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10 Best Nursing Homes in Avondale, NC

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Avondale is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 19 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Avondale, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Avondale is about $3,894, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 65 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Avondale, NC

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Photo of Brookdale Forest City
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All 5's so far. Our loved one is in the memory care unit and there are no men which she really likes that. In the past we have had problems with men bothering our loved one in other facilities..
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.
Quality Care You Can Count OnYou deserve quality care you can count on, but you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your freedom to have it. Here at our beautiful assisted living and memory care community, you can enjoy custom care plans, a fun-filled community calendar and a warm and welcoming...
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9.2
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My parents have been able to make their villa truly into a home. The staff has been so welcoming and accommodating with personal accommodations. And the times they have needed emergency assistance, the staff...
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.
Henderson Care Center-Forest City, North CarolinaWho are we? Henderson Care Center has been serving Rutherford County since 1992.We provide quality care to all our residents. Our goal is to meet each resident’s needs while maintaining the highest level of choice, dignity, respect and...
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I would recommend it. It is a great place. The only problem we have had is there is no transportation, so I have had to take off work several times to take my aunt to several appointments. And it would be...
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.
Welcome to Oakland Living! We provide the community we serve with honest, kind, homelike care to all who come through our door. Our goal is to provide peace of mind, while experiencing the feel of home. We have an amazing team of medication technicians and PCA/CNAs with training in CPR, dementia...
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Things could be improved but they have been very good about some important things. The hall smells of urine more often. The other areas seem clean enough. Again, staff changes lately but they are super nice...
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.
Situated in beautiful Shelby, known as “the City of Pleasant Living,” our warm, relaxing assisted living single-story community is known for down-home cooking, family get-togethers and lots of fellowship. Senior residents enjoy Terrabella of Shelby’s welcoming environment; engaged and friendly...
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I wanted to take a moment to let you know how much I appreciate the care that is given to my MawMaw at this facility. I love the family atmosphere that is in this place! My MawMaw had to have more care than...
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, 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: 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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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: Nursing Homes
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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
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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 nursing homes in Avondale, NC

The average cost of senior living in Avondale is $3,894 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Ruth, NC with an average of $3,526 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Avondale, NC, vs. nearby cities

Avondale, NC
$3,894/mo
$3,967/mo

Nursing homes costs in Avondale, NC, vs. state and national averages

Avondale, NC
$3,894/mo
U.S. national average
$4,982/mo

Nursing homes costs in Avondale, NC, vs. other senior living options

$4,855/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,894/mo

Nursing homes costs in Avondale, NC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,817/mo
Studio
$5,438/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,740/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,098/mo

Senior living costs in Avondale vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Avondale, NC
Column state: North Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAvondale, NCNorth CarolinaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,894/mo$4,603/mo$4,982/mo
Assisted Living$3,894/mo$4,433/mo$4,770/mo
Memory Care$4,855/mo$5,282/mo$5,523/mo
Independent Living$3,580/mo$3,700/mo$4,167/mo
Nursing Homes
Avondale, NC:$3,894/mo
North Carolina:$4,603/mo
U.S.:$4,982/mo
Assisted Living
Avondale, NC:$3,894/mo
North Carolina:$4,433/mo
U.S.:$4,770/mo
Memory Care
Avondale, NC:$4,855/mo
North Carolina:$5,282/mo
U.S.:$5,523/mo
Independent Living
Avondale, NC:$3,580/mo
North Carolina:$3,700/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Avondale, NC, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Avondale 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.

Avondale, NCNC stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Avondale, NC

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Avondale 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
Avondale, NC$5,063/mo$4,795/mo+5.6%
North Carolina$5,494/mo$5,276/mo+4.1%
National$5,424/mo$5,162/mo+5.1%
Avondale, NC
2024 average cost:$5,063/mo
2023 average cost:$4,795/mo
Percent change:+5.6%
North Carolina
2024 average cost:$5,494/mo
2023 average cost:$5,276/mo
Percent change:+4.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,424/mo
2023 average cost:$5,162/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Avondale

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Avondale

Eden Terrace of Spartanburg

5.0
This is a great facility! Eden Terrace staff is friendly and very caring, very responsive to the needs of their residents. It is a friendly and well cared for facility. I would definitely recommend!

TerraBella Shelby

4.0
My loved one is currently a resident at TerraBella Shelby and overall I would say that things are good. The move in process was pretty smooth. The staff are super nice and welcoming. Communication with the family could be better, but it is okay. The value for cost is not so great as families are ...
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Summit Hills in Spartanburg, SC

4.7
I chose Summit Hills because it was a smaller community in size and the staff are very close with the residents. I am in a cottage and the one that I chose is a good size. Overall I am quite happy. My one concern is the activities have been reduced due to covid, so I am looking forward to them ...
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Avondale nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Avondale nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Avondale, 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 Avondale nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Avondale 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
38.5%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
38.5%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
38.5%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
15.4%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
23.1%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
38.5%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Avondale nursing homes

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 Avondale Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Avondale, NCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
23.1%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
7.7%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
15.4%
5.5%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Avondale nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Avondale partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Avondale, NCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
7.7%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.1%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
23.1%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
15.4%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Avondale nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Avondale communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Avondale, NCNational
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
15.4%
0.4%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select programs and activities in Avondale nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Avondale offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Avondale, NCNational
Activity director
Activity director
23.1%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.4%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
15.4%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
23.1%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
38.5%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
15.4%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
7.7%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
15.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
23.1%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
23.1%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
23.1%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
15.4%
0.4%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%
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