Assisted Living in Aiken, SC
Aiken has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 2 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Aiken
Both are licensed by South Carolina as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. South Carolina words these licenses as “Community Residential Care Facility” (7), “Community Residential Care Facility (Alzheimer's unit)” (4).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Aiken
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in Aiken, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Bluff Grove Senior Livingmemory care1385 Silver Bluff Rd | Large110 residents | from $4,145/mo |
| Barclay House of Aiken530 Benton House Way | Large100 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Barclay at Whiskey Roadmemory care3400 Whiskey Rd | Large81 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Place at Shadow Oaksmemory care108 Gregg Ave | Large56 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Trinity on Laurens213 Laurens St Nw | Large55 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| We Care Residential2370 Williston Rd | Large55 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Aiken Memory Carememory care2288 S Centennial Ave | Mid-size48 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Hitchcock Square102 Crepe Myrtle Ct | Mid-size44 residents | from $2,995/mo |
| Hills of Cumberland Village3215 Wise Creek Ln | Mid-size34 residents | from $3,495/mo |
| Rudnick Crcf629 Chesterfield St | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Sanders Crcf625 Chesterfield St | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Aiken?
The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month ($64,200 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Aiken communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,995 to $4,145 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in South Carolina, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Aiken tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Aiken community’s license
South Carolina publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: dph.sc.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Aiken assisted living questions
South Carolina licenses 11 assisted living communities in Aiken as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 599 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. South Carolina's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
South Carolina publishes its licensing records at dph.sc.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.