Assisted Living Profit Calculator

Planning a 10–50 bed assisted living facility? This free assisted living profit calculator estimates monthly operating profit from your beds, occupancy, average monthly rate, staffing, and expenses — the same proven math as our Adult Family Home profit calculator, sized up for larger buildings. Planning estimates only.

How to use this for assisted living (10–50 beds)

• Licensed beds: enter total beds, not units — a 20-unit building with mostly double occupancy may be licensed for more beds than units.
• Occupancy: use stabilized occupancy for planning. 80–90% is a common planning range; new buildings lease up gradually over 12–24 months, so model year one separately from stabilized year three.
• Average monthly rate: blend private-pay rates with any Medicaid waiver or contract rates you expect. Enter one scenario at a time to compare.
• Staffing: larger buildings need shift coverage around the clock. Enter total paid caregiver hours per day across ALL shifts, not per shift.
• Expenses: scale food, supplies, and utilities with census; keep rent/mortgage, insurance, and management as fixed monthly amounts.

How the math works

1. Occupied beds = licensed beds × occupancy percentage.
2. Monthly revenue = occupied beds × average monthly rate per resident.
3. Staffing cost = total daily caregiver hours × average hourly wage × 30.
4. Total monthly expenses = staffing + food + housing + utilities + insurance + supplies + other.
5. Estimated monthly operating profit = revenue − expenses.

How a 10–50 bed building differs from a 6-bed AFH

• Fixed costs (building, insurance, management) spread across more beds — but total staffing dollars are much higher.
• Commercial building and fire-code costs replace residential conversion costs; budget them separately in the startup calculator.
• Marketing and lease-up deserve their own budget line — filling 40 beds takes longer than filling 6.
• Before buying an existing facility, check the valuation calculator.