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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Ruffin, SC
Memory care in Ruffin 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 Ruffin is about $4,105 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 57 communities, read 695 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities.
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The staff is amazing they are so kind and caring and take wonderful care of my 97-year-old aunt. Through out the pandemic they have done everything they can to keep the residences safe, healthy and happy. I...
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 Palmettos of Charleston is owned and operated by NHC (National HealthCare Corporation). Since 1972, NHC has been committed to excellence by providing quality care that exceeds the standards of other assisted living communities. The Palmettos offers its residents an unrivaled amount of...
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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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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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.
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.
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 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...
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, 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.
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I had rehab at Sprenger after I fell in SC, while on vacation. I had excellent care from the staff ([name removed], my night nurse, is the kindest, most caring person) and the rehab dept helped me make...
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.
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, 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.
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it has been a pretty good experience for us. It is clean and well maintained. The meals could use a little improvement. The staff are very nice and attentive for her needs, I have no complaints. The people...
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.
Chardon Place, is an assisted living community nestled on 14 acres. It is a short drive from the islands of Kiawah and Seabrook which have swimming, tennis, and world-class golf courses, and the dining and shopping experiences of Bohicket Marina, Sea Island Shopping Center, and the new...
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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I am so very thankful for the loving care Mom (age 86 - COPD and dementia) receives at Carter-May Home. She was in Pinewood in Goose Creek, SC for about a year and a half until they raised her level of 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.
Cost of memory care in Ruffin, SC
The average cost of senior living in Ruffin is $4,105 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include St. George, SC with an average of $2,928 per month.
Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Ruffin, SC vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Ruffin vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Ruffin, SC by room type
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What families are saying about memory care in Ruffin
Recent reviews for memory care in Ruffin
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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Daysprings of Johns Island
4.9
Nice place where the owners are on site and know every residents names.
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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Ruffin review score based on 221 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 221 reviews of 51 Ruffin memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Ruffin 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
Ruffin review score compared against nearby cities
Review subcategories for Ruffin 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 221 reviews of 51 Ruffin memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Ruffin 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.Ruffin, SC averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
4.5
Care services
3.9
4.2
Staff
4.2
4.4
Meals & dining
3.8
4.0
Activities
3.9
3.9
Value for cost*
3.9
4.0
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Ruffin memory care services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Ruffin memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Ruffin, 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 Ruffin 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 Ruffin 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
56.9%
65.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
47.1%
48%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98%
82.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
58.8%
71.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
29.4%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
98%
89.6%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
51%
61.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
52.9%
72.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Ruffin 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 Ruffin Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
54.9%
74%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.4%
45.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
43.1%
70.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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26.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ruffin 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 Ruffin partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.5%
27.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41.2%
44.1%
No sugar
No sugar
35.3%
41.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.3%
49.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.7%
16.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Ruffin 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 Ruffin communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
27.5%
31.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51%
39.5%
Room service
Room service
33.3%
36.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.7%
22.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ruffin 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 Ruffin offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
49%
45.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.3%
33.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.6%
28%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.1%
54.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.9%
51.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.1%
60.8%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
39.2%
39.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31.4%
34.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
33.3%
36%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.1%
47%
Live performances
Live performances
49%
47.4%
Dances
Dances
29.4%
30.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.7%
21.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.1%
46.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ashley Gardens Transitional Assisted Living and Memory Care, The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing and Quality Care Residential Home are the top-rated memory care facilities near Ruffin, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 57 memory care facilities near Ruffin, South Carolina. See the full list.
The 57 memory care facilities near you in Ruffin, 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 Ruffin, 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 Ruffin, 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 Ruffin, South Carolina ranges from $1995 to $7200. The average Memory Care cost in Ruffin, South Carolina is $4,105. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Ruffin, South Carolina typically starts at $1995. 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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