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The cost of independent living in Sunrise Beach is about $3,394 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 49 options. Read 1103 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.
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My parents were in need of a place they could feel at home. They are doing very well in the two months they have been at Solista. It is a huge relief to see them thriving. They often refer to their...
Provides: 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.
In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains — just a couple miles from Hickory Lake — is Solista Hickory by Cogir This stunning, craftsman-style community is located on a quaint wooded campus that is perfect for outdoor lovers. Take your pup for a walk, venture off to one of the nearby golf...
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Well to start off, my mother was living with me for almost a year after my father died. My sister said she wanted mom to go down to Tallahassee and stay there. My sister found a place for mom but mom was...
Provides: 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.
Nestled in a picturesque woodland setting in a quiet suburban neighborhood is Solista Charlotte by Cogir. This multi-story community provides residents with a homelike atmosphere where they can focus on the things that truly matter. Thoughtful independent living services are provided by dedicated...
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It is a excellent place to stay they keep it clean and the people is real nice and they do activities and they go shopping to and they know how to cook and never late always on time never late feeding them
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.
Our senior living campus is located in the heart of the Yadkin Valley. We are only minutes from Hugh Chatham Hospital. Yadkin Valley Senior Living includes a 60 bed assisted living community, and has 8 independent living apartment units towards the back of the campus. Elkin, NC is home the Yadkin...
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My mom and I needed in home help after she fell and broke her shoulder. This was our first time with using an in home facility and we could not have been more pleased. We had an awesome caretaker and never...
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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We moved my mother in law into Highpoint Assisted Living in July of 2024. The facilities are gorgeous, the staff is great, food is excellent, and so far they have done everything they promised. The...
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.
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.
For over a decade, Kingston Residence of Hickory has provided older, active adults with the opportunity to remain independent in the privacy of their own spacious apartments, to enjoy the benefits of retirement living to the fullest, and to get the assistance many need in those later years....
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I have lived at Williams Place Gracious Retirement Living for exactly a year and absolutely love it. The food is excellent; our apartments are cleaned and linens changed weekly; and there's fun things to...
Provides: 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.
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.
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: 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: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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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.
Nestled in the North Carolina foothills lies Parkwood Place, an Independent Living Community that encourages its residents to live retirement on their terms. Parkwood Place is located in a lovely wooded space in the town of Elkin. Our grounds are perfectly manicured, and residents have access to...
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My parents lived here and owned a villa. The only reason we had to leave was because they maxed out on the care that they were able to provide to them. I think that going in here, the evaluation of care...
Provides: 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.
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: 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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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.
Making the transition to retirement apartment living is easy at Brian Center Retirement Apartments. Our helpful staff is here to assist you with all the details of your move. Whether it's sorting through financial details or carrying boxes into your new apartment; you can count on us to help you...
Provides: 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.
Provides: 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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My father was in the healthcare side; they have a very good staff and the facilities are nice, it's just not set up for someone who's trying to leave. Their lobbies and common areas are located where the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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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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[name removed] was kind, courteous, and extremely helpful in solving my problem with signing in to visit my mother. I was very unsure of how to do it and he straightened it out in seconds, I so appreciate...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Designed to meet the needs of residents 55 years of age and older under a rental plan that affords a unique 'freedom and choice' approach for your service package. The Dorchester offers you the opportunity to design your own residency plan. Along with our basic rental, residents can supplement...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Cost of independent living in Sunrise Beach, NC
The average cost of senior living in Sunrise Beach is $3,394 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Granite Falls, NC with an average of $3,135 per month.
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Sunrise Beach, NC vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Sunrise Beach, NC vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Sunrise Beach vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Sunrise Beach, NC by room type
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Average cost of Independent Living in Sunrise Beach over time
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What families are saying about independent living in Sunrise Beach
Recent reviews for independent living in Sunrise Beach
The Dorchester South in Pineville, NC
4.5
The food options, the activities and the safety the community provides is something we likes most about The Dorchester South community. For activities they have different outings every week as well as party and get togethers. Based on our experience so far, we would recommend the community to ...
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Solista Hickory by Cogir
5.0
clean, feels like home, moving to NC and happy to find nice community
good variety in dining room menu active life activities
MerryWood on Park in Charlotte, NC
4.5
The residents and staff are generally very friendly. The food is good. The housekeeping staff is poorly trained and managed. The dining room staff are good and very helpful to residents. The chef won 2nd place for his entrée in the "Chef Wars" against 5 other facilities. The smaller size means ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities
Friendly and welcoming staff. Several reviews from communities such as Solista Charlotte by Cogir, Holiday Crescent Heights, and Solista Hickory by Cogir praise the warm and welcoming nature of the staff. Residents and families appreciate the personalized attention and friendly interactions they have with the staff mem ...
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Variety of activities for residents. Communities like Solista Charlotte by Cogir and Shads Landing offer a range of activities to keep residents engaged and active. Residents enjoy social events, outings, and regular activities tailored to their interests.
Clean and well-maintained living spaces. Reviews from various communities, including Holiday Crescent Heights, Brookdale Carriage Club Providence, and Oak Park Retirement, highlight the importance of clean and well-maintained living spaces. Residents and families appreciate the attention to detail and the efforts made to keep the ...
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Personalized care and assistance. Several reviews, such as those from Arbor Ridge at Huntersville, Holiday Willow Grove, and Harmony at Brookberry Farm, emphasize the importance of personalized care and assistance. Families and residents express their satisfaction with the attentiveness and care provided by the staff.
Delicious and accommodating meals. Reviews from communities like Brookdale Charlotte East, Holiday Creekside Terrace, and Holiday Crescent Heights mention the high quality and accommodating nature of the meals. Residents enjoy the variety and the ability to cater to dietary restrictions and preferences.
Effective communication between staff and families. Several reviews, including from Shads Landing and Brookdale Carriage Club Providence, express appreciation for the clear and consistent communication between staff and families. Families feel informed and involved in their loved ones' care.
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Sunrise Beach independent living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sunrise Beach independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sunrise Beach, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sunrise Beach independent living
Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Sunrise Beach 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
12.2%
20.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.7%
33.8%
No sugar
No sugar
32.7%
30.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
28.6%
33.1%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.1%
8.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Sunrise Beach independent living
Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Sunrise Beach communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
38.8%
36%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
46.9%
43%
Room service
Room service
36.7%
36.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.2%
17.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sunrise Beach independent living
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Sunrise Beach offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
51%
44.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
30.6%
28%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.7%
32.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
51%
48.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59.2%
53.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.9%
42.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
28.6%
37.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.9%
41.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
49%
46.9%
Live performances
Live performances
51%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
38.8%
32.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
42.9%
39.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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46%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Heritage Woods, Holiday Crescent Heights and Solista Hickory by Cogir are the top-rated independent living facilities near Sunrise Beach, North Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 49 independent living facilities near Sunrise Beach, North Carolina. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Sunrise Beach, North Carolina is Solista Hickory by Cogir. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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