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Memory care in Craighead 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 Craighead is about $5,702 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 71 communities, read 1889 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
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, 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, 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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Providence Place has multiple levels of care which is why we went with them. Our loved one is able to be here as his care increases. They also told us if needed, they would be able to get a lift which was...
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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The experience we have had with The Leland of Laurel Run has been very positive. I certainly recommend them. They did a really good job working with my sister to get her acclimated to the new place 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.
The Leland of Laurel Run strives to give our residents all the care, security and comforts of home. Newly renovated and opened in December, 2012, our unique setting downtown Waynesboro offers a step back in history. Once the Leland Hotel, the building has been purchased and re-purposed into a...
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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.
Carroll Lutheran Village is a not-for-profit life plan community. For over 40 years, we have helped individuals achieve their personal best in our full-service continuing care retirement community, which is why we’ve been recognized as Carroll’s Best for retirement living, assisted living and...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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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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, 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, 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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after losing my wife to dementia , i was looking to scale down, fortunately in my search i found Creekside Village i couldn't be more happy with my selection . They have been extremely helpful and available...
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.
Robinwood is a tranquil, relaxing assisted living community located in Hagerstown, Maryland, within minutes of most of the area's entertainment and shopping. As an assisted living community, we strive to provide our residents with customized care to meet their needs. Our community offers spacious...
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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 mother is at Fahrney Keedy right now. She loves everything about the community even though we are in a pandemic. She has had wonderful experience with the staff members, and getting situated. The...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village is nestled among the foothills of the picturesque Catoctin Mountains of Northern Washington County.  This 90 acre Maryland retirement community offers breathtaking vistas in all directions.  We are located just minutes from Interstates 70 or 81. As a...

Cost of memory care in Craighead, PA

The average cost of senior living in Craighead is $5,702 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Arendtsville, PA with an average of $4,265 per month.

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

Craighead, PA
$5,706/mo
$5,615/mo

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

Craighead, PA
$5,706/mo
U.S. national average
$5,523/mo

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

Memory Care
$5,706/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,216/mo
Studio
$6,273/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,150/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,583/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$1,340/mo

Senior living costs in Craighead 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: Craighead, PA
Column state: Pennsylvania
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCraighead, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Memory Care$5,706/mo$5,443/mo$5,523/mo
Assisted Living$4,850/mo$4,440/mo$4,770/mo
Independent Living$4,099/mo$4,353/mo$4,167/mo
Memory Care
Craighead, PA:$5,706/mo
Pennsylvania:$5,443/mo
U.S.:$5,523/mo
Assisted Living
Craighead, PA:$4,850/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,440/mo
U.S.:$4,770/mo
Independent Living
Craighead, PA:$4,099/mo
Pennsylvania:$4,353/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
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Memory care costs in Craighead, PA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Craighead 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
Craighead, PA$6,396/mo$6,260/mo+2.2%
Pennsylvania$6,647/mo$6,175/mo+7.7%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Craighead, PA
2024 average cost:$6,396/mo
2023 average cost:$6,260/mo
Percent change:+2.2%
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 Craighead

Recent reviews for memory care in Craighead

HeartFields Assisted Living at Frederick

5.0
My experience at Heartfields was excellent! I couldn’t have placed [name removed] in a more caring, professional environment. I would recommend Heartfields to anyone. It was a difficult time for me and they made it easier on a daily basis to continue to help [name removed]

Country Meadows Of West Shore in Mechanicsburg, PA

4.5
The past 60 days has been an overwhelming journey for our family as we navigated our parents hospitalizations, rehabilitations, moves from an independent living facility to assisted living at Country Meadows, and the eventual death of our father. It’s not an understatement to say that the staff ...
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Country Meadows of Hershey

4.9
When I realized my sister was no longer able to live alone in her home due to dementia, I felt overwhelmed. A friend suggested that I look into Country Meadows. From the get-go, the Country Meadows staff answered my many questions and allayed my concerns. [name removed] and [name removed] ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Compassionate and caring staff. Many reviews highlight the staff's kindness and dedication to residents at various communities. For instance, at Magnolias of Chambersburg, staff members are praised for their patience and attentiveness towards families and residents. At Brookdale Grandon Farms, the staff's friendly demeanor ...
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Variety of activities for memory care residents. Residents in memory care units appreciate the engaging activities provided by communities. At Arden Courts Susquehanna, A Memory Care Community, residents enjoy arts and crafts sessions, music therapy, and group games. Reviews for The Woods At Cedar Run mention that residents participate in ...
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Clear communication with families. Families appreciate the open line of communication they have with community staff. At Artis Senior Living of West Shore, staff members make sure to keep families informed about their loved ones' care and well-being. In the case of Linden Village Senior Living Community, communication between ...
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Secure and safe living environment. Several reviews mention the importance of safety and security for their loved ones. Families can trust that their family members are well taken care of in communities such as Legend of Lancaster and Harmony at Hershey, where security measures and staff vigilance ensure a protected living sit ...
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Individualized care plans. Personalized care plans help cater to each resident's unique needs. At Arden Courts Susquehanna, A Memory Care Community, staff create customized care plans for residents, addressing their individual requirements and preferences. This individualized approach is also seen at Oak Leaf Manor Nor ...
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Collaborative approach to care. Collaborative care between staff, residents, and families leads to better outcomes. At Magnolias of Lancaster, staff work closely with residents and their families to ensure their loved ones receive the best possible care. This teamwork is also evident at Harmony at West Shore, where staff e ...
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Craighead review score based on 562 family reviews

8.8
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This proprietary review score is based on 562 reviews of 64 Craighead memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Craighead 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

Craighead review score compared against nearby cities

8.8
Craighead, PA64 facilities
8.8
Carlisle, PA66 facilities

Review subcategories for Craighead 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 562 reviews of 64 Craighead memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Craighead 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.
Craighead, PA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.0
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
4.2
Care services
3.7
3.9
Staff
3.9
4.1
Meals & dining
3.6
3.8
Activities
3.8
3.7
Value for cost*
3.7
3.8
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Craighead memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Craighead memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Craighead, 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 Craighead 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 Craighead that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Craighead, PANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
67.2%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
57.8%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96.9%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.4%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
70.3%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
32.8%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.9%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
64.1%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
64.1%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Craighead 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 Craighead Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Craighead, PANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
68.8%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
60.9%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
67.2%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
23.4%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Craighead 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 Craighead partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Craighead, PANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
28.1%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
57.8%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
53.1%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
50%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
31.3%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Craighead 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 Craighead communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Craighead, PANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
43.8%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
54.7%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
42.2%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.3%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Craighead 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 Craighead offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Craighead, PANational
Activity director
Activity director
59.4%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
45.3%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
42.2%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
60.9%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
62.5%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
67.2%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
54.7%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40.6%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
48.4%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
59.4%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
60.9%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
40.6%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
29.7%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
57.8%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Craighead

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 Craighead protect seniors.
Learn about Pennsylvania memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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