Memory Care in Metro Atlanta: 81 Georgia-Licensed Settings
Every listing comes from Georgia DCH/HFRD license and inspection records for Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cherokee, Forsyth and Henry counties.
How many memory care communities are licensed in Metro Atlanta?
81 of the licensed assisted living settings in this directory have memory care confirmed in their Georgia HFRD record: 18 in Fulton, 9 in DeKalb, 16 in Cobb, 15 in Gwinnett, 12 in Cherokee, 7 in Forsyth, 4 in Henry. Together they hold 7,195 licensed beds, though only part of each building is the secured memory care unit.
This list is built from HFRD inspection documents that describe a memory care unit or program, plus communities whose licensed name says memory care. HFRD does not publish its Memory Care Center certificate list online, so a community that is certified but has no indexed survey mentioning it may be missing here — it will still be on the assisted living list.
Memory care Personal Care Home (PCH) · License PCH012118 · DeKalb County · 4 HFRD surveys in 3 yrs
What is the difference between assisted living and memory care in Georgia?
Assisted living in Georgia is a licensed Personal Care Home or Assisted Living Community that provides housing, meals, medication help and hands-on personal care; memory care is that same setting delivered in a secured, dementia-specific unit that must meet Georgia's extra Memory Care Center rules. HFRD licenses the building as a PCH or ALC and certifies the memory care unit on top of that license.
Assisted living is…
Memory care is…
Who it serves
Adults who need help with bathing, dressing or medications but can live safely in an open building
People with Alzheimer's or another dementia who may wander or need constant redirection
Georgia license
Personal Care Home (111-8-62) or, at 25+ beds with assisted living care, Assisted Living Community (111-8-63)
A PCH or ALC that also holds Memory Care Center certification (111-8-62-.19 / 111-8-63-.19)
Building
Residents come and go
Secured or alarmed exits, enclosed outdoor space
Staffing
Licensed for personal care; ALCs may help with medications through certified medication aides
Dementia-trained staff and added staffing and activity requirements
It isn't…
A nursing home — there is no 24-hour skilled nursing
A nursing home either — skilled medical needs still require a nursing facility
Typical 2026 cost in Metro Atlanta
$3,900 to $5,900 per month
$5,000 to $7,200 per month
Who licenses assisted living in Georgia?
The Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD) licenses and inspects both Georgia assisted living license types: Personal Care Homes under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-62 and Assisted Living Communities under 111-8-63. An ALC is a personal care home with 25 or more beds that HFRD has licensed to provide assisted living care.
How do I check a Metro Atlanta memory care community's inspection record?
Search the community's name in HFRD's Inspection Report Search, which posts each routine, complaint and follow-up survey from roughly the past three years with its citation count. Every listing on this page shows how many surveys HFRD has indexed, and each facility page lists them with links.
How much does memory care cost in Metro Atlanta in 2026?
Typical 2026 pricing is $5,000 to $7,200 per month. Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Milton and Johns Creek sit at the top of the range; south Fulton, Clayton, Henry and parts of DeKalb and outer Gwinnett and Cobb run lower. HFRD does not publish rates.
How do I turn this list into a real shortlist?
Filter by county, open the full profiles, then call us at (844) 569-8099. An ATL Senior Advisor advisor will match care needs, budget and location to a few licensed options with current openings — free to families.
Data source + refresh cadence
Licenses: Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD) — GaMap2Care facility data (license ID, type, licensed beds, phone, status, current license date), cross-checked against HFRD’s Verify License index.
Inspections: HFRD Inspection Report Search — routine, complaint and follow-up surveys with the citation count HFRD records for each.
Scope: every active Assisted Living Community, plus every Personal Care Home licensed for 25 or more beds, in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cherokee, Forsyth and Henry counties. Smaller Personal Care Homes (24 beds or fewer) are not listed.
Memory care: HFRD’s public data does not include the Memory Care Center certification. We mark memory care only where an HFRD survey document describes a memory care unit or program, or the licensed name itself says memory care — confirm the certificate with the community.
Registry data retrieved October 24, 2026. We re-pull both HFRD sources monthly. Nothing here is a rating or review. Last updated: October 24, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us on the contact page.
