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9 Best Nursing Homes in Lester, AL

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Lester is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 9 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Lester, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Lester is about $4,162, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 196 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Lester, AL

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The Lodge is very clean and friendly. The staff helped my family with moving things into the room and helped momma meet other ladies that resided there. The food looked delicious and everyone was smiling and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At Limestone Lodge, we provide a combination of traditional assisted living and specialty care assisted living for individuals in the beginning stages of memory loss and those with end stages of Alzheimer's disease. Our home-like environment allows residents with similar challenges and needs to...
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Food is excellent. Staff are friendly, kind and go above and beyond to take care of their residence and work with the residence caretakers. Various fun activities are provided for residence daily with...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Welcome to Limestone Manor Assisted Living, a place for seniors to take part, a place to belong. We offer the personal attention and home-like environment your loved one deserves. Conveniently located off Highway 31, our assisted living community has 24 private apartments, spacious family-style...
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My mom lived there for a handful of months. She had an issue with overpowering air fresheners that aggravated her COPD and that was never resolved. During her stay the facility also lost their cook and the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Imagine living life in Athens at The Goldton at Athens, an upbeat and vibrant Alabama retirement community. We are close to all the places you may need or wish to visit, such as supermarkets, parks, worship venues, doctors' offices, and local restaurants. When you join our community as an...
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The community of people, my dad has made a friend and that makes me happy. I would recommend them, but I will say, just like most community environments it's important that a family member makes sure that...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
    Historical, Assisted Living at it's best!  The Hewitt House where all your dreams of a relaxing, comfortable retirement lifestyle can come true.  Built in 1830 the Hewitt House has been home to many people through the years.       Since 1983 we...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
At SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Ardmore, we are dedicated to delivering quality individual service to every person entrusted to our care. Our state-of-the-art facility provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapy to adults of all ages who need short- or long-term care. To meet the...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Cost of nursing homes in Lester, AL

The average cost of senior living in Lester is $4,162 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Moulton, AL with an average of $3,818 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Lester, AL, vs. nearby cities

Lester, AL
$4,162/mo
$4,207/mo
$4,230/mo

Nursing homes costs in Lester, AL, vs. state and national averages

Lester, AL
$4,162/mo
$3,998/mo
U.S. national average
$5,004/mo

Nursing homes costs in Lester, AL, vs. other senior living options

$4,215/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,162/mo

Nursing homes costs in Lester, AL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,290/mo
Studio
$4,199/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,745/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,695/mo

Senior living costs in Lester vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Lester, AL
Column state: Alabama
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLester, ALAlabamaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,162/mo$3,998/mo$5,004/mo
Assisted Living$4,215/mo$3,938/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$4,215/mo$3,998/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living$4,046/mo$3,583/mo$4,203/mo
Nursing Homes
Lester, AL:$4,162/mo
Alabama:$3,998/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Assisted Living
Lester, AL:$4,215/mo
Alabama:$3,938/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Lester, AL:$4,215/mo
Alabama:$3,998/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Lester, AL:$4,046/mo
Alabama:$3,583/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Lester, AL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Lester and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Lester, AL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Lester have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Lester, AL$3,520/mo$3,581/mo-1.7%
Alabama$4,212/mo$4,273/mo-1.4%
National$5,342/mo$5,121/mo+4.3%
Lester, AL
2024 average cost:$3,520/mo
2023 average cost:$3,581/mo
Percent change:-1.7%
Alabama
2024 average cost:$4,212/mo
2023 average cost:$4,273/mo
Percent change:-1.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,342/mo
2023 average cost:$5,121/mo
Percent change:+4.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Lester

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Lester

The Goldton at Athens

4.8
It's always clean. You're getting what you are paying for, and it's not too expensive. My loved one, has been very well taken care of. Overall, it's a clean, and friendly environment It's all I can really ask for.

Keestone Senior Community in Lawrenceburg, TN

3.4
The keestone is a very nice facility, the director is amazing, she is very compassionate and loves her job and residents. I do feel they need an activities director as they do not offer many activities to the residents to keep them socially active. It would be nice if they had a large TV in the ...
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Country Cottage - Lawrenceburg

4.9
In addition to being a beautiful place, the staff is awesome, so caring, kind and gentle, geniunely invested in providing the best for their charges. Mom is very happy and well attended. Thanks to Wendy and her team!

Lester nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lester nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lester, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Lester nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Lester that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
33.3%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
16.7%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
83.3%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
83.3%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
50%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.7%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
83.3%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
50%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
66.7%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Lester nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Lester Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Lester, ALNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
33.3%
4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
16.7%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
33.3%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Lester nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Lester partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
50%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
50%
1.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Lester nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Lester communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Lester, ALNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
16.7%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
16.7%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.7%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lester nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Lester offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Lester, ALNational
Activity director
Activity director
50%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
16.7%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
66.7%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
66.7%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.3%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
16.7%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
33.3%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
33.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
16.7%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.7%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
16.7%
0.4%
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Limestone Lodge, Limestone Manor and The Goldton at Athens are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Lester, Alabama. See full list of communities.
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