Senior Homes in Consort, AB

Senior homes in Consort: a local guide

Consort is a small town, so SeniorHome.ca lists just two senior homes here: one assisted living residence and one nursing home. Neither has a published starting rate, so families should compare against Alberta's broader pricing and call ahead for current fees.

Senior homes and retirement homes in Consort

Consort Lodge, at 4530 52 Avenue, offers assisted living with scheduled personal care support such as help with bathing, dressing and medications. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Google reviews.

Consort Hospital And Care Centre, at 5402 52 Avenue, provides nursing home care, the highest level of residential care in Alberta's continuing care system. It is rated 5 out of 5 from 1 Google review. Because it's attached to the local hospital, this type of setting is typical in small Alberta towns where continuing care and acute care share a site.

Neither community has a listed monthly starting rate, so contact them directly, or use our cost of senior living in Consort page, for current pricing.

What senior homes cost compared with the rest of Alberta

Consort doesn't yet have enough priced listings to generate a local median, so the most useful comparison is the provincial picture. Across Alberta, the median starting rate is $2,814 a month, with assisted living at a median of $3,085 and nursing homes (type A continuing care) at $3,112. Among larger centres, Lethbridge is the most affordable at $2,165, Edmonton sits at $2,713, Calgary at $3,340, and Red Deer at $3,561. A small town like Consort can fall anywhere in that range depending on the operator and level of care, so it's worth asking each community for its specific rates rather than assuming a town this size is automatically cheaper.

Because options are limited locally, many families searching for senior homes or retirement homes near Consort also look at larger centres with more communities and choice, though none are listed in this dataset.

Public long-term care and home care for Consort residents

Alberta's continuing care system covers home care, supportive living and long-term care (nursing homes). Access to publicly funded services depends on a professional assessment of care needs, not age or diagnosis alone. Any Albertan can start this process by calling Health Link at 811, where a registered nurse can arrange an assessment; no doctor's referral is required, and a family member can call on the senior's behalf.

In a nursing home (type A continuing care), health care itself is publicly funded, and residents pay only a government-set accommodation charge covering room, meals, housekeeping and utilities. Under the schedule effective April 1, 2026, that charge ranges from about $70.60 a day for a shared room to $112.45 for a multi-bedroom suite — roughly $2,150 to $3,400 a month. Assisted living residences like Consort Lodge set their own accommodation charges and eligibility criteria, since they are privately operated, so contact the community directly about costs and admission requirements (Alberta.ca: Continuing care accommodation charges; Alberta.ca: How to access continuing care).

How to choose a senior home in Consort

• Call Health Link at 811 first if your family member may need publicly funded home care or a nursing home bed — this is the starting point for assessment.
• Ask each community directly for its current monthly rate, since neither Consort home has a published starting price.
• Match the setting to care needs: assisted living suits seniors who need some scheduled help, while a nursing home is for higher, around-the-clock care needs.
• Ask about staffing levels, what's included in the accommodation charge, and what happens if care needs increase over time.
• Use our free care assessment to help match your family's needs and budget, and check senior homes across Alberta if you're open to a larger centre with more choice.

Sources

• Continuing care – Resident accommodation charges | Alberta.ca
• How to access continuing care | Alberta.ca