Senior living directory

Assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Erie County

Erie County is Buffalo and its suburbs. Start with a short drive from the people who will visit most: a community twenty minutes away gets visited, and one forty minutes away gets visited less.

Every licensed community in the county from the New York State directory, with what we know about price, Medicaid, and memory care. Pick several and send one application to all of them. CarePair is free for families.

Licensed communities: 28
Reported to accept Medicaid: Not reported yet
Assisted Living Program: 6
Memory care: Not reported yet
Monthly cost, where reported: $3,840 to $6,000 a month

The front door to county help

Erie County Department for the Aging

Free help from the county itself: caregiver support and respite, meals, transportation, Medicare and Medicaid questions, and the NY Connects line. Worth a call whether or not a move is coming.

(716) 858-8526

95 Franklin Street, 13th Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202

This number is also the NY Connects line for Erie County.

County website · Statewide NY Connects: 1-800-342-9871

Towns and villages

Buffalo, Amherst, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Orchard Park, Hamburg, the Tonawandas, Lancaster, Clarence.

Numbers checked against the official pages on September 16, 2026. See Who to call for every county and the state lines.

The communities

Prices are what communities have told us or published; confirm before you decide. Filter by level of care.

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