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Memory care in Starling 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 Starling is about $4,748 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 20 communities, read 192 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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88 Floor plans available
9.7
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Having to find a memory facility for my husband was very difficult. I visited many places. I am so grateful for having been referred to Truewood by A Place For Mom. I can say that Truewood has become not...
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.
Living at Truewood by Merrill, New Bern means being a part of an active, vibrant community. Enjoy delicious all-inclusive dining, a wealth of social activities and the freedom to explore your interests. There are countless opportunities to connect, grow and live up to your full potential.If...
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It is a wonderful place, clean and orderly!! They keep the people involved with activities!! It is just a great place!!! It gives peace of mind to know Mama is being taken care of 24/7. All the workers are...
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 Homeplace of New Bern, we make you feel welcome. When you walk through our doors you are part of our warm, inviting family. From a caring, dedicated support team to a broad range of services and amenities, we provide a place you will be proud to call home. Just minutes from historic downtown...
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9.3
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25 reviews
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It was a nice place for my dad to live once he relocated to Hampstead. I would recommend to others looking that they take a tour. I do not know what it is like now but if I was looking for an independent...
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Arbor Landing at Hampstead is offering a unique experiences for seniors and their families. The community is able to offer some traditional assisted living services with their on-site home care services, ask for details!In addition to independent living with assisted living services, the...
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9.2
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10 reviews
9.2
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The staff at Spring Arbor of Kinston took great care of my mother during her brief stay in memory care. The staff are very caring and communicate updates and concerns with the family. They are also very...
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.
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Photo of Carteret Landing Assisted Living and Memory Care
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8.4
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20 reviews
8.4
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20 reviews
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Everything gets very high marks except for the food. They need more help in the kitchen it seems. Other than that we are happy. If we could give them a 20 + we would!!
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.
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88 Photos available
33 Floor plans available
7.5
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15 reviews
7.5
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15 reviews
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Everyone was very friendly and helpful and really care about what they do. My mom from the first time we took her really liked it - we are always looking out for her best interest. I would recommend...
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.
Our community, in the scenic coastal town of Morehead City, N.C., just a short drive from North Carolina’s famed beaches and Cape Lookout National Seashore, provides provide both assisted living and Alzheimer’s and dementia care.As an assisted living resident, you have the time and opportunity to...
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The Stonebridge community is a very beautiful and clean community with friendly staff. We like where it is located but we do have one complaint. We put money into our loved ones trust account to use to...
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.
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Provides: Memory Care
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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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My loved one was a resident at Croatan Village. They were very nice, I thought. The facility was clean. The staff was really nice and accommodating for our particular situation. My loved one said the food...
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.
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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.
The Gardens of Pamlico offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. Each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance when required, and freedom when desired. Residency...
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My mother passed at Lenore assisted-living in July . It has taken me a while to write this review but I want to let anyone who is looking for a place for their loved to know that I couldn’t have asked...
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.
Victorian Senior Care provides services for senior adults at Lenior Assisted Living located at 2773 Pinewood Home Drive in Pink Hill. Lenoir Assisted Living offers quality assisted living and memory care in attractive surroundings close to home. Our assisted living care provides services to fit...
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This is a great community and everything is working out very well for my mother in law. She has adjusted well to the community and seems to really like it. The community looks great and everything is nice...
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.
Victorian Senior Care provides services for senior adults at The Village of Kinston located at 1935 Idlewild Drive in Kinston. The Village offers quality assisted living and memory care in attractive surroundings close to home. Our assisted living care provides services to fit the lifestyles of...
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We have lived here for 5+ years and believe they are some of the best years in our our 60 years of marriage. Our food service brought to our apt. door each day is varied and delicious. During this pandemic...
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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My mother was moved to Champions in April. After a bit of an adjustment period she has come to fit in well there. She has also begun to thrive. Her social interactions have increased, her general well...
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.

Cost of memory care in Starling, NC

The average cost of senior living in Starling is $4,748 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cedar Point, NC with an average of $4,667 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Starling, NC vs. nearby cities

Starling, NC
$4,748/mo
$4,798/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Starling, NC vs. the state and national average

Starling, NC
$4,748/mo
U.S. national average
$5,444/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Starling vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$4,748/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Starling, NC by room type

Semi-Private
$6,135/mo
Studio
$6,739/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,425/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,444/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in Starling over time

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What families are saying about memory care in Starling

Recent reviews for memory care in Starling

Stonebridge at Woodbury Assisted Living and Memory Care in Hampstead, NC

4.8
The staff are very friendly and very adamant about their pandemic protocols. I would recommend the community to others. My friend one has not complained about the food. They have stopped activities due to the pandemic.

Porters Neck Village in Wilmington, NC

4.7
We are thrilled with how well we are being taken care of during these difficult times! We are fed door to door, brought groceries we have ordered and prescriptions door to door, given daily fun tasks and exercises on our closed circuit TV and shown daily happy faces by our attending associates. ...
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Brookdale Morehead City

5.0
Everyone at this community is super nice, they really do take care of everyone. The food is great, its very tasteful and presented very nicely. What really stood out to us when we first visited was the overall friendliness of the staff

Starling review score based on 67 family reviews

7.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 67 reviews of 14 Starling memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Starling 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

Starling review score compared against nearby cities

7.7
Starling, NC14 facilities
7.7
Swansboro, NC19 facilities
7.5
Cedar Point, NC18 facilities

Review subcategories for Starling 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 67 reviews of 14 Starling memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Starling 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.
Starling, NC averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.6
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
4.5
Care services
4.4
4.2
Staff
4.5
4.4
Meals & dining
3.8
4.1
Activities
4.2
4.0
Value for cost*
4.2
4.0
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Starling memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Starling memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Starling, 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 Starling 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 Starling that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Starling, NCNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.1%
65.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
50%
48.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
85.7%
82.3%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.8%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
64.3%
71.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
35.7%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92.9%
89.5%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
64.3%
61.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
64.3%
72.1%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Starling 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 Starling Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Starling, NCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
64.3%
74%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
42.9%
46%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
64.3%
70.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
7.1%
26.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Starling 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 Starling partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Starling, NCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.3%
27.8%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.9%
44.4%
No sugar
No sugar
35.7%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
50%
50.1%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
28.6%
18.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Starling 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 Starling communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Starling, NCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
7.1%
31.9%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50%
39.8%
Room service
Room service
35.7%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
7.1%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Starling 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 Starling offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Starling, NCNational
Activity director
Activity director
50%
45.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.7%
33.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.6%
28.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57.1%
54.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
51.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
64.3%
60.8%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.7%
39.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.9%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
50%
36.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
50%
47.6%
Dances
Dances
50%
31.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.3%
22%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
50%
46.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Truewood by Merrill, New Bern, Home Place of New Bern and Arbor Landing at Hampstead are the top-rated memory care facilities near Starling, North Carolina. See full list of communities.

There are 20 memory care facilities near Starling, North Carolina. See the full list.

The best memory care facility near you in Starling, North Carolina is Truewood by Merrill, New Bern. This memory care community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.

The 20 memory care facilities near you in Starling, North Carolina typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Starling, North Carolina, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Starling, North Carolina, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in Starling, North Carolina ranges from $400 to $10595. The average Memory Care cost in Starling, North Carolina is $4,748. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Starling, North Carolina typically starts at $400. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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