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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Poston, SC

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Memory care in Poston 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 Poston is about $4,835 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 58 communities, read 1075 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Conway, Bazen Crossroads and Baker Crossroads.

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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.
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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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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...
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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
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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 loved one was only in this community for a short period of time and things could have went better but its no fault of the staff. The staff did the best they could to accommodate his needs and make sure he...
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.
Florence Presbyterian Community is a caring assisted living community located in gorgeous Florence, South Carolina in Florence County. This city offers almost 600 acres of park land for climbing, walking or playing. In downtown Florence one will find the Art Trail Gallery, the Downtown Farmer's...
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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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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 Oasis Residential Home
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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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 has by any means of measurement been the hardest time of my life. It started with a diagnoses of Lewy Body Dementia! That diagnoses changed my life! And the life of everyone who cared ANYTHING about me!...
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.
WATERBROOKE ASSISTED LIVINGVery Clean & Safe Beds Available (6) Semi Private Rooms (4) Private Rooms Medicaid Accepted (Yes) Out of State Transfers (Yes) Males & Females Welcome!
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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 Poston, SC

The average cost of senior living in Poston is $4,835 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Johnsonville, SC with an average of $4,835 per month.

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

Poston, SC
$4,835/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

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

Memory Care
$4,835/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,877/mo
Studio
$5,598/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,565/mo

Senior living costs in Poston 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: Poston, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typePoston, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Memory Care$4,835/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$4,172/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$3,026/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
Poston, SC:$4,835/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
Poston, SC:$4,172/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
Poston, SC:$3,026/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in Poston, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Poston 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
Poston, SC$5,193/mo$4,978/mo+4.3%
South Carolina$4,884/mo$4,545/mo+7.5%
National$6,386/mo$6,052/mo+5.5%
Poston, SC
2024 average cost:$5,193/mo
2023 average cost:$4,978/mo
Percent change:+4.3%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$4,884/mo
2023 average cost:$4,545/mo
Percent change:+7.5%
National
2024 average cost:$6,386/mo
2023 average cost:$6,052/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Poston

Recent reviews for memory care in Poston

Myrtle Beach Manor

4.0
My loved one is currently a resident at Myrtle Beach Manor and the overall experience has been good so far. The housekeeping is spotless. The staff is friendly. They have nice outdoor areas to take my loved one outside. They just completely renovated the entire building and did a great job. I'm ...
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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 Barclay at Little River

5.0
The facility itself is clean, inviting, and conducive to individual needs. The staff, in many ways, became like family because of their professional care and honest concern for my loved one. The food is excellent and I enjoyed many meals. The administrative staff is accommodating to individual ...
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Poston review score based on 257 family reviews

9.1
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This proprietary review score is based on 257 reviews of 58 Poston memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Poston 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

Poston review score compared against nearby cities

9.1
Poston, SC58 facilities
7.7
Hartsville, SC71 facilities
7.5
Bishopville, SC75 facilities

Review subcategories for Poston 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 257 reviews of 58 Poston memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Poston 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.
Poston, SC averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.2
3.7
Friendliness
3.2
3.8
Care services
3.0
3.5
Staff
3.1
3.6
Meals & dining
2.9
3.3
Activities
2.9
3.3
Value for cost*
2.9
3.4
0.01.02.03.04.05.0
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Poston memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Poston memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Poston, 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 Poston 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 Poston that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Poston, SCNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
46.6%
63.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
43.1%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
50%
70%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
17.2%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
43.1%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
39.7%
69.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Poston 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 Poston Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Poston, SCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
48.3%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
43.1%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
13.8%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Poston 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 Poston partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Poston, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
27.6%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34.5%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
27.6%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.9%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.3%
22.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Poston 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 Poston communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
20.7%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39.7%
40.2%
Room service
Room service
27.6%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10.3%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Poston 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 Poston offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Poston, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
44.8%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.6%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25.9%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
50%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
44.8%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
39.7%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.5%
35.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39.7%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
44.8%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
37.9%
32.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
19%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
41.4%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Poston

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 Poston protect seniors.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Arbor Landing at Surfside, The Legacy of North Myrtle Beach and Inlet Coastal Resort are the top-rated memory care facilities near Poston, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 58 memory care facilities near Poston, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Poston, South Carolina are Inlet Coastal Resort, Indigo at Carolina Forest and The Addison of Florence. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 58 memory care facilities near you in Poston, 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 Poston, 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 Poston, 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 Poston, South Carolina ranges from $$3,200 to $$6,325. The average Memory Care cost in Poston, South Carolina is $4,835. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Poston, South Carolina typically starts at $$3,200. 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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