Charleston has 13 state-licensed assisted living communities: 11 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. 1 has phone-verified resident and family reviews on Lilisity.
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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 (Alzheimer's unit)” (10), “Community Residential Care Facility” (3).
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How reviews are verified.
“My mother lives at the community and I am incredibly impressed with the experience she’s having. Management is wonderfully responsive and kind, and communication is fast and clear. The food is a highlight for her,…”
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in Charleston, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton of Charleston19 verified reviewsmemory care194 Spring St | Large89 residents | from $7,000/mopublished by the community |
| Indigo Hallmemory care509 Standard Way | Large179 residents | Get pricing |
| Wellmore of Daniel Islandmemory care580 Robert Daniel Dr | Large174 residents | Get pricing |
| Harmony at West Ashleymemory care1925 Essex Farms Dr | Large105 residents | Get pricing |
| Colonnade at West Ashleymemory care2030 Charlie Hall Blvd | Large100 residents | Get pricing |
| Addison of West Ashley-senior Living in Charleston Scmemory care1445 Bluewater Way | Large98 residents | Get pricing |
| Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Communitymemory care1 Bishop Gadsden Way | Large91 residents | Get pricing |
| Revela at Daniel Island320 Seven Farms Dr | Large76 residents | Get pricing |
| Ashley Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Centermemory care2290 Henry Tecklenburg Dr | Large66 residents | Get pricing |
| Palmettos of Charlestonmemory care1900 Ashley Crossing Dr | Large60 residents | Get pricing |
| Bishop Gadsden Gadsden Glen Center for Health and Rehab- Arcadiamemory care8000 Noble Oak Way | Mid-size32 residents | Get pricing |
| Lenevar Community Residence1435 W Lenevar Dr | Small home8 residents | Get pricing |
| Secessionville Community Residence1217 Secessionville Rd | Small home8 residents | Get pricing |
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. 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.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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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.
South Carolina licenses 13 assisted living communities in Charleston as of September 2026: 11 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,086 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, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
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.
Kempton of Charleston. Their reviews come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.
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