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10 Best Nursing Homes in Gaston County, NC

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Gaston County nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Gaston County, NC may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Gaston County or another care type is right for you. Browse 19 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Gaston County.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Madison Park, Eastover and Quail Hollow.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Shelby, Bethany and Rockdale.

Nursing Homes Facilities near Gaston County, NC

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Photo of Brookdale Robinwood
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The facility itself is well maintained, clean, and smells nice. Everything works as it should. There are nicer facilities out there, but this one is very nice for the price. The staff are courteous and...
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.
It’s time to upgrade your senior living lifestyle.Choose us for your next home sweet home and you’ll enjoy an assisted living community in Gastonia, North Carolina. Ideally situated just 20 minutes north of Charlotte, we are one of the premier senior communities in the region. Our residents enjoy...
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We chose Morningside of Gastonia because of the location, cleanliness and friendly. Great value Very friendly staff. Good with residents and family alike. Highly recommended.
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.
Morningside of Gastonia is the only Assisted Living Community with 24-hour licensed nursing staff. It provides a full complement of assisted living services combined with a comprehensive Check Point Program that enhances and protects quality of life through coordinated and integrated service...
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My Aunt, 99 and 1/2 years old moved in and was treated very well. Unfortunately she passed away 2 weeks after moving in so I can't give you long term analysis of this facility. She was treated very well...
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.
Situated in beautiful Cramerton, our vibrant assisted living single-story community offers picturesque views from atop Cramer Mountain and is conveniently close to both Charlotte and Gastonia. Terrabella Cramer Mountain offers residents a warm, relaxing living environment and easy access to...
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33 Floor plans available
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Overall, it was a very good experience. The only complaint is Brookdale making major cost increases two years in a row [fee removed]. Excessive increases in a short period. I was able to negotiate a...
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.
Find a Life of Redefined IndependenceRemember the senior living lifestyle you used to image? It’s still possible. Our premium assisted living services give you the ability to trade the stress and busyness that comes with life at home for a life spent exploring passions, creative pursuits and...
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The Brookdale has done a phenomenal job taking of my uncle for the past few months under their care.. My uncle has been progressing very nicely from the help of the Brookdale Team.. Thank you so much!
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.
Explore a Redefined IndependenceSenior living shouldn’t mean a life full of the stress and isolation that often comes from living at home. It shouldn’t be filled with worry about health issues, or whether you’re going to get the help you need each day. Our residents enjoy a premier assisted...
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We have been pleased so far. It's clean. Staff is friendly, easy to reach and responsive. It's small, one level which makes it nice for residents with cognitive impairment to help not get confused. I would...
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.
Terrace Ridge Assisted Living Terrace Ridge is conveniently located on Hudson Boulevard in one of Gastonia’s vibrant, prestigious neighborhoods. The community is convenient to nearby shops that provide variety and style to satisfy your most pressing need or most capricious whim. Excellent...
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We finally found a place where they can take care of my moms needs to the end of life. At this point she now has hospice there so she's settled in and she's recieving care. Of all the places I've been to...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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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I placed my mother in Meadowwood about a month ago. The staff that work there are fantastic. They treat my mother with the utmost respect and dignity. They go above and beyond what their job calls for. She...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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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Funny that one person said the carpet in the hallway was stained and smelled of urine considering that there is NO carpet in the halls. My aunt was here and I visited daily and was always impressed by the...
Provides: Assisted 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.
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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My mother was here for rehab but she refused everything, the next day after she got there, they were trying to get her to do physical therapy, but that was also when they gave her some medication that had...
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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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Photo of Rosewood Assisted Living
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: Nursing Homes
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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: 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: Memory Care
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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.
Wellington House is a memory care community located in Gastonia, NC. Gastonia is located just west of Charlotte in the Piedmont section of North Carolina and is a terrific place to live, work and visit. Wellington House offers a loving environment that caters to their residents The staff are...
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: 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.
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.
Woodlawn Haven Woodlawn Haven is an assisted living community nestled in Mount Holly, North Carolina. Our campus is conveniently located to route 27 and nestled in the deep green of Mount Holly North Carolina. We provide ample parking for both residents and their visiting friends and family....

Cost of nursing homes in Gaston County, NC

The average cost of senior living in Gaston County is $4,448 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cherryville, NC with an average of $3,764 per month.

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Gaston County, NC vs. nearby counties

Gaston County, NC
$4,448/mo
$4,406/mo
$4,459/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Gaston County, NC vs. the state and national average

Gaston County, NC
$4,448/mo
U.S. national average
$4,840/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Gaston County vs. other types of senior living

$5,013/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,448/mo

Median monthly costs of Nursing Homes in Gaston County, NC by room type

Semi-Private
$3,901/mo
Studio
$4,642/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,134/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,490/mo

Average cost of Nursing Homes in Gaston County over time

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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 nursing homes in Gaston County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Gaston County

The Blake at Baxter Village in Fort Mill, SC

4.9
I love The Blake!! It's an excellent facility and my parents are adjusting nicely to living in their independent care cottage which is simply beautiful. Yes I would tell a friend.

Carolina Care Retirement Community in Cherryville, NC

5.0
Carolina Care Retirement Community is very clean and maintained. A great value for the price. The other nearby residents are friendly and quiet. The staff has been very helpful from the time we requested information through now. The housekeeping staff is efficient, dependable and trustworthy. ...
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Olde Knox Commons at the Villages of Mecklenb in Huntersville, NC

5.0
My experience here was very pleasurable. The staff were extremely kind and helped me to recover very well. I would come back in a second if needed and now consider these people my second family. Thank yall very much!

Gaston County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gaston County nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gaston County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Gaston County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Gaston County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
35.3%
2.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
29.4%
10%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
76.5%
26.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
76.5%
27.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
52.9%
10.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.5%
0.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
76.5%
23.5%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
35.3%
7.3%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
58.8%
18.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Gaston County nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Gaston County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
29.4%
4.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
5.9%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
29.4%
5.9%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5.9%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Gaston County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Gaston County 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
5.9%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
29.4%
1.5%
No sugar
No sugar
29.4%
1.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
11.8%
3.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Gaston County nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Gaston County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
5.9%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.4%
0.4%
Room service
Room service
23.5%
0.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gaston County nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Gaston County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
35.3%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.4%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.5%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.1%
6.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
35.3%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41.2%
6.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.3%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.5%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
17.6%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
35.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
23.5%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
5.9%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
29.4%
0.4%
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Sunrise of Providence, Lake Wylie and Arbor Ridge at Huntersville are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Gaston County, North Carolina. See full list of communities.

There are 19 nursing homes facilities near Gaston County, North Carolina. See the full list.

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