Assisted living in Indiana: how it is licensed.
Who licenses assisted living in Indiana, and what to check before you choose.
What Indiana calls it
In Indiana, assisted living is licensed under the term “Residential Care Facility”. Other states use different names, so it helps to know the exact term when you search.
Who licenses and inspects
Indiana Department of Health is the agency that licenses these communities. It is the official place to check a community’s license and inspection history. The state also lists an official facility search tool.
What assisted living costs in Indiana
The median cost of assisted living in Indiana is about $5,639 a month (about $67,668 a year) for a private one-bedroom in a community, based on the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey. That is $561 a month below the national median of about $6,200, and ranks Indiana 35 out of 50 states from highest to lowest cost.
Your own cost depends on the community, the room size and the level of care. Ask each community for its full price list in writing, including care level fees.
Paying for care
Medicare generally does not cover long term custodial care.
Indiana lists Assisted Living among the services of its Aged and Disabled waiver, which since July 1, 2024 has been split by age: Indiana PathWays for Aging for people 60 and older, and the Health and Wellness Waiver for 59 and under. Applicants have to meet nursing facility level of care and Medicaid financial rules, and applications start with the local Area Agency on Aging.
Checking a community
The Indiana Department of Health's Residential Care Facility Directory shows each facility's name, address, administrator, telephone, license number and license expiration date; it does not include survey or inspection reports.
Help and complaints
Indiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program supports residents of long term care and their families.
Also worth knowing in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Health's Residential Care Facility Directory lists each licensed facility with its administrator, licence number and licence expiry date, so you can check a home's licence standing before you tour it.
Questions
Who regulates assisted living in Indiana?
Indiana Department of Health.