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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Golightly, SC

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Memory care in Golightly 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 Golightly is about $4,617 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 147 communities, read 3207 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Spartanburg, Greer and Simpsonville.

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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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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, 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.
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.
If you are retired from work, but not from life, consider Carolina Village in Rock Hill, South Carolina. As a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, Rock Hill is a growing, thriving community. The spacious Carolina Village campus provides a country setting on the outskirts of this bustling...
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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.
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, 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
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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
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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, 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.
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After being very unhappy and even concerned about the care of my loved one at some fancy facility, I started a search for a safer home. One that cared for the residents more than their profit line. My...
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.
Mountain View Assisted Living is located in the beautiful city of Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina. Our scenic community is located on top of a hilltop, surrounded by beautiful mountains, overlooking a large, green horse pasture. The lovely scenery makes it the perfect place to...
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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.
Wellington House is a memory care community located in Gastonia, NC. Gastonia is located just west of Charlotte in the Piedmont section of North Carolina and is a terrific place to live, work and visit. Wellington House offers a loving environment that caters to their residents The staff are...
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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
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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.

Cost of memory care in Golightly, SC

The average cost of senior living in Golightly is $4,617 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Spartanburg, SC with an average of $4,617 per month.

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

Golightly, SC
$4,617/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

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

Memory Care
$4,617/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,479/mo
Studio
$5,845/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,359/mo

Senior living costs in Golightly 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: Golightly, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGolightly, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Memory Care$4,617/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$4,211/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$3,549/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
Golightly, SC:$4,617/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
Golightly, SC:$4,211/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
Golightly, SC:$3,549/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in Golightly, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Golightly 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
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Golightly, SC$4,841/mo$4,770/mo+1.5%
South Carolina$5,183/mo$4,853/mo+6.8%
National$6,648/mo$6,334/mo+4.9%
Golightly, SC
2024 average cost:$4,841/mo
2023 average cost:$4,770/mo
Percent change:+1.5%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$5,183/mo
2023 average cost:$4,853/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
National
2024 average cost:$6,648/mo
2023 average cost:$6,334/mo
Percent change:+4.9%
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What families are saying about memory care in Golightly

Recent reviews for memory care in Golightly

Chandler Place Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rock Hill, SC

4.3
Chandler Place takes the residents out once a week to eat at a restaurant of their choosing, they will take them on scenic drives. They may take them to a Dollar Tree. They also have entertainment groups come in a sing different types of music, as well as play the piano. They provide a variety ...
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Hilltop of Greenville Memory Care

4.8
I have been well pleased with Hilltop Memory Care. My only concern has been difficulty in reaching staff. I received a voicemail expressing concern about my husband and was unable to reach anyone for over 12 hours. I hope this problem has been addressed. The director has assured me that my ...
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Ashlan Village in Lyman, SC

4.8
The activities are great, before COVID they have bible studies, church groups come in to sing, and other live entertainment. We really liked how friendly the staff was, everything is on one level so its very convenient. The food could use some improvements, the quality could be a little better.

Golightly review score based on 770 family reviews

8.3
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This proprietary review score is based on 770 reviews of 147 Golightly memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Golightly 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

Golightly review score compared against nearby cities

8.3
Golightly, SC147 facilities
8.1
Gaffney, SC168 facilities
8.2
Greenville, SC52 facilities

Review subcategories for Golightly 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 770 reviews of 147 Golightly memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Golightly 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.
Golightly, SC averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.5
3.7
Friendliness
3.6
3.8
Care services
3.4
3.5
Staff
3.4
3.6
Meals & dining
3.2
3.3
Activities
3.3
3.3
Value for cost*
3.3
3.4
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Golightly memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Golightly memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Golightly, 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 Golightly 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 Golightly 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
60.5%
63.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
49.7%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
99.3%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
61.2%
70%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
31.3%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
53.1%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
58.5%
69.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Golightly 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 Golightly Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Golightly, SCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
53.1%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
37.4%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
44.9%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.3%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Golightly 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 Golightly partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Golightly, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
36.7%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
52.4%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
44.9%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.4%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
19.7%
22.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Golightly 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 Golightly communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Golightly, SCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
25.2%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.6%
40.2%
Room service
Room service
30.6%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.3%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Golightly 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 Golightly offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Golightly, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
53.7%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
40.8%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.8%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
59.9%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
55.1%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59.2%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40.8%
35.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.6%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
53.1%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
51.7%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
38.8%
32.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.3%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
52.4%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Golightly

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 Golightly protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ashley Square, Emerald Gardens and North Pointe are the top-rated memory care facilities near Golightly, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 147 memory care facilities near Golightly, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Golightly, South Carolina are Ashley Square, Emerald Gardens and North Pointe. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 147 memory care facilities near you in Golightly, 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 Golightly, 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 Golightly, 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 Golightly, South Carolina ranges from $$1,450 to $$6,975. The average Memory Care cost in Golightly, South Carolina is $4,617. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Golightly, South Carolina typically starts at $$1,450. 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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