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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Chicora, SC

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Memory care in Chicora 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 Chicora is about $5,573 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 69 communities, read 1231 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Summerville, Goose Creek and Moncks Corner.

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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.
Alterra Clare Bridge provides a comfortable, home-like setting with programs and services designed specifically for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other memory impairments. Alterra Clare Bridge offers private and companion suites in a comfortable neighborhood environment. Unique building...
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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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Facility was great. Staff was all very nice. We got admitted on a Friday and nothing happened over the weekend so that part was a little disappointing. No PT or help with meds. But once Monday rolled around...
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.
At Shem Creek Health Center, our Assisted Living and Memory Care programs go well beyond the physical needs of our residents. Not only do we have a variety of spacious floorplan options to call home but our philosophy of whole-person wellness incorporates physical, social, nutritional and...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My mother was a resident of Dayspring Assisted Living in Hollywood, SC for approximately 5 years. She received great care. The entire staff were very kind to her. She was wheelchair bound for over the last 2...
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.
Dayspring Assisted Living offers a quiet country setting for our residents that is only twenty minutes from Charleston. Our residents and their families are secure in the knowledge that we are committed to patient care. Our ratios of staff to patient are the lowest in Charleston. We don't count...
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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
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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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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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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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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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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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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.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Chicora, SC

The average cost of senior living in Chicora is $5,573 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Eutawville, SC with an average of $4,863 per month.

Memory care costs in Chicora, SC, vs. state and national averages

Chicora, SC
$5,573/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

Memory care costs in Chicora, SC, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$5,573/mo

Memory care costs in Chicora, SC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,441/mo
Studio
$6,593/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,148/mo

Senior living costs in Chicora 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: Chicora, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeChicora, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Memory Care$5,573/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$4,852/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$3,663/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
Chicora, SC:$5,573/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
Chicora, SC:$4,852/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
Chicora, SC:$3,663/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in Chicora, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Chicora 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 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Chicora, SC$5,106/mo$5,039/mo+1.3%
South Carolina$5,196/mo$5,032/mo+3.3%
National$6,685/mo$6,446/mo+3.7%
Chicora, SC
2024 average cost:$5,106/mo
2023 average cost:$5,039/mo
Percent change:+1.3%
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2024 average cost:$5,196/mo
2023 average cost:$5,032/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$6,685/mo
2023 average cost:$6,446/mo
Percent change:+3.7%
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What families are saying about memory care in Chicora

Recent reviews for memory care in Chicora

Dayspring Assisted Living in Hollywood, SC

4.4
The caregivers at Dayspring were one of the reasons we chose this community. They are wonderful and very good with the residents. This is a smaller community so the ratio of caregivers to residents is higher. They could use a few more activities. The food is good and they keep the community ...
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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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Mount Pleasant Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center

4.5
When I was looking around for a place two years ago, this was the cleanest one that I came across. It is still clean and organized. The staff keeps me well informed of happenings and/or issues. They use flyers, emails, texts, phone calls, in person. I have not received a carrier pigeon or smoke ...
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Chicora review score based on 301 family reviews

7.8
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This proprietary review score is based on 301 reviews of 69 Chicora memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Chicora 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

Chicora review score compared against nearby cities

7.8
Chicora, SC69 facilities
7.9
Summerville, SC52 facilities
7.9
Charleston, SC43 facilities

Review subcategories for Chicora 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 301 reviews of 69 Chicora memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Chicora 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.
Chicora, SC averageNational average
Cleanliness
2.7
3.7
Friendliness
2.9
3.8
Care services
2.6
3.5
Staff
2.8
3.6
Meals & dining
2.5
3.3
Activities
2.6
3.3
Value for cost*
2.6
3.4
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Chicora memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Chicora memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Chicora, 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 Chicora 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 Chicora that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
56.5%
63.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
44.9%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.7%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
56.5%
70%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
30.4%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.1%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
39.1%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
47.8%
69.6%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Chicora 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 Chicora Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Chicora, SCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
55.1%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31.9%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
47.8%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
13%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Chicora 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 Chicora partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Chicora, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.2%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
43.5%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
34.8%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.2%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
24.6%
22.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Chicora 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 Chicora communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
30.4%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.8%
40.2%
Room service
Room service
34.8%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.7%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Chicora 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 Chicora offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Chicora, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
49.3%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
39.1%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.2%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49.3%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
49.3%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.8%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.5%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.2%
35.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39.1%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.8%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
46.4%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
37.7%
32.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
17.4%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.4%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Chicora

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 Chicora protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pinewood Square, Cypress Square and The Colonnade at West Ashley are the top-rated memory care facilities near Chicora, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 69 memory care facilities near Chicora, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best memory care facility near you in Chicora, South Carolina is Cypress Square. This memory care community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
The 69 memory care facilities near you in Chicora, 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 Chicora, South 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 Chicora, South 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 Chicora, South Carolina ranges from $$2,500 to $$10,740. The average Memory Care cost in Chicora, South Carolina is $5,573. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Chicora, South Carolina typically starts at $$2,500. 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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