Senior care in Salem

All 232 licensed communities across Salem, Keizer and Marion and Polk counties. Every one of them is here — narrow the list to what matters to you, and save the ones worth a second look.

Assisted living in Salem runs a published median of $7,250 a month measured for this area, and a caregiver at home $39 an hour. At about 43 hours a week the caregiver alone costs what the whole assisted-living bill costs — the arithmetic, and what it leaves out.

What kind of care

• Nursing facility 10 24-hour skilled nursing care

  One of the kinds of care in Salem. The 10 are already on this page — the Kind of care column in the table below reads Nursing facility.

• Assisted living 23 Private apartments, with staff on hand for bathing, dressing and medications

  One of the kinds of care in Salem. The 23 are already on this page — the Kind of care column in the table below reads Assisted living.

• Residential care 36 The same help as assisted living, usually in a shared building rather than apartments

  One of the kinds of care in Salem. The 36 are already on this page — the Kind of care column in the table below reads Residential care.

• Adult foster home 163 Care in a licensed private home, five or fewer residents

  One of the kinds of care in Salem. The 163 are already on this page — the Kind of care column in the table below reads Adult foster home.

Secured for dementia

Capacity is how many residents the license permits, not how many places are free. Dementia is a memory-care endorsement on the license — its absence means no endorsement for a locked unit, not that they cannot care for someone with dementia.

Source: Oregon Department of Human Services. Cost medians: CareScout (Genworth) Cost of Care Survey, 2025 — 211,985 long-term-care providers surveyed, July–November 2025. Counties in this area: Marion, Polk.