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Ivy at Clemmons is an assisted living community in Clemmons, NC. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps their own apartment. This setting suits someone who needs that support in a residential setting.
Pets are allowed, so a resident can bring a pet with them. The area has a somewhat walkable Walk Score of 51, meaning some errands can be done on foot. A resident who no longer drives can reach certain errands independently.
Raleigh, North Carolina, is a city rich in history, tradition, and cultural experiences, making it an ideal location for senior living. TerraBella Northridge is conveniently situated just minutes away from the Research Triangle, offering easy access to the best amenities Raleigh has to offer, including shopping, dining, and entertainment options. The community is also in close proximity to WakeMed North Hospital and the Six Forks Station Shopping Center. Nature enthusiasts can explore the beautiful landscapes of William Umstead State Park and enjoy the paved walkway along the Neuse River Trail.
TerraBella Northridge provides two distinct senior living options, ensuring that finding the right level of care for you or your loved one is simple and stress-free. The Senior Assisted Living option offers a maintenance-free lifestyle for active seniors while also providing 24/7 care as needed. Their Memory Care Program takes an evidence-based approach to supporting seniors living with memory loss. This program is housed in a separate building with a private courtyard, offering a secure and comforting environment. The experienced team members at TerraBella Northridge are dedicated to providing optimal levels of care, focusing on comfort, engagement, and fulfillment for residents in both living options. Experience a life you and your loved ones will cherish at TerraBella Northridge.
Tucked in the serene Candlewood Street, Kinston, NC, is the astounding senior living community of Agape Multi Assisted Housing Service providing assisted living. A team of kind and highly skilled professionals helps seniors with daily activities such as bathing and dressing. The community goes above and beyond to deliver top-notch care and assistance for seniors to thrive and live to their potential.
The community promotes a bright and welcoming environment, ensuring residents are happy and well-cared for. Moreover, residents enjoy hassle-free dining with the community assisting in meal preparation with meals catering to dietary needs and tastes. Agape Multi Assisted Housing Service is great for seniors who require extra assistance in their daily living for a worry-free retirement.
Salemtowne is a not-for-profit Life Plane home that has been one of the trusted communities for years. The professional caregivers ensure that residents don’t have to worry about living alone by encouraging them to engage with others and enrich their knowledge and social life. The independent living and assisted living community strives to create an atmosphere of warmth, respect, and fellowship where seniors feel like they belong in a nurturing environment.
Salemtowne’s resort-style community boasts its quintessential services that essentially make the lives of each resident stress-free so seniors can pursue and continue their interests every day. Community features center on life-enriching and engaging amenities and services such as housekeeping, laundry, social events, recreational activities, fitness classes, medication management, and transportation.
Well-Spring Retirement Community in Greensboro, North Carolina isn’t built around one type of resident. The campus covers nursing home care, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care, all in the same place. That matters because it means a move here doesn’t have to be a one-time decision. This way care can shift as a resident’s needs do.
Getting around the area without a car is hard fo residentents and their visitors. The Walk Score lands at 11, car-dependent, which is about as low as that scale goes. Families considering the community may want to plan on driving for most errands.
The memory care side is secured and supervised, set up for residents who need that extra layer of safety day to day. Outside of memory care, there’s rehabilitation, skilled nursing, short-term rehab, and respite stays for people who need a temporary place to recover rather than a permanent one.
A community garden, an aquatic and fitness center, a woodworking shop, and art studios all point toward a campus built for residents who want to stay active, not just supervised. There’s also a theatre on-site, and Well-Spring Solutions runs home care services tied to the community for residents who need support outside the main campus.
This is a full-continuum setup: it works for families who want one place that can handle independent living now and skilled nursing or memory care later, without starting the search over.
Brookstone of Clemmons is one of the trusted assisted living communities in Winston-Salem. Management strives to offer a dedicated approach to enhancing the quality of life for seniors needing quality assistance by providing options that cater to each individual’s needs. The person-centered environment helps improve residents’ quality of life by providing tailored care to each individual.
Brookstone of Clemmons ensures that its residents maintain their independence. They offer amenities and services, including a library, recreational center, and an elegant dining room, with services such as housekeeping and linen, transportation, daily activities, and programs.
Eastover Gardens is a residential assisted living and memory care home in Fayetteville. Trusted as a home where seniors are treated like family, management ensures that residents receive tailored care uniquely designed for their needs. Eastover Gardens is a vibrant community where seniors can find a sense of belonging and grow as individuals when they find inspiration in everyday living.
The premier community has boasted an elevated lifestyle through the high quality service they have provided for assisted and memory care living. Community features include lounge areas, an activity room, a private dining room, recreational rooms, housekeeping, and 24/7 care and supervision.
Offering independent living within a full continuum of care, The Residences at the Davis Community is a senior living community in Wilmington, North Carolina. The larger campus provides services ranging from independent living to skilled nursing, allowing residents to move between care levels as their needs change. The Residences includes 11 apartment-style homes and 2 cottage-style homes for residents who want private living with nearby support.
Residents can choose one-bedroom or two-bedroom residences. Each home includes a living room, modern kitchen, dining area, and a walk-in dressing room connected to a private bathroom. Home repairs and housekeeping are included, allowing residents to spend less time on household upkeep. A 24-hour security and emergency response system provides added peace of mind. Property taxes and utilities are also included in the monthly rent to make budgeting more predictable.
The community is located in the Porters Neck Road area of Wilmington, about 8.8 miles from the city center. The car-dependent area has a Walk Score of 3 out of 100. Residents and visiting family should drive for most errands and outings. That tradeoff may be worthwhile for those who prefer a quieter suburban setting over a walkable downtown neighborhood.
Families looking for an independent living option should ask how the campus-wide continuum of care works. Having independent living through skilled nursing on one campus can make it easier for residents to transition to a different level of care without relocating.
Joyful Living Group Home is an assisted living community in Fayetteville, NC, in the Seventy-First neighborhood. Assisted living offers help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication management while supporting residents in maintaining as much daily independence as possible.
The home is single-story. The surrounding area has a Walk Score of 33 out of 100 and is car-dependent, so most errands require a car or ride; residents who no longer drive will generally need transportation for shopping, pharmacy trips, and other errands.
Cedar Cove Assisted Living and Memory Care sits in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Jasmine Cove Way in a serene, natural setting that many residents and families find peaceful and captivating. It offers assisted living and specialized memory care services under one roof, which allows couples or family groups where one person may need memory care support to cohabit on the same campus.
The home’s location requires a car for most daily errands, as the surrounding area has limited walkable shopping and services. Novant Medical Center is just under a mile away, making it convenient if occupants need medical appointments or urgent care. The facility is about 3.6 miles from downtown Wilmington, putting it between a residential neighborhood setting and proximity to the city’s resources. Daily life highlights activities made to engage occupants, including bingo, movie nights with popcorn, creative sessions, and worship services. Staff are tagged as dedicated and professional, focusing on providing care tailored to each resident’s needs. If a resident’s physician finds skilled nursing care to be necessary, they work closely with the family to arrange a smooth transition.
Families contemplating Cedar Cove Assisted Living and Memory Care may want to schedule a tour to experience the atmosphere personally and see room options and daily programming offered.
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials. Rank badges compare each community against other assisted living communities in the same state — never against a different care type.
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
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Assisted living in North Carolina supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
Assisted living in North Carolina is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
North Carolina Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including North Carolina) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.
This page features 404 assisted living facilities in North Carolina. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in North Carolina, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.
