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Photo of Merrill Gardens at Greenville
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Hey she is loving it. Definitely a true independent living community. Although some neighbors do have helpers that come in. There are a lot of young at heart folks and most participate in the offered...
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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The only complaint she had was sharing a bathroom and it didn't get cleaned very often. Also, they would only help bathe twice a week and my mom has always bathed daily. Staff was great, food good most of...
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.
The Willows of Easley is more than a place to call home—it's a way of life. Find fulfillment and enjoyment in a vibrant, welcoming community with exceptional care and support. Enjoy a book in the lounge, relax on the patio or visit local attractions. Everything you need is right here.If you’re...
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55 Floor plans available
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My mother was admitted to memory care at Spring Park recently and we have been thrilled with her care. We are able to visit with no restrictions and her hospice team is also allowed to see her in addition to...
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.
Spring Park is an Atlas Senior Living Community with a separate secure memory care wing.Our goal is to enrich the lives of our residents by providing an environment that is physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally stimulating. We encourage our residents to celebrate the joys of life...
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55 Floor plans available
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Most of the staff and facility are wonderful. There are some things that fall through the cracks like having any medical staff at the facility on a regular basis. The activity staff is the best ever and they...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Carolina Reserve of Laurel Park is located at the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains and was incorporated on October 2004. This Navion Senior Solutions facility offers both Independent and Assisted living, Carolina Reserve of Laurel Park offers the wonderful services that have made us the...
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77 Floor plans available
8.6
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There simply are no words that are adequate to give Carolina Reserve at Hendersonville enough credit for all they have done for our mother in her last years. The staff has been so patient, kind and lovely to...
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.
Why opt for nursing home care when your needs can be met at our beautiful assisted living community in Western North Carolina? At Carolina Reserve, we accept a higher level of care than most realize – and our residents age in place without the need to move to a skilled nursing facility in the...
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22 Floor plans available
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I wish my sister-in-law had not done what she did! I would want to be there if it came my time to get help. It was clean and the meals looked good and the people working there was friendly.
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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The staff has been great! They answer all our questions and seem to genuinely care about the people in their care. It is extremely clean and very welcoming. I have to add that the folks we worked with...
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.
Pendleton Manor is located in the downtown area of Greenville, SC and is owned and operated by Schonberg and Associates.  It is the oldest, most established Assisted Living in Greenville.  Along with the 35 bed assisted living, Pendleton Manor also has a 30 bed secured memory care unit...
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My mother has been at Cedar Mountain for three years and I have found everyone to be caring and considerate in their care of her. Last year was especially hard due to Covid but [names removed] went over the...
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.
Cedar Mountain House is an assisted living community located just outside of downtown Brevard, NC. Cradled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brevard is a cozy town filled with tremendous cultural & natural opportunities. Cedar Mountain House is tucked away from the hustle & bustle of in town...
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Pre COVID they had daily activities the residents could participate in. The activities director was wonderful and always encouraged our loved one to get engaged. Her communication with us was excellent. The...
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.
Embrace FreedomIf you want to exchange the burdens of everyday life for a retirement rich in meaning and purpose, look no further. Our 46-acre campus is located just 15 minutes from downtown Easley, a quaint town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with historic sites, specialty shops...
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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
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.
Photo of College Walk Retirement Ctr
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After having lived in a home for 50 years the thought of moving to a retirement community was uncomfortable. After 6 months it has become a most enjoyable New Life. Food is excellent, any problems of which...
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.
Photo of College Walk Retirement Community
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.
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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 loved on is in skilled nursing here and it is wonderful, this is the second time he has lived here. We moved him out the first time only because it was during covid and he was having to quarantine. The...
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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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.
West End Retirement Center is a family owned facility that has been in business for over 60 years. Our caregivers have over 50 years of combined experience in senior care and our residents become apart of family. Located near quaint downtown Easley at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of The Gardens of Hendersonville
Provides: Assisted 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.
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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: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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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My Mother has been a resident of Shepherds Care for many years, starting in the general population and now in the Memory Care Unit. Given the lengthy duration of her residency, I have had numerous...
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.
When little things you or your loved one normally took for granted start to become major obstacles in daily life, Shepherd's Care offers e perfect residential alternative.Shepherd's Care provides needed assistance while enabling residents to maintain feelings of independence and privacy.We...
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My father is doing a lot better since his move into Brookdale. It has been a good change for him and they have been good to him. They take very good care of my father and the community is aways very clean...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Brookdale Easley is an assisted living community in Easley, South Carolina, partially in the counties of Pitkins and Anderson. Our premiere community offers assistance with activities of daily living in a home-like environment within the peaceful and spirited city of Easley. Easley boasts...
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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: Assisted 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.

Cost of independent living in Mountain Lake Colony, SC

The average cost of senior living in Mountain Lake Colony is $3,873 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Salem, SC with an average of $3,720 per month.

Independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony, SC, vs. nearby cities

Mountain Lake Colony, SC
$3,873/mo

Independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony, SC, vs. state and national averages

Mountain Lake Colony, SC
$3,873/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony, SC, vs. other senior living options

$4,178/mo
Independent Living
$3,873/mo

Independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony, SC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,390/mo
Studio
$5,008/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,273/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,767/mo

Senior living costs in Mountain Lake Colony 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: Mountain Lake Colony, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMountain Lake Colony, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,873/mo$3,911/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$4,178/mo$4,129/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,178/mo$4,162/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Mountain Lake Colony, SC:$3,873/mo
South Carolina:$3,911/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Mountain Lake Colony, SC:$4,178/mo
South Carolina:$4,129/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Mountain Lake Colony, SC:$4,178/mo
South Carolina:$4,162/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony, SC, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Mountain Lake Colony 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.

Mountain Lake Colony, SCSC stateNational

Independent living cost trends in Mountain Lake Colony, SC

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Mountain Lake Colony 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
Mountain Lake Colony, SC$4,010/mo$3,713/mo+8.0%
South Carolina$2,887/mo$2,762/mo+4.5%
National$2,953/mo$2,825/mo+4.5%
Mountain Lake Colony, SC
2024 average cost:$4,010/mo
2023 average cost:$3,713/mo
Percent change:+8.0%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$2,887/mo
2023 average cost:$2,762/mo
Percent change:+4.5%
National
2024 average cost:$2,953/mo
2023 average cost:$2,825/mo
Percent change:+4.5%
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What families are saying about independent living in Mountain Lake Colony

Recent reviews for independent living in Mountain Lake Colony

College Walk Retirement Ctr in Brevard, NC

4.0
This community does offer a lot of activities and amenities. This feels like an upscale community. They have a formal dining room where the wait staff take your order and then bring the meal to you. They offer computers for the residents to use. The staff were friendly and helpful. This ...
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Pacifica Senior Living Heritage Hills in Hendersonville, NC

5.0
I love it here. The only issue I have with Pacifica is... their accounting office makes mistakes and takes too long to fix them. I recommend this community.

Cascades Verdae in Greenville, SC

5.0
We have lived at Cacades for 2 1/2 years. Though we all in good health we care to Cascades to join a community of caring people and staff. By all we happy. With over 350 member community. This is a family - our activities are stupendous and the staff know and cares about us through COVID and ...
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Mountain Lake Colony independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Mountain Lake Colony independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Mountain Lake Colony, 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 Mountain Lake Colony 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 Mountain Lake Colony partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mountain Lake Colony, SCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
18.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
29.6%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
25.9%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
18.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
3.7%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Mountain Lake Colony 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 Mountain Lake Colony communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mountain Lake Colony, SCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
14.8%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
11.1%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
11.1%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mountain Lake Colony 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 Mountain Lake Colony offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Mountain Lake Colony, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
33.3%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
11.1%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
18.5%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.1%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
37%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40.7%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.6%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
22.2%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.9%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.3%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
33.3%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
14.8%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.2%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.3%
47%
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Merrill Gardens at Greenville, The Willows of Easley and Spring Park Assisted Living and Memory Care are the top-rated independent living facilities near Mountain Lake Colony, South Carolina. See full list of communities.
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