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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Taft, SC

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The cost of independent living in Taft is about $4,233 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 114 options. Read 1671 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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Photo of Sumter Terrace Assisted Living
33 Floor plans available
7.8
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17 reviews
7.8
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17 reviews
5 star
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4 star
35%
3 star
18%
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6%
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My mother was a resident for a very short time; but during that time I was very happy with the care that she received. Her room was a good size for her and the staff were very friendly. My family and I...
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.
Do more of what you love.If you’re ready to redefine your independence with more freedom, then Sumter Terrace (formerly Brookdale) might be the perfect fit for you.With assisted living, you’ll have help with managing medications, dressing and bathing, as well as services like housekeeping and...
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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.
Photo of Clarendon Community Residence
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 Windsor Manor Inc
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 Clarendon Memorial Long Term
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 Manor House of Scranton
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.
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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Photo of Cane Bay Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Walters Brothers Residential Care
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: 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.
Photo of Bradford Village-Sales Office
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.
Photo of Magnolias of Santee
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.
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
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.
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.
Photo of Herriott's Residential 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.
Photo of Midland Park Residential Home 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.
Photo of Hope Arbor of Murrells Inlet
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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...
Photo of Sumter Active Day 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.
Photo of Shiloh-Randolph Manor
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.
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.
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.
Carriage House Senior Living is an assisted living community in Sumter Carolina easily accessible from Highway 95. We are convenient to neighboring townships from Lakewood to Woodrow. Our assisted living community is located near a major bus line and we provide ample parking for residents and...

Cost of independent living in Taft, SC

The average cost of senior living in Taft is $4,233 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Vance, SC with an average of $2,265 per month.

Independent living costs in Taft, SC, vs. nearby cities

Taft, SC
$4,231/mo

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

Taft, SC
$4,231/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

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

$4,319/mo
Independent Living
$4,231/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,210/mo
Studio
$4,755/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,692/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,605/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,282/mo

Senior living costs in Taft 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: Taft, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTaft, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$4,231/mo$4,135/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,319/mo$4,315/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$4,319/mo$4,362/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Taft, SC:$4,231/mo
South Carolina:$4,135/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Taft, SC:$4,319/mo
South Carolina:$4,315/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Taft, SC:$4,319/mo
South Carolina:$4,362/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Taft, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Taft 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 median 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
Taft, SC$3,366/mo$3,269/mo+3.0%
South Carolina$3,123/mo$3,116/mo+0.2%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Taft, SC
2024 average cost:$3,366/mo
2023 average cost:$3,269/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$3,123/mo
2023 average cost:$3,116/mo
Percent change:+0.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Taft

Recent reviews for independent living in Taft

The Carolinian in Florence, SC

4.0
Everything is going well for my mother since her move to this community. She is doing well, and I'am pleased with all they have done for us. This community is working out pretty well for us, and it is a good place with kind people.

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.

Sumter Grove Senior Living

5.0
We have had the best experience. We couldn't have found a better assistance care living residence for my mom. Sumter Grove has exceptional service and meets all my mom's care. Staff are exceptional, very professional and very caring. It felt like home the minute we walked in.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and accommodating staff. Reviews consistently mention the kindness and helpfulness of staff members, making residents and their families feel welcomed and supported. At Harmony at Wescott, one family praises the staff for greeting them warmly and making their loved one feel at home, while at Arbor Landing at Surfside ...
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Wide range of activities. Activities are a major factor for many residents, with reviews highlighting the diverse offerings that cater to various interests and abilities. At The Artisan Mount Pleasant, activities include bingo, movies, and gardening, while at Ashley Park by Barclay House, residents enjoy outings to l ...
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Beautiful and clean facilities. The appearance of a senior living community is important to many residents and their families, with several reviews emphasizing the importance of cleanliness and upkeep in creating a welcoming and comfortable environment. At Daniel Pointe Retirement Community, one family notes the spotlessness ...
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Delicious and nutritious meals. Quality meals are a priority for many residents, with several reviews praising the taste and variety of food offerings. At Cooper River Villages, a resident looks forward to meals every day, while at Daniel Pointe Retirement Community, the chef accommodates dietary restrictions to ensure tha ...
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Engaging social opportunities. Social opportunities are essential for many seniors, with reviews highlighting the importance of fostering a sense of community and connection. At Summerville Estates, residents appreciate the ambassador program that helps newcomers meet others, while at The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing, ...
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Personalized and attentive care. Personalized care is key for many residents, with several reviews noting the importance of individualized attention and accommodations. At Daniel Pointe Retirement Community, the company anticipates residents' needs and offers on-site doctor visits and physical therapy, while at Cooper River ...
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Taft independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Taft independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Taft, 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 Taft 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 Taft partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Taft, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.3%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
33.3%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
28.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Taft 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 Taft communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Taft, SCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
24.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
33.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.7%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Taft 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 Taft offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Taft, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
46.1%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
32.4%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.4%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
46.1%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
49%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
37.3%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.2%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.1%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
45.1%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
38.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.6%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.1%
46.4%
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