Lilisity

Independent Living

South Bay at Mount Pleasant

1400 Liberty Midtown Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · Map

Senior Living Alliance member
South Bay at Mount Pleasant
Independent LivingCare offered
20+ interviewsPhone-verified by Senior Living Alliance

What residents and families say

Verified by phone interview

Senior Living Alliance interviews named residents and family members by phone and records each call. Every testimonial is dated and published as given. How we verify

19 more testimonials
★★★★★

“I've been here close to two years, and I have found management very helpful, very willing to help and very polite. I enjoy the food, and the servers are extremely helpful. Housekeeping comes every Monday, and I've been very pleased with the cleaning. The building and outside are extremely well maintained, and the transportation has been excellent. I would recommend it at the most high.”

Joan HarrisAug 2026
★★★★★

“I couldn't be happier here, and all my friends know it. Management runs this place fantastically well; no matter what you ask for, it's taken care of, and they keep us informed about everything going on. The servers are wonderful and always have a smile. When I came back to a class after about ten days, half a dozen people came up to say they missed me. Maintenance is patient and very careful, and I hardly ever lock my door. Compared to other places I looked at, this is 100 times better.”

Susan DurkalskiMay 2026
★★★★

“Management seems to do a good job, and they listen and follow through. The food is good, mostly well prepared, and nutritious, and I really don't have any complaints about it. I've had two or three problems in my apartment, and maintenance has been very prompt in taking care of them. The grounds look well kept, I feel absolutely safe and comfortable, and I would recommend it.”

Jerry PierceApr 2026
★★★★★

“I'm not having any problems here, and management follows through. The quality of the food is good, they give you more than enough, and the servers do a nice job. There's an active calendar of physical fitness and other events, with plenty to do. Housekeeping is very thorough, on time every time, and does a good job. The landscaping and physical appearance are always very neat and clean. I'm very likely to recommend it.”

Capers PoulnotApr 2026
★★★★★

“I love this place. The day I came for a look, I wrote a check before I left. Management answers questions and phones and resolves problems; they're very professional. The food is off the charts, and I'm bringing my family to dinner because it's so wonderful. There's something for everyone in activities. In four years, nothing has gone unfixed more than a day. The driver is interesting and helpful. I'm getting everything I pay for. I keep recommending it to anybody who will listen. Don't change a thing.”

Judith GreathouseMar 2026
★★★★★

“I just want to say how much I like it here. I've only been here eight months, and I feel like this is my home forever. Management is great and responsive. The dining is excellent, with good variety; we're all getting fat here. The activities are great, with a lot going on, and the building is always in good condition. You get what you pay for. I would recommend it to anyone who asks.”

Connie GormanMar 2026
★★★★★

“The residents are friendly, and the staff is super caring and helpful, honest and dedicated to doing a good job. The food is way too good, and if people make suggestions, they try to accommodate. There are tons of activities, and I've been extremely pleased with every one I've attended. Management is very responsive, housekeeping is responsive, and the local transportation is phenomenal. I'd recommend it.”

Annette BohannonMar 2026
★★★★★

“This is the best move I ever made. Management is very considerate, and they run the place perfectly. The dining is excellent, and we have a top chef. There is a big variety of activities, from sports and exercise to card games, brain games, art, and music. Maintenance is very good too. I've recommended it to many, many people.”

Susan HenderliteMar 2026
★★★★★

“Management has been good and responsive. The dining is good with a pretty good menu variety, and the variety of activities is excellent. The building is in excellent condition, transportation is excellent, and the healthcare team is very responsive. I'm happy with my apartment, feel safe and comfortable, and I'm very likely to recommend this community.”

Sherwood BarefootFeb 2026
★★★★★

“Things are going very well. You couldn't have a better staff; they're wonderful and terrific. The executive director makes sure residents feel comfortable and safe, and the food is now as good as any good restaurant in town. The activities director is very responsive; when I asked about a ballet performance, she immediately put it on the schedule. Maintenance comes within an hour, does repairs well and is very pleasant. My apartment is laid out very nicely, I feel very safe, and I've recommended it.”

Patricia GoodmanFeb 2026
★★★★★

“The apartments are lovely, and the amenities are top-notch. The management team is incredibly responsive and helpful, always ready to assist with any questions. The food is delicious, far exceeding my expectations. Plus, the activities offered are diverse and engaging, ensuring there's something for everyone. Overall, I highly recommend this place for anyone considering a move!”

Andrea LovejoyFeb 2026
★★★★★

“The activities here are fantastic, with plenty of options like art classes and card games that keep me engaged. The housekeeping staff is also excellent; they are kind and thorough, always leaving my apartment spotless. I feel safe and comfortable in my home, which is a huge plus. I would definitely recommend this place to others looking for a vibrant community!”

Irene HollandJan 2026
★★★★

“The dining experience is top-notch, with delicious meals and attentive service that makes every visit enjoyable. The overall cleanliness and condition of the community are outstanding, which gives me peace of mind. My loved one is very happy with her apartment layout and feels safe and comfortable. I would definitely recommend this community to others looking for a great place to live.”

Janeen GoldynJan 2026
★★★★

“I have to say, it feels just like home here. The staff is incredibly friendly and energetic, always making sure we feel comfortable and engaged. The activities are plentiful, from bridge games to poetry readings, ensuring there's never a dull moment. I also love the dining experience here; the food is delicious and served with great care. Overall, I feel safe and happy living here, and I highly recommend it!”

Lynn BagnalDec 2025
★★★★★

“The staff is incredibly accommodating, making it easy for them to settle in and enjoy their new home. They love the dining options and the variety of activities available. The environment is welcoming, and I truly appreciate the peace of mind it gives me knowing they're safe and happy.”

Susan DavisOct 2025
★★★★

“I have had a great experience living in this senior living community. The management are always accessible if a need arises. There is a good variation of activities offered keeping us engaged and happy. The housekeeping and maintenance has been handled efficiently and expeditiously. I would highly recommend this community.”

Nelson HicksSep 2025
★★★★★

“I recently moved into this senior living facility, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. The management team is incredibly friendly and responsive, always addressing any concerns I have right away. The meals are delicious, with a great variety, and the dining staff is attentive and kind. There are plenty of fun activities to keep everyone engaged, and the maintenance team is prompt and efficient. Overall, I feel safe, comfortable, and truly at home here. Highly recommend!”

Janice CesnekAug 2025
★★★★★

“My mom lived at this community and it was an excellent experience! She had a wonderful apartment, the food was so good and she loved it, the service was excellent, and the staff was very friendly, accommodating, consistent, and reliable. They did a great job with everything she needed so I would highly recommend them!”

Gwen CallahanFamily member · Aug 2025
★★★★

“The management team is incredibly respectful and knowledgeable, making every interaction a joy. The dining options are creative and they genuinely listen to residents' preferences. There's a great variety of activities, and the staff works hard to keep things engaging. Overall, it's a fantastic place that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a welcoming environment.”

Catherine JonesApr 2025

About the community

South Bay at Mount Pleasant is an independent living community in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. South Carolina publishes no licensing record for it. 20+ residents and family members have shared phone-verified testimonials through Senior Living Alliance.

Life at South Bay at Mount Pleasant

Market dining

Dining

The community has three restaurant-style venues. Patriots Pub is a full-service bar with small plates and light fare, Sullivan's Grill has an open kitchen and a seasonal chef menu with seafood, meats and vegetarian dishes, and Sweetgrass Market serves soups, salads, sandwiches and daily specials. Meal delivery to apartments is available.

Patio

Activities

The INSPIRE Wellness Program includes water aerobics, tai chi and chair yoga for different skill levels, along with parties, artist visits and cultural outings. Meditation classes and spiritual services are also offered. Independent living, assisted living and memory care each have their own activity calendar.

Amenities

  • Library
  • Card room
  • Billiard and poker room
  • Media room
  • Art studio
  • Pub
  • Saltwater pool and hot tub
  • Fitness center
  • Group exercise studio
  • Courtyard with putting green
  • Walking paths around lakes
  • Guest apartments

Memory care program

Memory care at Shem Creek at South Bay uses Liberty's GEMMS program (Genuine, Engaging and Meaningful Memory Support), with a structured daily schedule of cognitive exercises and social events led by a dementia-trained team.

Floor plans

14 layouts from South Bay at Mount Pleasant’s website. Sizes and prices are as the community lists them; ask which are available now.

Prices

Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.

CareStarting atChecked
Independent Living$6,135 /moOct 11, 2026

How this page is paid for. Lilisity is operated by Senior Living Alliance. South Bay at Mount Pleasant is a member and pays SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating or the order of search results. Testimonials come from SLA phone interviews. Prices, license details and inspections come from the community’s published rates and public records. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid

Lilisity’s independent report

What the public record shows

Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.

Nearest emergency room

0.6 miles

Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.

License and ownership

Licensing information for South Bay at Mount Pleasant is not available. South Carolina does not publish a licensing record for this community (the independent living campus whose assisted living is licensed separately as Shem Creek at South Bay).

Many independent living communities are not licensed by the state, and a campus is often licensed once under a single name. The absence of a record is not a finding about this community.

Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina, and other programs

How Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina

  • Community Choices (CC) Waiver (SC.0405): Residential Personal Care II. Yes, in a limited way. South Carolina's Community Choices waiver offers a service called Residential Personal Care II for waiver members who live in a CRCF and are assessed as needing an intermediate nursing facility level of care. (state page)
  • Waitlist. The Community Choices waiver has a wait list; SCDHHS contacts people when enrollment opens. (source)

Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.

Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.6 mi, nursing home 1.0 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center, Mount Pleasant. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Oak Harbor Healthcare, Mt Pleasant. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Phc Home Health, Charleston. 8.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 29464 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Fresenius Medical Care Charleston County, Mount Pleasant, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Mt Pleasant Dialysis Center, Mount Pleasant, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci East Cooper, Mount Pleasant, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice
18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29464.
Musc Health Hospice At Home By Bayada-Charleston, office in Charleston, 10.6 miles away, straight line
Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry, office in North Charleston, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Interim Health Care Hospice Of Charleston, office in North Charleston, 10.8 miles away, straight line
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLC, Mt Pleasant. 1.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas; in a hurricane evacuation zone

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Hurricane evacuation zone
Zone B on the South Carolina hurricane evacuation zones (2024). (South Carolina Emergency Management Division, map updated Aug 18, 2023)
Flood zone
Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record

Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.

  1. This address is in a hurricane evacuation zone. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
  2. Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
  3. How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
  4. What does the monthly fee include, and what costs extra?
  5. If care needs change, what help can be added here, and who provides it?
  6. How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
  7. What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
  8. What fees are charged at move-in?
  9. How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
  10. How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality inspection recordsOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026Nothing on record
Hurricane evacuation zone mapsSee above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteCould not read the site
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does South Bay at Mount Pleasant provide?

South Bay at Mount Pleasant offers independent living in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. South Carolina publishes no licensing record for it, which is usual for independent living and for one community on a campus the state licenses under a single name.

Does South Bay at Mount Pleasant have verified testimonials?

Yes. 20+ residents and family members have shared testimonials about South Bay at Mount Pleasant through phone interviews verified by Senior Living Alliance.

How much does South Bay at Mount Pleasant cost?

The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.

How do I contact South Bay at Mount Pleasant?

Use South Bay at Mount Pleasant's website, southbayatmountpleasant.com, or visit at 1400 Liberty Midtown Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

Choosing independent livingOur care guide: what to look for, what it costs, how families pay, and more questions to ask (PDF)

Report a wrong fact

Senior Living Alliance member. South Bay at Mount Pleasant is a member. Members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial or what appears on this page. How we are paid