Memory Care Communities in Woodstock, GA

Memory care costs in Woodstock are about $387 per month costlier than the state average but $819 more affordable than the national median. This care is more affordable in Augusta, where seniors pay $4,508 per month. Warner Robins has the state’s lowest memory care costs, at $1,368 less than Woodstock. In Rome, the same type of care comes to $5,366 per month. The state’s highest memory care costs are in Brunswick, where seniors pay $2,206 more than those in Woodstock. 

Note: Residential memory care is usually offered in assisted living facilities, and in general, memory care rates tend to be 20-30% higher than assisted living rates. No national database currently tracks memory care costs in the United States, so we’ve estimated the monthly memory care costs listed below by adding 25% to the rates listed in Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey.

In Woodstock, memory care costs an average of $4,806 per month, although actual costs vary depending on the location and care plan selected. 

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in Georgia page.

In Woodstock, assisted living is $961 more affordable than memory care. In-home services and home health care aides are also cheaper, at $4,290 and $4,576, respectively. Adult day health care is the most cost-effective option, averaging $1,327 per month. Nursing homes provide intensive care at a higher cost. For a semiprivate room, residents of Woodstock can expect to pay $7,528 per month. 

In Woodstock, memory care communities are licensed by the state Department of Community Health. This body conducts regular inspections of Georgia’s care homes to ensure that they’re in compliance with senior welfare regulations. 

• Balmy Woodstock gets eight more sunny days than the national average of 205 per year. It gets only 2 inches of snow per year compared to the nation’s 28.
• The cost of living in Woodstock is 11.5 points above the national benchmark of 100. However, memory care offers fixed rates to help seniors with budgeting.
• In Woodstock, the violent crime rate is 15.1 points lower than the U.S. median of 22.7 points. The city’s property crime rate is 3.6 points below average.
• Georgia is relatively tax-friendly toward retirees and offers a $65,000 deduction on all retirement income. The state doesn’t tax Social Security income and has no estate or inheritance taxes. 
• There are 67 physicians per 100,000 people in Woodstock, which is less than the U.S. average of 210 per 100,000. However, health care in the city is about 7.4% cheaper than the national average. 
• The nearby Northside Hospital has a nationally recognized cancer institute and stroke treatment center. It’s also been recognized as a state leader in joint replacement surgery.