Memory Care Communities in Woburn, MA

Memory care rates in Woburn average $8,524 per month, coming within 5% of the Massachusetts rate but exceeding the national rate by 52%. In Barnstable Town, seniors pay about 3% more per month for residential dementia services than residents in Woburn, but in other cities, rates tend to be more economical. For example, in Worcester, care costs come in at $7,106, and in Springfield, residents pay 26% less for care than seniors in Woburn. In Pittsfield, facilities charge even more competitive rates of $2,605 for memory care.

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.

Memory care facilities in Woburn charge a monthly average rate of $8,524 for housing and dementia care.

Memory care ranks among the costlier senior care solutions in Woburn, with seniors paying $8,524 for services. This is 25% more than what seniors pay for assisted living, which features residential services without memory support. Similarly, it exceeds the cost of in-home care and home health care by about 35%, and it surpasses the $1,614 per month seniors pay to attend adult day health care. However, memory care rates come in at about 35% below the cost of nursing home care, which includes 24-hour medical support in a skilled nursing facility.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services licenses all memory care facilities in Woburn and publishes information on minimum standards facilities must follow, as well as residents’ rights. It also enforces dementia-specific requirements for staff training, security and the number of on-site caregivers at a given time.

• Massachusetts has moderately retiree-friendly income tax laws that may impact how much money seniors can afford to put toward memory care expenses in Woburn. While the state taxes private pensions and withdrawals from retirement accounts without offering exemptions or deductions, it exempts public pension income and Social Security benefits.
• Woburn doesn’t have its own hospital, but memory care residents in this community have access to facilities such as Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford. Both hospitals sit within 5 miles of the city and offer advanced medical services, including neurology services for those with memory loss.
• Woburn sits in Middlesex County, a community that the American Lung Association assigns an A for ozone pollution and a B for short-term particle pollution. The organization reports just 2 days annually in which particle pollution levels may be high enough to affect vulnerable individuals, such as seniors, which may support the health of those moving to Woburn for memory care.
• Woburn has a seasonal climate, with a warm season that lasts from June through mid-September and a cold season that runs from December through mid-March. Year-round temperatures range from lows of 20 degrees Fahrenheit in January to highs of 82 degrees Fahrenheit in July, although extreme temperatures may dip as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit and rise as high as 91 degrees Fahrenheit. Fortunately, many memory care facilities have indoor amenities and features, such as unit-controlled thermostats, to support residents’ comfort.
• Crime occurs significantly less often in Woburn than in a typical U.S. city, which may benefit vulnerable seniors moving to this city for memory care. On a 100-point index, the city scores 12.4 for violent crime, about 10 points below the national norm, and 20.9 for property crime compared to 35.4 nationally.