Page 19 of Best Senior Communities in North Carolina

Overview of TerraBella Hillsborough

TerraBella Hillsborough offers assisted living, memory care, and respite care in Hillsborough, NC. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay when a resident’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The community has 96 beds, and its range of care may suit a family seeking short-term support or a resident whose needs include supervision or help with daily activities. Pets are allowed, so a resident may keep a pet at the community. The area has a Walk Score of 32 and is car-dependent, meaning most errands require a car or a ride, so a resident who no longer drives would need transportation for those trips.

Overview of Yadkin Valley Senior Living

Yadkin Valley Senior Living occupies an Elkin, NC address, with assisted living, respite care, and independent living on the license. Assisted living here is help with daily tasks. Independent living leaves the daily care out and keeps what the community runs in.

Respite covers a stretch a caregiver cannot be there for, a busy season, or a trip that will not move. The license here allows 60 beds.

Each week brings 14 or more hours of planned group activities, Bingo, exercise, socials, crafts, and outings among them. On-Site Medical Care is a named program, and rehabilitation services are listed too, so therapy does not send a resident out of the building. Sixty on the walking scale is the somewhat walkable band, so some of what a resident wants stays possible without asking for a lift.

Meadowview Terrace of Wadesboro offers assisted living in Wadesboro, North Carolina, with help available for daily activities such as dressing, bathing, and medication. Residents can receive that support while retaining as much independence as possible. The community has 60 beds overall, and its Secured Living program provides a secured setting for residents who need that level of supervision.

Medicaid is accepted, giving eligible residents a potential way to pay for care when private savings are limited. Betty Kester serves as the director. Meadowview Terrace of Wadesboro may be a good fit for someone who needs daily support and may rely on Medicaid to help cover a longer stay.

Restaurant-style dining includes healthy, balanced meals prepared to meet dietary needs while offering variety. On-site therapy, pharmacy services, and provider services allow residents to receive those services within the community rather than requiring an off-site trip. A Walk Score of 50 makes the area somewhat walkable, so some errands can be done on foot, and a resident who no longer drives may be able to handle certain nearby errands independently.

Overview of Twelve Oaks

Twelve Oaks in Mount Airy, NC, offers memory care and assisted living. Respite care rounds out the license. Bathing, medication management, and dressing are handled under assisted living, and a resident keeps their own apartment.

A setting kept secure, with staff watching inside it, is what memory care means for somebody at risk of wandering. Respite is the short stay a usual caregiver needs for travel or time for recovery.

All three together answer either a resident whose needs grow or a family caregiver wanting cover for a stretch. One hundred and twelve beds are on the license.

Medicaid is an accepted route, useful where a resident’s savings won’t cover a long stay. A 74 Walk Score is very walkable, and most errands can be handled without a vehicle.

Overview of TerraBella Shelby

TerraBella Shelby is a quality senior living community burrowed in the quiet city of Shelby, NC, offering assisted living and memory care. The community features spacious apartments with a kitchenette, emergency call system, and natural light, ensuring a comfortable and safe living environment. With their person-centered memory care programs, residents living with Alzheimer’s and dementia are encouraged to nurture their current skills, engage in purposeful activities, and live an enriched life.

Committed to elevating its residents’ standard of living, TerraBella Shelby offers five exclusive senior lifestyle programs. From chef-prepared meals and a full schedule of activities to an all-encompassing approach to health and wellness, residents find everything they need right here. To make an even greater difference in how residents live each day, the community also offers various amenities, including a professional beauty salon and barber shop on-site, a lifetime veterans savings program, visiting physicians, local outings & excursions, and housekeeping services, making residents’ lives more at ease and carefree.

Overview of The Gardens of Nashville

The Gardens of Nashville provides assisted living in Nashville, North Carolina. Assisted living includes help with daily activities such as dressing, bathing, and medication management, while supporting residents’ day to day routines. Its secured living program may suit a resident whose care plan calls for a secured setting.

The community has 62 beds. Restaurant style dining offers healthy, balanced meals prepared to meet dietary needs, so a resident with specific dietary requirements can have those needs addressed within the community. On site therapy services allow a resident to receive rehabilitation without arranging transportation away from home. On site pharmacy services provide access to pharmacy support within the community.

Medicaid is accepted, giving an eligible resident a payment option when personal savings may not cover a long stay. The Walk Score is 55. The area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to handle certain outings independently.

TerraBella Knightdale offers assisted living and memory care in Knightdale, North Carolina. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision.

Having both care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, because care can continue without moving to a different community. TerraBella Knightdale has 96 beds. Assisted living starts at $4,085 per month, while memory care starts at $6,695; the higher rate reflects the secured setting and supervision required at that level.

Meals are prepared by a chef, and outdoor spaces give residents somewhere to spend time outside. Salon and barber services provide grooming on site. Transportation services can help with trips when a resident cannot arrange every ride independently, and a Military Veterans Program is available.

The area has a Walk Score of 40 out of 100 and is largely dependent on cars, so most errands require a car or a ride. A resident who no longer drives would need transportation for those errands. Overall, the community may be a good fit for someone who needs assisted living or memory care now and may need a higher level of support later.

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Overview of Open Arms Retirement Center

Open Arms Retirement Center in Raeford, NC, provides assisted living and memory care. Respite care is also listed alongside them.

Help at the assisted living level of care goes toward bathing, dressing, and medication. The secured and supervised level is memory care, and it’s for somebody whose wandering has turned into a risk. Respite runs short and only until a fixed date; it suits a household whose primary caregiver has other things they need to take care of for a while.

Because all three are licensed here, a need that grows later does not force a move elsewhere. Ninety beds are covered, and staffing here holds through 24 hours a day. 63 for the Walk Score is somewhat walkable, and a non-driver can handle a handful of errands in the area.

Administered by Amy Costin, Morningside of Wilmington is an assisted living and memory care community in Wilmington, North Carolina, about 3 miles from the city center. The two-story community has been serving residents for 27 years. Studio and one-bedroom residences are available. Each has a living area and private bathroom, and some also include a kitchenette.

Residents receive 24-hour support that includes personal care, transportation assistance, and medication management. The community’s Lifestyle360 program is based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and focuses on five areas of wellness: physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Rather than following a traditional activities schedule, the program supports each of these areas.

Restaurant-style dining, a full-service barber and beauty salon, and a dedicated activity center. Regular social and recreational events are offered here. Housekeeping services and exercise programs help residents stay active. The community welcomes pets, which residents can keep during their stay.

The area has a Walk Score of 48, which is somewhat walkable. A handful of nearby errands can be completed on foot, but most trips require a car. Families considering Morningside of Wilmington should ask about current room availability and the memory care program. Floor plans and care details are best confirmed during a tour or by speaking with the community directly.

Alpha Care One Assisted Living is an assisted living community in Greenville, NC, providing 24-hour supervision and support with daily activities such as bathing and feeding. It may be a good fit for a resident who needs ongoing oversight and direct help with these tasks.

With 120 beds, the community has a Walk Score of 88, meaning most errands can be completed on foot. A resident who no longer drives may still be able to get out independently.