Memory Care Facilities in Batesville, IN

Also serving communities of Greensburg.

The average cost of memory care in Batesville is $4,560 per month. This is lower than the national median of $5,500. Cheaper rated regions include Lawrenceburg with an average starting cost of 4,290.

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Batesville is a small city in the southeastern region of Indiana in Ripley County, where over nine percent of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Some of these seniors may be a part of Batesville's large senior community, which accounts for over 20 percent of the city's 6,600 residents.

Batesville has one memory care facility, and like many memory care facilities in the state, it shares a campus with an assisted living facility. In the Batesville region, as in the rest of Indiana, memory care facilities are also known as dementia special care units, and they are monitored by the Family and Social Services Agency Division of Aging. 

• Batesville's overall cost of living is on par with the state average and is a little over 10 percent lower than the national average, which may appeal to families and seniors with tight memory care budgets. Healthcare costs are slightly higher than the state median and over 10 percent lower than the national median. 
• Batesville's overall crime rate is lower than regional, state and national averages. On a 100-point scale, with a low score indicating low crime, the city's property crime rate is 27 and the violent crime rate is 29.2. This is compared to the national averages of 38.1 and 31.1. The city's low crime rate may appeal to families researching local memory care options. 
• Year-round temperatures in Batesville range between 21 degrees and 85 degrees, and there is an average of 176 sunny days annually. The region receives just 15 inches of annual snowfall, which is 11 inches less than the nationwide average and may appeal to families who travel throughout the year to visit loved ones in local memory care facilities.
• Indiana seniors pay state income tax on income from retirement accounts and public and private pensions, but Social Security benefits are not taxable. This may allow for more money to go toward memory care in Batesville.

Memory Care costs in Batesville start around $4,560 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $5,694 per month.

It’s important to note that memory care rates in Batesville and the surrounding suburbs can vary widely based on factors such as location, the level of care needed, apartment size and the types of amenities offered at each community.

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 Indiana page.