Memory Care in Daphne, AL: Costs and How to Choose

Three communities in Daphne, AL, hold the license Alabama requires for memory care, and one of them specializes in women's care, serving women only. That license, for specialty care assisted living, is built around people living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, with a secured building and dementia training for every staff member. CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey has no memory care figure, and its nearest one is the Daphne, AL, area's assisted living median of $3,515 a month. None of the three communities lists a memory care price.

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

Key Takeaways

Armchairs around a table, for memory care communities in Daphne, AL
Daphne, AL, has three memory care communities licensed by Alabama, and one specializes in caring for women.
A first aid case and a stethoscope, for memory care licenses in Daphne, AL
Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne hold both a regular assisted living license and a memory care license.
A garden path with a bench, for Alabama's rule on daily visits, part of our guide to memory care in Daphne, AL
Under Alabama law, a resident can pick an essential caregiver, who gets at least two hours of visits a day.
Hands holding a heart beside a meal container, for dementia caregiver help near Daphne, AL, part of our memory care guide
Shepherd's Place Respite in Fairhope, AL, runs an adult day program for caregivers of adults living with dementia.

Memory Care Costs in Daphne, AL

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In Daphne, AL, the three memory care communities each handle pricing their own way, and none posts a number.

  • Seabrook Pointe: One all-in memory care rate that covers rent, utilities, meals, personal care, housekeeping, activities and laundry.
  • The Brennity at Daphne: Assisted living and memory care rates on request.
  • Carillon Oaks - Daphne: No rate listed.

As listed on each community's own site, checked Oct. 13, 2026.

Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne also run regular assisted living, so a family can ask each one for both rates and see the gap.

A caregiver can stay with your family member for a few hours so you can rest. In the Daphne, AL, area, that kind of help ran a median of $28 an hour in CareScout's 2025 survey.

Memory Care Communities in Daphne, AL

Three places in Daphne, AL, hold a specialty care assisted living license. That's Alabama's license for memory care. Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne also hold a regular assisted living license. Carillon Oaks - Daphne is devoted to memory care and specializes in caring for women.

Chart of memory care beds licensed by Alabama in Daphne, AL: Carillon Oaks - Daphne 48, Seabrook Pointe 45, The Brennity at Daphne 64

Memory Care in Daphne, AL

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Memory Care Communities and Alabama Licenses

Help at Home Before Memory Care

A first aid case and stethoscope, for help at home before memory care, part of our guide for Daphne, AL

Care at home can give your family member steady support. It can also give the family caregiver a break while the family thinks about a move. Four home care agencies that don't give medical care have offices in Daphne, AL. All four list dementia or memory care as part of what they do.

Their caregivers can help your family member with bathing, meals and company, and three of the four list Alzheimer's care by name. Medicare doesn't pay for that kind of help when it's the only care needed.

The assisted living guide for Daphne, AL lists each of those agencies with its address. It also lists the city's two Medicare-certified home health agencies.

Specialty Care or Regular Assisted Living in Alabama?

Alabama keeps memory care on its own license. A specialty care community has the staff and building to care for people whose memory loss would keep them out of regular assisted living. In Daphne, AL, Seabrook Pointe and The Brennity at Daphne hold both licenses, and Carillon Oaks - Daphne holds the specialty care license and focuses fully on memory care.

A name alone doesn't show which license a place holds. A regular assisted living home can't use a name that hints at another kind of place. A dementia care facility is one example. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) lists specialty care licenses as their own type in its Facilities Directory.

Regular and specialty care assisted living in Alabama side by side: who each serves, locked exits and dementia training, part of our guide to memory care in Daphne, AL

Alabama's Rules for Memory Care Staff and Buildings

Alabama's memory care rules: a doctor as medical director and an RN, dementia training before giving care, walls or fences at least six feet high, and medicines given only by a doctor or nurse, part of our guide for Daphne, AL

Leadership. These rules apply to all three memory care communities in Daphne, AL. Each needs a medical director who's a doctor licensed in Alabama. The community also needs at least one registered nurse (RN). And it needs a care coordinator who runs residents' daily care.

Dementia training. Each staff member completes Alabama's Dementia Education and Training Act (DETA) care training, or training the state approves as equal, before giving care. Staff who work with residents must be able to show redirection. That means gently turning a resident's attention to something else. The community also has to offer things to do each day that suit people with dementia.

The building. The community needs a secure boundary. Any walls or fences that form it must be at least six feet high. If exit doors have locks, they must be electric or delayed-egress locks. A delayed-egress lock holds a door shut for a short time after someone pushes on it. Only a doctor, an RN or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) may give a resident their medicines.

Visits. Under a state law on visits, a resident can pick an essential caregiver, such as a family member or friend. That person gets at least two hours of in-person visits a day, beyond regular visiting hours.

A rule change in progress. On June 22, 2026, ADPH filed notice that it plans to replace the specialty care rule. The proposed text keeps these leadership, training and building rules word for word.

Choosing Memory Care in Daphne, AL

In Alabama, safety draws the line: a family member who needs a secured setting to stay safe needs specialty care, since regular assisted living can't admit them. In Daphne, AL, two of the three memory care communities also offer regular assisted living.

Questions for a memory care tour in Daphne, AL:

  • At Carillon Oaks - Daphne, how does its focus on caring for women shape rooms and activities?
  • At Seabrook Pointe or The Brennity at Daphne, does a move from assisted living to memory care change the rate?
  • Who is the medical director, and how often does the RN see residents?
  • How did staff finish their DETA training, and how are new hires trained?
  • Which exit doors use delayed-egress locks?
  • How does a resident name an essential caregiver, and when can that person come?

ADPH's Facilities Directory lists each of the three licenses under its own facility type, Assisted Living Facilities (Specialty Care).

How Families Afford Memory Care in Alabama

In Alabama, memory care is a licensed kind of assisted living. So families pay for it the same ways. They use income, savings, the sale of a home and long-term care insurance, depending on the policy.

Medicare won't pay for memory care, because it's long-term help with daily life. A veteran who needs that help may add VA Aid and Attendance to a pension. Alabama Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver pays for services at home, like respite and adult day health, and memory care isn't on its list. PACE, listed in a 2020 Alabama Medicaid fact sheet for Baldwin and Mobile counties, pairs an adult day health center with care at home. The assisted living guide for Daphne, AL explains each program.

Hands holding a heart beside a meal, for paying for memory care in Alabama, part of our guide for Daphne, AL

Help for the family caregiver. AgeSouth offers the Alabama Cares program. It helps people caring for someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia. It offers information, counseling, respite care and other support. AgeSouth also has free one-day classes called Caregiver Colleges.

Dementia Support Near Daphne, AL

  • Alzheimer's Association Alabama Chapter. It serves the whole state, from Huntsville to Mobile. It has a helpline and a way to find a support group.
  • AgeSouth's Alzheimer's & Dementia Helpline. It's part of the Aging & Disability Resource Center for Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties.
  • Shepherd's Place Respite. It's an adult day respite program in Fairhope, AL. It's for caregivers of adults living with Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, stroke or a brain injury. Trained staff and volunteers keep watch, lead activities and serve a snack and lunch each day.
  • Alabama Department of Public Health. Under a 2021 state law, ADPH gives information and help to people who have Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Its Dementia Education, Care and Training program also serves their families and the public. ADPH's Brain Health pages list caregiver support.

Frequently Asked Questions

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey doesn't report memory care, so it gives no Alabama average. The three memory care communities in Daphne, AL, don't list prices on their sites either. The nearest figure is for assisted living: Alabama's median was $4,425 a month in 2025. Seabrook Pointe says its memory care rate is one all-in price. It covers rent, meals, personal care and more.

Not in Alabama. Memory care takes its own license here. It's called the specialty care assisted living license, and it comes with extra rules. A specialty care community needs a doctor as its medical director. It needs a registered nurse, too. Each staff member needs dementia training, and the building must be secure. In Daphne, AL, three communities hold that license.

Medicare doesn't pay for the memory care itself. Alabama licenses memory care as specialty care assisted living, and Medicare doesn't pay for assisted living of either kind. That holds at all three licensed communities in Daphne, AL.

Families in Baldwin County can lean on caregiver help first. AgeSouth's Alabama Cares program offers counseling and respite to people caring for someone with dementia, and Shepherd's Place Respite in Fairhope, AL, runs an adult day program for them. When nursing care is needed, Alabama Medicaid pays for nursing home care for people who meet its medical and money rules.

The state's own dementia course comes first. It's called the Dementia Education and Training Act care training. Each staff member in specialty care completes it before giving any care. Staff who work with residents must also be able to show redirection and other ways to turn a resident's attention. The community has to offer things to do each day that suit people with dementia.

Yes. Carillon Oaks - Daphne, on Highway 181, specializes in memory care for women and serves women only. Its Alabama specialty care license covers 48 residents, and it has a full-time memory care activities director. Its Daphne, AL, location is devoted entirely to memory care.

For one person, the law makes sure of it. Under a state law on visits, a resident can pick an essential caregiver, such as a family member or friend. The community must let that person visit in person for at least two hours a day, beyond its regular visiting hours. It also has to post its visitation policy on its website.

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Checked Oct. 13, 2026.

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