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10 Best Independent Living Communities in St Stephens, NC
If you’re looking for independent living in the St Stephens area, our local senior living advisors can help you each step of the way. From affordable independent living for seniors to luxury options, we’ll work with you to understand the cost of independent living in St Stephens. From there, we’ll show you the best independent living communities for your lifestyle, interests, and budget.
Discover unique independent living amenities, social activities, dining, and more independent living benefits. With 49 independent living facilities in St Stephens, A Place for Mom makes it easier to find your new, maintenance-free home.
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My parents were in need of a place they could feel at home. They are doing very well in the two months they have been at Solista. It is a huge relief to see them thriving. They often refer to their...
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.
Pinecrest provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. You'll be instantly charmed by our peaceful, rural setting that's just a short drive from Charlotte, Asheville, Blowing Rock and Boone. Residents enjoy the convenience of being close to all the entertainment,...
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I enjoy living here. My favorite part of Crescent Heights is the people. Everyone is friendly and kind. I enjoy talking with others through out the day and sharing my music with them too! The building is...
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.
Crescent Heights provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. You'll be delighted with the rich history of downtown Concord, a charming little area just to the northeast of Charlotte. With mild winters and warm summers, you'll be free to enjoy all the sites and...
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Arbor Ridge at Huntersville is a beautiful facility. The staff is very helpful and attentive to the residents. They treat them with dignity and respect and make this a great place for my mother to live....
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.
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The staff is extremely helpful and friendly. The inside is always clean and homey. There's plenty for my mom to do and places to go. The gated community and someone always at the front desk makes sure to...
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.
Aging well can mean living well, especially with the resort-style amenities available at our community. Start your days strolling through expansive courtyards and along flower-lined walking paths, perhaps stop at the wellness center and then enjoy a stage play at the on-site theater. Or maybe...
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9.1
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Merrywood on Park is a great place. The apartments are spacious and clean. The staff is very responsive to all issues. Everyone is super friendly and helpful—employees and fellow residents. My dad enjoys...
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.
Located in the heart of Charlotte, Myers Park and Dilworth neighborhoods.
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9.0
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My loved one was previously a resident at Oak Park Retirement and the overall experience at this facility was good. Based on our experience, I would recommend Oak Park Retirement to others.
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.
We believe that Oak Park Retirement is so much more than walls and windows - it's a place to enjoy home-cooked meals, game night, or a quiet evening with family and friends. It's where you always feel comfortable, safe, and secure. At Oak Park Retirement, our management teams live on-site, and...
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14 reviews
I just moved my parents into the Villas which is independent living. Before the move, the admin were great about adding accommodations my parents requested, so they were in place when they arrived. We had a...
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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49 reviews
I really enjoy living at Shad’s Landing. Although I’ve only been a resident for about a month, I have made numerous friends engage in many activities and try not to miss a meal because the food is very good....
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.
Shads Landing provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Built upon ten-acres of beautifully landscaped grounds with a large pond at the center, Shads Landing offers you all the convenience of Charlotte with a lovely park-like setting to call their own. Yet we're...
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8.5
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3 reviews
My Mom loves the place including the food. The services are great and everyone is so nice. The bathroom are excellent and easy for her to use. The landscaping is always nicely groomed. The rooms are all made...
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.
A Charming Place….Carolina Care Retirement Cottages is located in Cherryville, NC: a small town full of warm hospitality about 40 miles outside of Charlotte, NC city limits. We provide an active, independent, fulfilling home life without the worry of maintenance/repairs, or cooking, through the...
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8.5
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3 reviews
Trevia is beautiful. Every detail is gorgeous including the decorations clean and the stand for absolutely out of this world. The only downside is that you pay for that. If you want to have first class, they...
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.
Trevi Vibrant Senior Living is a brand new, all-inclusive independent living community located in Northeast Charlotte. Amenities include exercise and fitness facilities, a Pickleball court, library, and beautiful chapel. Flowing from the amenity spaces are two outdoor courtyards that provide...
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8.2
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58 reviews
They tend to get friendly and helpful staff. Mom enjoys the interaction. Some food is good and some not so good. Consistency of food quality would be nice.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
Located just west of downtown Mooresville, TerraBella Lake Norman is a vibrant community designed to help older people enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle – and experience greater well-being.This inviting residence offers a selection of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, most with a...
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8.0
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15 reviews
Our family is so happy to have my mother at The Gardens of Statesville. She is thriving, loves her room, enjoys her friends, and feels so much genuine love from the caring staff. The facility is always so...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
June 2019 Annual State Survey by the Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation awarded THE GARDENS OF STATESVILLE with a DEFICIENCY FREE SURVEY!As quoted from NC DHSR ACLS website: The goal of inspections is to assess how well the adult care home complies...
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My family, and I am doing well since the move to this community. We are comfortable with our move here, it is a great. They have a wonderful staff, and they are very kind, and have been helpful when needed....
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.
At Rose Glen Village, we emulate the Meridian Senior Living mission: 'We enrich the lives of our residents, families and employees through extraordinary experiences... because everyone deserves a great life!' We are located in beautiful Wilkesboro, NC in a desirable location. We take care of the...
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I would tell others that it is a great safe place. There is a lot of things to do. The other residents and staff watch out for you. My loved one doesn't think a lot of the food. The breakfast is more of...
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.
Description of Overture Cotswold 55+ Apartment Homes - conveniently located in Charlotte, North CarolinaAt Overture Cotswold 55+ Apartment Homes we have a wide variety of community features. Pets such as dogs and cats are permitted in private quarters. Our community conveniently offers both...
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8.5
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6 reviews
It is a excellent place to stay they keep it clean and the people is real nice and they do activities and they go shopping to and they know how to cook and never late always on time never late feeding them
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.
Our senior living campus is located in the heart of the Yadkin Valley. We are only minutes from Hugh Chatham Hospital. Yadkin Valley Senior Living includes a 60 bed assisted living community, and has 8 independent living apartment units towards the back of the campus. Elkin, NC is home the Yadkin...
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.
For over a decade, Kingston Residence of Hickory has provided older, active adults with the opportunity to remain independent in the privacy of their own spacious apartments, to enjoy the benefits of retirement living to the fullest, and to get the assistance many need in those later years....
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.
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.
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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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.
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.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
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.
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.
Cost of independent living in St Stephens, NC
The average cost of senior living in St Stephens is $3,052 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hickory, NC with an average of $3,052 per month.
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in St Stephens, NC vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in St Stephens, NC vs. the state and national average
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What families are saying about independent living in St Stephens
Recent reviews for independent living in St Stephens
Holiday Pinecrest in Hickory, NC
5.0
clean, feels like home, moving to NC and happy to find nice community
good variety in dining room menu active life activities
MerryWood on Park in Charlotte, NC
4.5
The residents and staff are generally very friendly. The food is good. The housekeeping staff is poorly trained and managed. The dining room staff are good and very helpful to residents. The chef won 2nd place for his entrée in the "Chef Wars" against 5 other facilities. The smaller size means ...
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Gardens of Statesville
4.8
Most of the employees care for the residents and try to provide the best service to them. My loved one didn't care for the food as they missed seasoning of home cooked meals.
Some of the activities available were bingo, readings, arts and crafts, exercises, and more for the residents to ...
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St Stephens independent living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in St Stephens independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in St Stephens, 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 St Stephens 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 St Stephens 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
10.8%
20%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
24.3%
33.4%
No sugar
No sugar
18.9%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
16.2%
32.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.4%
7.7%
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Availability of select dining options in St Stephens 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 St Stephens communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
21.6%
35.8%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.7%
42.6%
Room service
Room service
18.9%
36.1%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in St Stephens 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 St Stephens offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
37.8%
44.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.6%
27.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.6%
32.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.1%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
37.8%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.9%
53.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32.4%
42.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
13.5%
36.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
29.7%
40.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.1%
46.6%
Live performances
Live performances
35.1%
46.3%
Dances
Dances
27%
31.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27%
38.9%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
35.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Holiday Pinecrest, Holiday Crescent Heights and Arbor Ridge at Huntersville are the top-rated independent living facilities near St Stephens, North Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 49 independent living facilities near St Stephens, North Carolina. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in St Stephens, North Carolina is Holiday Pinecrest. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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