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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Totness, SC

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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: 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: 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
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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
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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: 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.
Photo of Rice Estate
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
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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: 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: 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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Photo of Watchcare Residential Care
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.
Photo of Palmetto Towers
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My family and I made the decision to go with Palmetto. We loved that it is small and personnel. My mom seems to enjoy it as well.
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.
Photo of Community Residential Care
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.
Photo of Dignity Village Apartments
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.
Photo of Herriott's Residential Care
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.
Photo of Shiloh-Randolph 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.
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We love Pebble Creek. Residents are very nice. Its pretty clean. Public restrooms at entrance could use a little polishing up. What surprised me the most is that the new manager who took over several weeks...
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: 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
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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.
Carriage House Senior Living is an assisted living community in Sumter Carolina easily accessible from Highway 95. We are convenient to neighboring townships from Lakewood to Woodrow. Our assisted living community is located near a major bus line and we provide ample parking for residents and...
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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 father really enjoyed himself here everyone was very nice and helpful treated us like family would recommend to anyone.
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
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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.
Photo of Blair Haus Inc
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.
Photo of Woods Edge
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: 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.

Cost of independent living in Totness, SC

The average cost of senior living in Totness is $3,460 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Pelion, SC with an average of $3,070 per month.

Independent living costs in Totness, SC, vs. nearby cities

Totness, SC
$3,460/mo
$3,412/mo

Independent living costs in Totness, SC, vs. state and national averages

Totness, SC
$3,460/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Totness, SC, vs. other senior living options

$3,862/mo
Independent Living
$3,460/mo

Independent living costs in Totness, SC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,864/mo
Studio
$4,060/mo
1 Bedroom
$3,956/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,553/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,780/mo

Senior living costs in Totness 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: Totness, SC
Column state: South Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTotness, SCSouth CarolinaU.S.
Independent Living$3,460/mo$3,911/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$3,802/mo$4,129/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,862/mo$4,162/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Totness, SC:$3,460/mo
South Carolina:$3,911/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Totness, SC:$3,802/mo
South Carolina:$4,129/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Totness, SC:$3,862/mo
South Carolina:$4,162/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Totness, SC, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Totness 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 Totness, SC

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Totness 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
Totness, SC$2,766/mo$2,618/mo+5.7%
South Carolina$3,123/mo$3,116/mo+0.2%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Totness, SC
2024 average cost:$2,766/mo
2023 average cost:$2,618/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
South Carolina
2024 average cost:$3,123/mo
2023 average cost:$3,116/mo
Percent change:+0.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Totness

Recent reviews for independent living in Totness

Brookdale Harbison in Columbia, SC

4.0
My experience with Brookdale is positive. It is much more important than I initially realized to carefully match the capabilities of the prospective resident to the level of care the facility offers.

Pines Columbia in West Columbia, SC

4.5
The staff team at Pines Columbia is friendly and usually available when you need them. Communication of events at facility have improved so that family has an opportunity to schedule and be present.

Brookdale Columbia

4.9
I chose the community due to close to my home and the staff was welcoming. The cost was reasonable for my Dads needs now and in the future along with the cleanness.

Totness independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Totness independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Totness, 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 Totness 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 Totness 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
15.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
27.4%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
27.4%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
20%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.3%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Totness 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 Totness communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
22.1%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
26.3%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
11.6%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Totness 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 Totness offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Totness, SCNational
Activity director
Activity director
33.7%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.1%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.1%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
38.9%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.7%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
27.4%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.3%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28.4%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
32.6%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
31.6%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
21.1%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.7%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
30.5%
47%
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