Greensboro Senior AdvisorWhat does senior care cost around Greensboro?
CareScout's 2025 North Carolina medians are about $6,200 a month for assisted living, $9,733 for a semi-private nursing home room, $5,720 for 44 hours a week of home care and $1,831 for weekday adult day health care; there is no Greensboro-only or memory care median.
Last verified: November 2026| North Carolina, 2025 | Median per year | Per month (about) | 1-year change | U.S. median per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living | $74,400 | $6,200 | -2% | $74,400 |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $116,800 | $9,733 | +10% | $114,975 |
| Nursing home, private room | $129,575 | $10,798 | +9% | $129,575 |
| Home care, non-medical (44 hrs/week) | $68,640 | $5,720 | 0% | $80,080 |
| Adult day health care (5 days/week) | $21,970 | $1,831 | n/a | $24,700 |
CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey, North Carolina results (released March 2, 2026). Monthly figures are the annual medians divided by 12. Home care is priced at 44 hours a week for 52 weeks (exactly $30 an hour). CareScout's North Carolina release publishes statewide medians only: there is no Greensboro or Triad figure and no memory care figure.
Who pays for long-term care in North Carolina?
Families usually pay first; Medicare covers short skilled stays, home health and hospice; NC Medicaid pays long nursing home stays; CAP/DA pays for help at home; Special Assistance helps low-income adult care home residents; PACE serves all three counties; and VA pension helps eligible veterans and surviving spouses.
North Carolina has no Medicaid waiver for assisted living rent. Its tool for low-income residents is Special Assistance, which in 2026 pays up to $1,397 a month in an adult care home and $1,792 in a special care unit.
Where can Triad families get free benefits help?
The county department of social services takes Medicaid and Special Assistance applications, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging ((336) 904-0300) offers information and options counseling, and SHIIP, the state's free Medicare counseling program, answers Medicare questions.
County veterans services offices help with VA pension claims at no charge, and each PACE program will check eligibility for its own ZIP codes.
Costs & Paying: every guide
What senior care costs around Greensboro and High Point
CareScout's 2025 North Carolina medians for assisted living, nursing homes, home care and adult day health, what they mean for Greensboro, High Point, Asheboro and Reidsville families, and why no local or memory care median exists.
Open the guide →How Special Assistance helps pay for an adult care home in the Triad
North Carolina State/County Special Assistance in 2026 for Greensboro, High Point, Asheboro and Reidsville families: the Basic and Enhanced rates, the $70 personal needs allowance, who qualifies, how to apply and Special Assistance In-Home.
Open the guide →CAP/DA: Medicaid help at home for Triad seniors who qualify for nursing home care
NC Medicaid's Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) for Greensboro, High Point, Asheboro and Reidsville families: who qualifies, what it covers, consumer direction, waiting lists and how it differs from Special Assistance.
Open the guide →How NC Medicaid pays for long-term nursing home care
How NC Medicaid pays for long-term nursing home care for Greensboro, High Point and Asheboro families in 2026: the $2,000 resource limit, income toward the bill, spouses, look-back and estate recovery, and where to apply.
Open the guide →What Medicare covers for Greensboro seniors, and the gaps families hit
What Medicare covers for Greensboro and High Point seniors: skilled nursing after a hospital stay, home health, hospice and therapy; what it does not cover, including assisted living and long-term custodial care; and Medicare Advantage differences.
Open the guide →VA pension with Aid and Attendance for Greensboro-area veterans
VA pension with Aid and Attendance for Greensboro, High Point, Asheboro and Reidsville veterans and surviving spouses: 2026 maximum rates, the $163,699 net worth limit, how care costs count, and where to get free claim help.
Open the guide →PACE: all-in-one care for Triad seniors who want to stay home
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) serving Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties: PACE of the Triad and Randolph Health StayWell Senior Care, eligibility, what PACE covers and how it compares with CAP/DA.
Open the guide →Paying privately for care: how Triad families plan the first years
How Greensboro and High Point families plan private payment for assisted living, home care and nursing homes: budgeting from North Carolina medians, long-term care insurance, home sale timing, taxes and keeping Special Assistance and Medicaid options open.
Open the guide →Side by side
| This section gives you | This section does not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | North Carolina's 2025 published medians | A Greensboro or memory care median that does not exist |
| Programs | How Special Assistance, CAP/DA, Medicaid, PACE, Medicare and VA work | A decision on your eligibility |
| Numbers | 2026 income, asset and Special Assistance figures | Tax or legal advice |
| Planning | Questions to settle early | A replacement for an elder law attorney |
