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Memory care in Cornelia offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Cornelia is about $4,433 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 148 communities, read 2472 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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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They are very good to me here. The aides treat me good and are very nice to me. The rooms are huge, and I have a private room with a nice size bathroom and shower.
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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.
Lazy-R Personal Care Lazy-R Personal Care is a well-established senior living community located in the quaint town of Blairsville, Georgia. This small town has loads of charm and is a warm and welcoming town. Lazy-R is easily accessed just off of Highway 15. Nearby is the southern cuisine Fatz...
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I haven't had a chance to see the community myself, but from what I've heard from my loved one things seem to be going well. He seems very content here, he is pleased with his room and the community in...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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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.
Magnolia Estates of Winder, was constructed and opened in 1990. This facility is the second of the three facilities and is fashioned with a more somewhat contemporary styling. Magnolia Estates of Winder's long, spacious hallways and elegantly furnished interiors make Magnolia Estates of Winder...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
Oak Pointe Memory Center is the newest memory care community in beautiful Winder, GA. With only 14 residential suites at Oak Pointe Memory Center you are part of a family, not just a number. Our small staff-to-resident ratio creates a close-knit family experience and personalized service.
Provides: Assisted Living
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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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The owners of Stonehenge Senior Living, [names removed], care deeply about seniors and their quality of life. The facility is clean. Each staff member cares about each resident. They are diligent with...
Provides: Assisted Living
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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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My Mother (who turns 103 on April 19, 2019) has been living at Regency Manor for the past 10 months. Mother had been living with me for the past 7 years and her care had become too much for me to handle...
Provides: Assisted Living
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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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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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.
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.
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My dad has been at Magnolia Estates for 4 years and I have nothing but great things to say about this assisted living home. The staff not only takes excellent care of the residents, but they are friendly and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
Magnolia Estates of Oconee, the newest of the three facilities, opened its doors on December 4, 1997. Located on a 19 acre tract, Magnolia Estates of Oconee is nestled among massive 100 year old Southern White Oaks that give it that "old southern plantation" look and feel. Magnolia Estates of...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Located on twenty three acres of natural beauty, Chestnut Hill of Highlands offers a truly unique retirement community.  Surrounded by beautiful mountain vistas, Chestnut Hill offers independent cottage living, independent lodge apartments, and beautiful assisted living suites expressly...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
MeSun was founded in 2006 by a compassionate and humble physician with a heartfelt vision: to create a community where care is delivered with dignity, respect, and cultural understanding. Rooted in this vision, MeSun Hospice was born, serving as a beacon of hope and support for patients and...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.
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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living
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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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Provides: Assisted Living
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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.

Cost of memory care in Cornelia, GA

The average cost of senior living in Cornelia is $4,433 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Helen, GA with an average of $3,468 per month.

Memory care costs in Cornelia, GA, vs. nearby cities

Cornelia, GA
$4,434/mo
$4,475/mo

Memory care costs in Cornelia, GA, vs. state and national averages

Cornelia, GA
$4,434/mo
$4,351/mo
U.S. national average
$5,014/mo

Memory care costs in Cornelia, GA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,434/mo

Memory care costs in Cornelia, GA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,541/mo
Studio
$5,614/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,942/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,352/mo

Senior living costs in Cornelia vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Cornelia, GA
Column state: Georgia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCornelia, GAGeorgiaU.S.
Memory Care$4,434/mo$4,351/mo$5,014/mo
Assisted Living$4,082/mo$3,794/mo$4,752/mo
Independent Living$4,034/mo$4,424/mo$4,211/mo
Memory Care
Cornelia, GA:$4,434/mo
Georgia:$4,351/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Assisted Living
Cornelia, GA:$4,082/mo
Georgia:$3,794/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Independent Living
Cornelia, GA:$4,034/mo
Georgia:$4,424/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Memory care costs in Cornelia, GA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Cornelia 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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Memory care cost trends in Cornelia, GA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Cornelia 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
Cornelia, GA$4,548/mo$4,700/mo-3.2%
Georgia$4,663/mo$4,428/mo+5.3%
National$6,493/mo$6,147/mo+5.6%
Cornelia, GA
2024 average cost:$4,548/mo
2023 average cost:$4,700/mo
Percent change:-3.2%
Georgia
2024 average cost:$4,663/mo
2023 average cost:$4,428/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
National
2024 average cost:$6,493/mo
2023 average cost:$6,147/mo
Percent change:+5.6%
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What families are saying about memory care in Cornelia

Recent reviews for memory care in Cornelia

Cumming Senior Living

5.0
We moved our dad here in January of this year. I have been so happy with the quality of care and cleanliness. All of the other families of the residents that I’ve met are all so kind. The food is excellent as well! I highly recommend Cumming Nursing Center for your loved one.

Manor Lake Gainesville

5.0
Manor Lake was an excellent facility, we were very pleased with facility and the staff they could not of been nicer. While our loved one was there they took excellent care of her, and towards the end when we had to bring in hospice they allowed us to come in more than just the normal visiting ...
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Towne Club Windermere in Cumming, GA

4.3
We were lead on to assume that everything was included with the value, that it was all inclusive but that is not the case. Based on the experience we have had so far with Towne Club we would recommend this community to other families but with hesitation.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Compassionate and helpful staff. Many reviews mention the kindness and supportiveness of the staff at various communities, such as The Memory Center Atlanta, where they have developed long-term friendships with caregivers. Residents and their families express gratitude for the care and communication they receive.
Engaging activities for residents. Throughout the reviews, residents find joy in the diverse activities offered in communities, including singing, games, social events, and more. For instance, at Arbor Terrace, staff organize activities tailored to residents' interests.
Thoughtful and personalized care. Reviews often highlight the individualized attention and accommodation of residents' unique needs at places like Cedarhurst. In one instance, staff made adjustments to help a resident transition smoothly into the community.
Quality meals and dining experiences. Quality food is highlighted as a significant factor in overall satisfaction with communities, such as Dominion Clemson, where the chef caters to residents' dietary preferences and restrictions.
Cleanliness and well-maintained facilities. Reviews consistently praise the cleanliness of community spaces, such as common areas and private rooms, in places like Magnolia Senior Living at Loganville. Regular renovations and updates ensure residents enjoy a fresh and welcoming environment.
Clear and consistent communication. Effective communication between staff, residents, and families is essential for ensuring care needs are met. For example, at Celebration Village Forsyth, the community director sets regular meetings with senior residents and their loved ones to keep everyone informed.
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Cornelia review score based on 490 family reviews

8.1
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This proprietary review score is based on 490 reviews of 123 Cornelia memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Cornelia review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Cornelia review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Cornelia, GA123 facilities
8.0
Mount Airy, GA149 facilities
8.2
Baldwin, GA169 facilities

Review subcategories for Cornelia memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 490 reviews of 123 Cornelia memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Cornelia resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Cornelia, GA averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
4.0
Friendliness
3.9
4.1
Care services
3.6
3.8
Staff
3.7
4.0
Meals & dining
3.3
3.7
Activities
3.4
3.6
Value for cost*
3.4
3.7
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Cornelia memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cornelia memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cornelia, 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 Cornelia memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Cornelia that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Cornelia, GANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
70.7%
63.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
39%
46.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98.4%
82.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
74.8%
69.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
40.7%
28%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
99.2%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
61%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
68.3%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Cornelia memory care

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 Cornelia Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Cornelia, GANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
70.7%
71.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
44.7%
45%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
53.7%
67.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
19.5%
25.8%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Cornelia memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Cornelia partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cornelia, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
24.4%
27.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
55.3%
44.1%
No sugar
No sugar
51.2%
40.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
51.2%
49.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
22%
21.2%
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Availability of select dining options in Cornelia memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Cornelia communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cornelia, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
40.7%
31.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
52.8%
39.4%
Room service
Room service
48.8%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
19.5%
22.6%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cornelia memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Cornelia offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cornelia, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
61%
44.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.3%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.6%
28.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
66.7%
52.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61.8%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61%
59.1%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
56.9%
38.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
47.2%
35.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
42.3%
36.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
58.5%
46.4%
Live performances
Live performances
59.3%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
35.8%
31.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.3%
21.9%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
58.5%
45.6%
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State regulations for memory care in Cornelia

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Georgia memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Cornelia protect seniors.
Learn about Georgia memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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