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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Carris, SC

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The average monthly cost of Memory Care in South Carolina is $5,404, according to A Place for Mom’s proprietary data. This can serve as a helpful benchmark for what families in the Carris area can expect to pay. Pricing may vary based on the community’s location, your loved one’s care needs, and any additional services or amenities.

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Photo of Manor House of Scranton
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.
Provides: Memory Care
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.
Photo of Oasis Residential Home
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.
Photo of Cane Bay Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Bowles Community Care Home
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.
Photo of Walters Brothers Residential Care
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.
Photo of Bradford Village-Sales Office
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.
Photo of Magnolias of Santee
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.
Photo of Herriott's Residential Care
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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Photo of Sumter Active Day Care
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.
Photo of Shiloh-Randolph Manor
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
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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.
Carriage House Senior Living is an assisted living community in Sumter Carolina easily accessible from Highway 95. We are convenient to neighboring townships from Lakewood to Woodrow. Our assisted living community is located near a major bus line and we provide ample parking for residents 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.
Photo of Watchcare Residential Care
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.
Photo of Commander Nursing Ctr
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.
Photo of Mariner Healthcare Group Inc
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.
Photo of Midland Park Residential Home Care
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.
Photo of Community Residential Care
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.
Photo of Beard Residential Care Facs
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.
Photo of Beard Residential Care Facs
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.
Photo of Gene's Residential Care Facility #2
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 family and I made the decision to go with Palmetto. We loved that it is small and personnel. My mom seems to enjoy it as well.
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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This is a great community with great care. The staff is always so caring and helpful. They do have activities, but she is not active right now due to just settling into the community.They are a great value...
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.
Hope Arbor of Murrells Inlet is a locally owned, not-for-profit assisted living. Our community is not large and overwhelming as we are licensed to care for no more than 60 residents. Our prices are all-inclusive which allows for our residents to age in place without having to worry about care...
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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.
Carriage House Senior Living The Carriage House Senior Living Center in Florence, South Carolina is an assisted living community conveniently situated in a metropolitan setting near shops, bus lines, restaurants, and theaters. Our residents enjoy temperate weather autumn through spring, and...

Cost of memory care in Carris, SC

The average cost of senior living in South Carolina is $5,404 per month as compared to $6,999 in the United States.

Senior living costs in South Carolina vs. 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 state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Column costDifference: Cost difference
Community typeSouth CarolinaU.S.Cost difference
Memory Care$5,404/mo$6,999/mo22.8% below national median
Assisted Living$4,824/mo$5,830/mo17.3% below national median
Independent Living$3,557/mo$3,520/mo1.1% above national median
Memory Care
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Cost difference:22.8% below national median
Assisted Living
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Cost difference:17.3% below national median
Independent Living
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Cost difference:1.1% above national median
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What families are saying about memory care in Carris

Recent reviews for memory care in Carris

The Ridges at Florence

4.0
Everything is going well for my mother since her move to this community. She is doing well, and I'am pleased with all they have done for us. This community is working out pretty well for us, and it is a good place with kind people.

Hope Arbor of Murrells Inlet

5.0
The staff is good,but they could do better. The meals are good and they said that my wife enjoys them. The community is always clean and neat. My wife says that she feels really comfortable with being here.

The Palmettos of Charleston

5.0
When you walk through the front door, the Palmettos Assisted Living feels like "home", not an institution nor a hotel. The staff are welcoming, warm and personable. Care is customized to "fit" individual residents such as a bag of ice in refrigerators of residents who enjoy ice water throughout ...
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Carris review score based on 407 family reviews

8.1
Review score88 facilities407 reviewsWrite a review
This proprietary review score is based on 407 reviews of 88 Carris memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Carris 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

Carris review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Carris, SC88 facilities
9.5
Florence, SC0 facilities
9.2
Murrells Inlet, SC0 facilities

Review subcategories for Carris 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 407 reviews of 88 Carris memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Carris 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.
Carris, SC averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.1
3.8
Friendliness
3.3
3.9
Care services
3.0
3.6
Staff
3.1
3.7
Meals & dining
2.9
3.5
Activities
2.9
3.4
Value for cost*
2.9
3.5
0.01.02.03.04.05.0
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Carris memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Carris memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Carris, 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 Carris 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 Carris that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Carris, SCNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
51.1%
63.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
42%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
96.6%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53.4%
69.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
26.1%
28.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.7%
89.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
40.9%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
44.3%
69.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Carris 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 Carris Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Carris, SCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
51.1%
72.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31.8%
45.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
46.6%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
11.4%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Carris 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 Carris partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Carris, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
25%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42%
44.7%
No sugar
No sugar
34.1%
41.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33%
50.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17%
22.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Carris 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 Carris communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Carris, SCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.9%
32%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
44.3%
40%
Room service
Room service
34.1%
37.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
19.3%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Carris 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 Carris offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Carris, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
47.7%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.1%
33.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.8%
28.9%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.9%
53.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48.9%
51%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
48.9%
59.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.2%
39.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.4%
35.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39.8%
36.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.7%
47%
Live performances
Live performances
45.5%
47.1%
Dances
Dances
38.6%
32%
Fitness center
Fitness center
19.3%
22.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.6%
46.1%
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State regulations for memory care in Carris

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Arbor Landing at Surfside, Pinewood Square and Inlet Coastal Resort are the top-rated memory care facilities near Carris, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 101 memory care facilities near Carris, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Carris, South Carolina are Inlet Coastal Resort, Cypress Square and The Addison of Florence. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 101 memory care facilities near you in Carris, South Carolina typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Carris, South Carolina, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
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