AgeSouth's Long Term Care Ombudsman. An ombudsman speaks up for people who live in long-term care. This one looks into complaints about assisted living and nursing homes. Anyone can contact it, from a resident to a friend or family member. It also answers questions about how to choose a community.
  • Baldwin County Council on Aging. It offers county residents 60 and older an attorney by appointment. It also has insurance counseling, a Hurricane Reassurance program and a weekday morning call to check on people who live alone.
  • Senior meals. The City of Daphne's Senior Nutrition Program serves a hot lunch five days a week at the Daphne Senior Center, 2605 US Highway 98. It's for people 60 and older. The program also delivers meals to homebound seniors inside the city limits.
  • Reporting a problem. ADPH's Bureau of Health Provider Standards takes complaints about assisted living. Suspected elder abuse goes to the Adult Protective Services hotline at the Department of Human Resources. It's open 24 hours a day, and reports can be anonymous.
  • Hospitals. Medicare's hospital data lists no acute care hospital in Daphne, AL. That's the kind that treats sudden illness and injury. In Baldwin County, Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette and Baldwin Health in Foley have emergency services.

Frequently Asked Questions

In CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey, the Daphne, AL, area's assisted living median was $3,515 a month. That's for a private one-bedroom, paid privately. Alabama's median was $4,425, and the U.S. median was $6,200. In the city, Seagrass Village of Daphne lists assisted living from $3,150 a month for a studio. The other three communities don't post prices. There, the real total depends on the care you or your family member needs.

No. Medicare leaves out long-term care, and the daily help with bathing and dressing in assisted living is exactly that. In Daphne, AL, the public help comes from elsewhere: Alabama Medicaid's waiver for care at home and VA Aid and Attendance for veterans. A 2020 Alabama Medicaid fact sheet also lists PACE for Baldwin and Mobile counties. AgeSouth's Aging & Disability Resource Center can explain each one.

Alabama Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver is built to keep people at home. It's for people who'd otherwise need a nursing home. It covers personal care, homemaker help, respite (short breaks for family caregivers), adult day health and home-delivered meals. Assisted living isn't one of its services. PACE is another way to get care while living at home. Alabama Medicaid lists it for Mobile and Baldwin counties.

For Baldwin County, the first stop is AgeSouth's Aging & Disability Resource Center. AgeSouth also runs Alabama Cares for family caregivers, plus in-home services for Medicaid waivers. Daphne, AL, also has AHEPA 310 XII, a 39-unit apartment building for very low-income seniors. Its rent help comes through HUD's Section 202 program. The City of Daphne's Senior Nutrition Program delivers meals to homebound seniors inside the city limits.

In Alabama, it's the firm limits on who regular assisted living can serve. A community can't admit someone who needs skilled nursing care. It also can't admit someone who can only stay safe behind locked exits. When you or your family member reaches that point, the move is usually to a nursing home or a memory care community. In Alabama, memory care needs its own specialty care license.

Each community in Alabama has to post its state inspection reports from the past 24 months where residents can see them. Online, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has a Deficiencies search by facility type and county, such as Baldwin. Any plan of correction goes up, too. ADPH's Facilities Directory shows each license's type and bed count.

Help at home is priced by the hour. In CareScout's 2025 survey, a non-medical caregiver in the Daphne, AL, area cost a median of $28 an hour. That's $5,339 a month at 44 hours a week. Four home care agencies have offices in Daphne, AL. Medicare's home health benefit covers skilled care at home for people who are homebound.

Sources

Checked Oct. 13, 2026.

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