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My mother lives here and we have no complaints.
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.
Grier ManorGrier manor is a senior housing community situated in the beautiful neighborhoods of McDonough, GA in Henry County. Grier manor is located on a picturesque terrain and the ambient landscapes that stretch far and beyond are set to give our residents a wonderful place to call home. When...
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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.
NOW LEASING ONLINE! Affordable Apartment & Cottages for Adults 55 and Older.Experience a higher quality lifestyle in a 55 & older community centered around active adults in McDonough, GA. Willow Place welcomes you with sophisticated amenities, spacious floor plans, and maintenance-free...
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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 has been in Memory Care for 2-1/2 years at Poplar Creek. She gets very good care and the family atmosphere here is noticed immediately. Her level of dementia is severe, but I can sleep at night...
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.
Some seniors reach a point when they are unable to care for all the little details of daily living and need a helping hand now and then. In many cases, The Suites at Poplar Creek can be the ideal alternative for those who need modest personal assistance, housekeeping, meals, and supervision with...
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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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The place at The Woods is a very beautiful and clean facility. One area I can think of where they might could improve a little is that I do think they could use a little more instruction in memory care. ...
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, 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: 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.
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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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Photo of Pike Manor
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: 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
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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: 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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My mother has lived at the Cohen Home for the last 2 months and we are so happy that we made the decision to make this her new home. We looked and interviewed so many memory care properties and none compared...
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.
A Jewish Home Life Community that is open to all, The Cohen Home is an assisted living community that exemplifies the principles of family, community and Jewish values. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood near shopping, dining and medical centers, our residents benefit from our I'm Still...
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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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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.
Gwinnett Christian Terrace is a six-story, HUD-subsidized apartment community for seniors, nestled in a quiet wooded setting behind the Kroger shopping center near Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn, Georgia.GCT is a not-for-profit organization, whose community houses 125 one-bedroom...
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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.
Shoal Creek ManorShoal Creek Manor is senior housing located in central Georgia in the city of Locust Grove, Henry County. This lightly populated residential area is home a tight knit community of people who are polite, friendly, and practically define the term "southern hospitality." With the...
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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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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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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: 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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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: 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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My father lived at Best Care for almost eight years beginning in August of 2009 after we had tried two other larger assisted living homes in Cumming. [Name removed] took him in and kept him until he died in...
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.
Bestcare Senior Living is a senior care community located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Gwinnett County, especially designed for nurturing those with Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia. Our community is small, homey and clean, providing our residents with a quiet, gentle structure. A suburb...

Cost of independent living in Mc Whorter, GA

The average cost of senior living in Mc Whorter is $4,737 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Tyrone, GA with an average of $2,681 per month.

Independent living costs in Mc Whorter, GA, vs. nearby cities

Mc Whorter, GA
$4,737/mo

Independent living costs in Mc Whorter, GA, vs. state and national averages

Mc Whorter, GA
$4,737/mo
$4,247/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Mc Whorter, GA, vs. other senior living options

$4,319/mo
Independent Living
$4,737/mo

Independent living costs in Mc Whorter, GA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,786/mo
Private
$10,230/mo
Studio
$4,569/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,599/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,255/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,843/mo

Senior living costs in Mc Whorter 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: Mc Whorter, GA
Column state: Georgia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMc Whorter, GAGeorgiaU.S.
Independent Living$4,737/mo$4,247/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,470/mo$3,591/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,319/mo$4,092/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Mc Whorter, GA:$4,737/mo
Georgia:$4,247/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Mc Whorter, GA:$3,470/mo
Georgia:$3,591/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Mc Whorter, GA:$4,319/mo
Georgia:$4,092/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Mc Whorter, GA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Mc Whorter 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 Mc Whorter, GA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Mc Whorter 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
Mc Whorter, GA$3,194/mo$3,172/mo+0.7%
Georgia$3,108/mo$3,153/mo-1.4%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Mc Whorter, GA
2024 average cost:$3,194/mo
2023 average cost:$3,172/mo
Percent change:+0.7%
Georgia
2024 average cost:$3,108/mo
2023 average cost:$3,153/mo
Percent change:-1.4%
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 Mc Whorter

Recent reviews for independent living in Mc Whorter

Decatur Christian Towers

5.0
Everybody was extremely nice and helpful in getting me in touch with the right resources to move my loved one into the place. I thought it was a good facility and I can not think of any improvements that need to be made.

The Phoenix at Roswell

5.0
My husband has been at Pacifica about a month. He has Parkinson's Dementia. This includes a major change in personality making it impossible for me to keep him at home. He can turn from a sweet helpful man to a raging angry man in a matter of seconds. Sometimes, even I don't see the transition ...
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Lillie R Campbell House in Atlanta, GA

4.5
I JUST REALLY LIKE THE PLACE THE FIRST VISIT TO IT THE STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL AND MADE US FEEL LIKE WE WERE ALREADY AT HOME.

Mc Whorter independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Mc Whorter independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Mc Whorter, 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 Mc Whorter 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 Mc Whorter partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mc Whorter, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
18.1%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.1%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
41.2%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.9%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
12.7%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Mc Whorter 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 Mc Whorter communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mc Whorter, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
38.7%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
48.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
41.5%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.4%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mc Whorter 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 Mc Whorter offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Mc Whorter, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
51.1%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.5%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
34.5%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
59%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
54.5%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
62.4%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
46.3%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
38.4%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.6%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.4%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
51.7%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
35.6%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.6%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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47%
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Oaks at Douglasville, Harmony at Douglasville and Park at Johns Creek are the top-rated independent living facilities near Mc Whorter, Georgia. See full list of communities.
There are 421 independent living facilities near Mc Whorter, Georgia. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Mc Whorter, Georgia are The Gardens of Rome, Presbyterian Village of Austell and Legacy Ridge at Peachtree. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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