Assisted Living in Greenville, SC
Greenville has 23 state-licensed assisted living communities: 19 larger communities and 4 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 Greenville
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)” (15), “Community Residential Care Facility” (8).
All 23 licensed assisted living communities in Greenville
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in Greenville, 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.
23 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Waterstone on Augusta Senior Livingmemory care1004 Augusta St | Large126 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Gables on Pelham Assisted Living and Memory Carememory care1306 Pelham Rd | Large119 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Kauhale Pettigrumemory care12 Boyce Ave | Large115 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Blake at Hollingsworth Parkmemory care360 Woodruff Rd | Large114 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Legacy at Southpointe Drivememory care23 Southpointe Dr | Large110 residents | from $3,710/mo |
| Cascades Verdae Assisted Livingmemory care30 Springcrest Ct | Large92 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| Oakview Park Assisted Livingmemory care110 Hood Rd | Large90 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Shepherds Care Centermemory care2100 N Pleasantburg Dr | Large90 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Ruby Donald Residential Care2 Ruby Donald Pl | Large88 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Gardens at Eastsidememory care275 Commonwealth Dr | Large83 residents | from $6,905/mo |
| Pines at Greenville20 Hawthorne Park Ct | Large68 residents | from $3,000/mo |
| Terrabella Summitmemory care414 Summit Dr | Large65 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Arboretum at the Woodlands at Furmanmemory care50 Arboretum Ln | Large64 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookstone Terrace of Chanticleermemory care355 Berkmans Ln | Large60 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Palmettos of Mauldinmemory care810 E Butler Rd | Large60 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Hilltop of Greenville Memory Care352 Pelham Rd | Large54 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Rolling Green Village Assisted Living Facilitymemory care1 Hoke Smith Blvd | Large52 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Greenville Glen Assisted Livingmemory care1101 Garlington Rd | Large51 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Windsor House Greenville1931 Pelham Rd | Large50 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Sherman Residential Care20 Mayfield St | Small home16 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Greenville Community Residence158 Cavalier Dr | Small home12 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Marian Parkins Community Residence I103 Kerns Ave | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Marian Parkins II Community Residence518 Pickett St | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Greenville
Also in Greenville: 5 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Greenville and 6 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 3 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Greenville?
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. 4 Greenville communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,000 to $6,905 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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.
Greenville assisted living questions
South Carolina licenses 23 assisted living communities in Greenville as of November 2026: 19 larger communities and 4 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,595 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.