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Memory care in Carter 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 Carter is about $4,802 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 75 communities, read 1050 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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I looked at 3 other facilities and chose Gracewoods Niles because it had a more homey feel, it was not too big not too small, only has around 38 residents and they were very welcoming during the tour. All...
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.
Grace Woods Senior Living, LLC Niles, Ohio  44446  Assisted Living Services at Grace Woods Senior Living are centered on the individual needs and unique preferences of the people who live here and provides a cost effective solution for the individual requiring Assisted Living...
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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Alzheimer care A++. Good communication with Mom's POA. Listens to family concerns. Mom has adjusted very well in just 5 months. Most patient & caring staff I have ever known. I am confident in their...
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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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.
In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized assisted living...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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Photo of Armstrong Memory Care Assisted Living
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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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.
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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.
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.
What are you looking for in a nursing home? That's the first question we ask because in today's healthcare environment, you have more choices than ever. We offer short-term care to help you get well and return to your home. We also provide long-term nursing home care -- and more intensive...
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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.
Home - Our Services - Residential Services Weinberg Terrace Weinberg Terrace is a wonderful place to call home. Our beautiful residence offers comfortable apartments and elegant common areas, warm, friendly staff, individually tailored personal care services, and three delicious kosher meals each...
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This is now Murrysville Rehab, and Nursing Health and Wellness. They have been really good. I would highly recommend them. They are really good at keeping couples together, and even in the same room.
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
When you think "nursing home," what usually comes to mind is a place for people who need long-term medical care. That's true of our nursing home, but we also offer short-term help for people who just need to get back on their feet after an illness or injury. Whatever your specific needs, our goal...
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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.
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While no facility is perfect, Fair Oaks comes very close. I think a big reason for this is that it's not a "for profit" facility like most others, so the management can focus on ensuring that the residents...
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 Carter, PA

The average cost of senior living in Carter is $4,802 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Mercer, PA with an average of $3,717 per month.

Memory care costs in Carter, PA, vs. nearby cities

Carter, PA
$4,802/mo

Memory care costs in Carter, PA, vs. state and national averages

Carter, PA
$4,802/mo
U.S. national average
$5,535/mo

Memory care costs in Carter, PA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,802/mo

Memory care costs in Carter, PA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,177/mo
Studio
$6,281/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,257/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,207/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,100/mo

Senior living costs in Carter 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: Carter, PA
Column state: Pennsylvania
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCarter, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Memory Care$4,802/mo$5,443/mo$5,535/mo
Assisted Living$3,651/mo$4,441/mo$4,779/mo
Independent Living$3,642/mo$4,354/mo$4,184/mo
Memory Care
Carter, PA:$4,802/mo
Pennsylvania:$5,443/mo
U.S.:$5,535/mo
Assisted Living
Carter, PA:$3,651/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,441/mo
U.S.:$4,779/mo
Independent Living
Carter, PA:$3,642/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,354/mo
U.S.:$4,184/mo
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Memory care costs in Carter, PA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Carter 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 Carter, PA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Carter 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
Carter, PA$6,706/mo$6,607/mo+1.5%
Pennsylvania$6,647/mo$6,175/mo+7.7%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Carter, PA
2024 average cost:$6,706/mo
2023 average cost:$6,607/mo
Percent change:+1.5%
Pennsylvania
2024 average cost:$6,647/mo
2023 average cost:$6,175/mo
Percent change:+7.7%
National
2024 average cost:$6,490/mo
2023 average cost:$6,152/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Carter

Recent reviews for memory care in Carter

Celebration Villa of Chippewa in Beaver Falls, PA

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My mom spent the last 6yrs at Elmcroft Chippewa .She felt very at home there from the first day.We got to know the staff personally and they took care of her like family. When mom passed away in March I couldn't be with her because of COVID 19. But I knew she was not alone and she was being ...
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Paramount Senior Living at Cranberry in Mars, PA

4.0
My loved one was at Paramount at Cranberry on hospice for a brief time after a medical decline. They were a bright spot for our family during a very dark time.

Rhodes Estates in New Castle, PA

5.0
Mr. T. J. [removed], Administrator, Rhodes Estates, T. J. Very Special Thanks for all your assistance and understanding over the past several months. Without the special efforts by you and Jason, the transition of my mother to your retirement facility would surely have been more difficult. ...
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Carter review score based on 291 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 291 reviews of 68 Carter memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Carter 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

Carter review score compared against nearby cities

8.3
Carter, PA68 facilities
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Harrisville, PA69 facilities

Review subcategories for Carter 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 291 reviews of 68 Carter memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Carter 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.
Carter, PA averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
4.2
Care services
3.6
3.9
Staff
3.8
4.1
Meals & dining
3.5
3.8
Activities
3.5
3.7
Value for cost*
3.4
3.8
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Carter memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Carter memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Carter, 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 Carter 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 Carter that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Carter, PANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
60.3%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
50%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
92.6%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
70.6%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
44.1%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95.6%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
63.2%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
69.1%
69.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Carter 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 Carter Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Carter, PANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
63.2%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
42.6%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
58.8%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.7%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Carter 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 Carter partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Carter, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
26.5%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.1%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
42.6%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
35.3%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
26.5%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Carter 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 Carter communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Carter, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
32.4%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.2%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
25%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.2%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Carter 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 Carter offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Carter, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
45.6%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
39.7%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.5%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
55.9%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.1%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.5%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41.2%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
32.4%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
35.3%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.1%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
47.1%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
29.4%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.5%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.6%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Carter

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 Pennsylvania memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Carter protect seniors.
Learn about Pennsylvania memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Apple Blossom, The Seasons of Saxonburg and Celebration Villa of Chippewa are the top-rated memory care facilities near Carter, Pennsylvania. See full list of communities.
There are 75 memory care facilities near Carter, Pennsylvania. See the full list.
The 75 memory care facilities near you in Carter, Pennsylvania typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Carter, Pennsylvania, 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 Carter, Pennsylvania, 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 Carter, Pennsylvania ranges from $4 to $9995. The average Memory Care cost in Carter, Pennsylvania is $4,802. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Carter, Pennsylvania typically starts at $4. 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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