How much does it cost to buy a memory care facility?
Direct answer
Memory care prices depend on location, building quality and income. Early-2026 indications for Class A metro memory care run about $130,000 to $210,000 or more per unit. Cap rates are higher than for standard assisted living: about 7.5% to 8.5% when memory care is attached to assisted living and about 9.6% for free-standing memory care.
What to know
Memory care usually earns higher monthly rates than assisted living, but staffing costs are higher too, so NOI, not rates alone, drives value.
Buyers review dementia-care compliance: secured units, training and staffing levels.
Budget for closing costs, working capital and the time to license the new operator.
How Haven helps
Haven represents buyers of memory care and combined assisted living and memory care communities with 16 or more beds. Visit our buyers page.