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The cost of independent living in Tompkins is about $3,811 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 77 options. Read 1145 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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Our loved one has made progress as far as how she looks and things like that - her temperament has gotten better. She's adjusted quite rapidly, and she's enjoying the activities. We think looking at her...
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.
When a loved one needs care that can no longer be provided at home, naturally, you want the very best for them. Carolina House of Florence offers basic and, when needed, extended Assisted Living services, which are available in separate wings of our community. We are a leader in providing...
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They've been really good overall. The staff have a true sense of caring for the people who live there, and they go above and beyond. The facility itself good. And my dad loves the food.
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 are continuing to admit new Residents, where possible and appropriate, to help residents and families in need. We will do all we can to help those who are in need of our services now and always.We are now offering Virtual Tours of our communities via Skype, Zoom and Google Duo. If you’re...
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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.
Thanks to a thoughtful bequest by Dr. and Mrs. Percy Bethea and the support of South Carolina Baptists, Bethea Baptist Retirement Community opened its doors in 1960. Since then, our philosophy has remained much the same; to provide a secure, dignified environment for older persons who share the...
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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.
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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.
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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: 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: 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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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, 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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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.
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My mom likes this community and is very pleased with everything. We like that they have a lot of things to keep the residents involved and active. Mom doesn't like the food, but maybe because she was a...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
The Carolinian offers both Independent Retirement Living and Assisted Living . We have spacious studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments with full kitchens that make life simple and worry free. You can truly enjoy your retirement years among friends relaxing, reading, traveling or...
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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.
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.
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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.
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...

Cost of independent living in Tompkins, SC

The average cost of senior living in Tompkins is $3,811 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Mullins, SC with an average of $2,845 per month.

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

Tompkins, SC
$3,808/mo
$3,796/mo
$3,929/mo

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

Tompkins, SC
$3,808/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

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

$3,855/mo
Independent Living
$3,808/mo

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

Semi-Private
$4,260/mo
Studio
$4,621/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,862/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,292/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,049/mo

Senior living costs in Tompkins 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: Tompkins, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTompkins, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,808/mo$4,135/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,523/mo$4,316/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$3,855/mo$4,362/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Tompkins, SC:$3,808/mo
South Carolina:$4,135/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Tompkins, SC:$4,523/mo
South Carolina:$4,316/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Tompkins, SC:$3,855/mo
South Carolina:$4,362/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Tompkins, SC, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Tompkins 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
Tompkins, SC$3,137/mo$3,181/mo-1.4%
South Carolina$3,123/mo$3,116/mo+0.2%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Tompkins, SC
2024 average cost:$3,137/mo
2023 average cost:$3,181/mo
Percent change:-1.4%
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 Tompkins

Recent reviews for independent living in Tompkins

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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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.

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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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

High-quality meals with room for improvement. Several reviews highlight the delicious food at the communities, but some mention inconsistencies and a need for more meal options or better communication about menus. For instance, at Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle, the food is likened to country club dining, while at Garden Manor Village, res ...
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Friendly and welcoming staff. Many reviews praise the kindness and attentiveness of the staff at different communities. For example, at Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle, the staff made a mother feel welcome and went above and beyond during her tour, and at Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet, the staff's warm and helpful demean ...
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Variability in community size and amenities. Communities come in various sizes, from smaller, more intimate facilities like River Park Senior Living, to larger, more diverse ones with more amenities such as Indigo at Carolina Forest. Some residents prefer the personalized attention of smaller communities, while others appreciate the ra ...
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Consistent communication between families and staff. Clear communication between staff and families is essential, and many reviews mention the regular, detailed updates they receive. For instance, at Arbor Landing at Surfside, the staff is praised for their responsiveness and friendliness, while at Garden Manor Village, the understanding and p ...
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Access to on-site health care services. Some communities offer on-site health care services, which can be a significant convenience for residents. For example, at The Barclay at Little River, residents have access to extended services, including physical therapy and occupational therapy. At Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle, the communi ...
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Pet-friendly policies. Some communities have pet-friendly policies, which can be important for residents who wish to bring their furry companions along. At Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle, pets are allowed, and at Garden Manor Village, the community is praised for its pet-friendliness. This accommodation not only adds ...
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Tompkins independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Tompkins independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Tompkins, 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins 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
26.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.8%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
26.2%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Tompkins 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 Tompkins communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
18%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
27.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Tompkins 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 Tompkins offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
45.9%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.2%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
54.1%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
45.9%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
54.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
41%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
32.8%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
45.9%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
34.4%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.3%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
42.6%
46.4%
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