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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Longs, SC

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The cost of independent living in Longs is about $3,682 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 47 options.

Read 1354 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. You may also consider nearby communities such as Myrtle Beach, Conway and Little River.

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New Hanover House has been a wonderful transition from Independent Living to Assisted Living. The price is the best we have found in Wilmington with no levels of care increases. It is all inclusive with the...
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.
Whether for you or a loved one, New Hanover House offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. Here at New Hanover House, each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance...
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My mom was only there for a week and a half before she ended up in the hospital and is now in a nursing home for physical therapy. The food was really good - I got to eat a meal with her there once and the...
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.
Windrush at Garden City Assisted Living is a community in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Murrells Inlet is commonly known as the 'Seafood Capital of South Carolina' but is also renowned for its abundance of world class golf courses. As a popular tourist and retirement destination, Murrells Inlet...
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This community is great and it has a home feeling to it. I am impressed with the entire staff. They are all caring and genuinely seem to care about the residents. They know the residents by name as well as...
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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Brightwater provided exceptional care for my mother while in both assisted living and nursing care. Sharon went above and beyond to help ensure my mother was in good care. The staff including [names removed]...
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.
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I am thoroughly happy as a member of this community. The location is wonderful and awe enjoy excellent friendships. We are more than comfortable with excellent amenities.
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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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: 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.
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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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My father was well taken care of there. They went out of there way to make him feel at home and cared for. The home is older but has gone under a new remodeling. I was very pleased with the way they 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.
At Shallotte Assisted Living we offer Private Pay and Medicaid Programs. Also, eighty beds are provided for individuals requiring assistance, but who desire to live as independently as possible. Each resident maintains high level of freedom in a semi-private room while at the same time receiving...
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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
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.
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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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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
Lake Waccamaw Senior Living provides a home-like atmosphere with cozy living rooms, dining room, comfortable bedrooms with your furnishing if desired. We offer daily activities and outings, in house pharmacy service, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to enhance...
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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
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.
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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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
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.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
West Bladen Assisted Living is a located in stunning Bladenboro, NC. Surrounded by breathtaking scenery, serene and peaceful living quarters and an abundance of beautiful wildlife, this residential community is one that seniors love to call their home. Family members coming to visit a loved one...
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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.
We have private and semi-private rooms. We also provide transportation to doctor’s appointments. We also have shopping, the residents own and operate a craft store, the proceeds go toward activities. We have an excellent activities department. We have life entertainment on special occasions, such...
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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.
Poplar Heights Center is a senior community in quaint Elizabethtown, NC. An hour from the North Carolina beaches, our small town is personable and welcoming with unlimited services and amenities. Residents enjoy the newly renovated downtown area with plenty of shopping and dining opportunities. ...
Provides: Assisted 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.
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 Longs, SC

The average cost of senior living in Longs is $3,682 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Johnsonville, SC with an average of $3,026 per month.

Independent living costs in Longs, SC, vs. state and national averages

Longs, SC
$3,682/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Longs, SC, vs. other senior living options

$5,189/mo
Independent Living
$3,682/mo

Independent living costs in Longs, SC, by floor plan type

Studio
$3,148/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,752/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,618/mo

Senior living costs in Longs 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: Longs, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLongs, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,682/mo$3,557/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$4,726/mo$4,824/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$5,189/mo$5,404/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Longs, SC:$3,682/mo
South Carolina:$3,557/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Longs, SC:$4,726/mo
South Carolina:$4,824/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Longs, SC:$5,189/mo
South Carolina:$5,404/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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Independent living costs in Longs, SC, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Longs 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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Independent living cost trends in Longs, SC

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Longs 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Longs, SC$3,304/mo$3,289/mo+0.5%
South Carolina$3,359/mo$3,252/mo+3.3%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Longs, SC
2024 average cost:$3,304/mo
2023 average cost:$3,289/mo
Percent change:+0.5%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$3,359/mo
2023 average cost:$3,252/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Longs

Recent reviews for independent living in Longs

Brightwater Assisted Living in Myrtle Beach, SC

5.0
All prominent senior living communities have well-appointed housing options with a variety of health, wellness and entertainment programs. What makes Brightwater standout are its Move Coordinator and Mentoring Program. The Brightwater Move Coordinator works with you, your movers and ...
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Shallotte Assisted Living, Inc.

5.0
This is an older community but has undergone many upgrades. The Administrator went out of his way to transition my uncooperative mother. She now loves it and has many friends. She also can't wait to get back to her new "home" when we take her on outings. I am completely satisfied with the ...
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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.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and welcoming staff. Reviews consistently mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff at various communities. For example, at TerraBella Myrtle Beach, the staff went above and beyond to make a new resident feel at home. They are described as warm, caring, and professional, making it easy for residents a ...
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Variety of activities to encourage socialization. Throughout reviews, residents express enjoyment in the wide range of activities offered at communities. At Atria Ocean Isle, for instance, residents praise the availability of activities, which include ice cream socials, holiday celebrations, and themes, as well as daily activities like crafts ...
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Cleanliness and maintenance. Residents often comment on the cleanliness and upkeep of their communities, whether it's for the private rooms, communal areas, or outdoor spaces like gardens and walking trails. For example, at Garden Manor Village, reviews mention the cleanliness of the facility as a major factor in their ov ...
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Delicious meals and dining experiences. Many residents express appreciation for the quality of the meals and dining experiences at their communities. At TerraBella Myrtle Beach, for example, families mention the delicious food, which is accommodated to individual preferences and dietary restrictions. Residents look forward to mealti ...
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Modern and beautiful facilities. Reviews often mention the modern and attractive design of the communities, including the clean and updated interiors and outdoor areas. At Arbor Landing at Compass Pointe, for instance, residents appreciate the immaculate and beautiful appearance of the facility, which contributes to their ove ...
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Communication between families and staff. Families value clear and effective communication with their loved ones and the community staff. At Arbor Landing at Surfside, for example, families praise the regular updates and check-ins, as well as the availability of staff to address any concerns. This open dialogue allows families to feel ...
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Longs independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Longs independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Longs, 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 Longs 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 Longs 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
25.5%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
40.4%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
34%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Longs 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 Longs communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
27.7%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51.1%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
36.2%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.8%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Longs 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 Longs offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
61.7%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.6%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
34%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
70.2%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61.7%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
72.3%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
48.9%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
53.2%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
59.6%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
61.7%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
46.8%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
31.9%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Arbor Landing at Surfside, The Legacy of North Myrtle Beach and Inlet Coastal Resort are the top-rated independent living facilities near Longs, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 47 independent living facilities near Longs, South Carolina. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Longs, South Carolina are Inlet Coastal Resort, Solista Wilmington by Cogir and Indigo at Carolina Forest. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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