Assisted Living in Mount Pleasant, SC
Mount Pleasant has 10 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 1 small residential home (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 2 have phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Shem Creek at South Bay
Mount Pleasant · Senior Living Alliance member
17 verified testimonials
“Management is pretty good, and when there's an emergency, they communicate. The nursing staff are very attentive, and housekeeping is good.”
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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 Mount Pleasant
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)” (6), “Community Residential Care Facility” (4).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“Management is pretty good, and when there's an emergency, they communicate. The nursing staff are very attentive, and housekeeping is good.”
“Management seems to do a good job, and the dining staff do a good job considering how many people they serve. I don't have any complaints about the person who helps me with housekeeping. I would recommend that people…”
All 10 licensed assisted living communities in Mount Pleasant
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in Mount Pleasant, 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.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Shem Creek at South Bay17 verified testimonialsmemory care1400 Liberty Midtown Dr Ste 420 | Large150 residents | from $7,000/mo |
| Somerby of Mount Pleasant20+ verified testimonialsmemory care3100 Tradition Cir | Large118 residents | from $4,250/mo |
| Merrill Gardens at Carolina Parkmemory care3501 Merrill Pl | Large193 residents | from $3,395/mo |
| Artisan Mount Pleasant601 Solana Way | Large112 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Fellowship Carolina Park3501 Lively Ln | Large97 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Franke Homememory care1885 Rifle Range Rd | Large86 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Mount Pleasant Gardensmemory care1025 Hungryneck Blvd | Large71 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cooper River Assisted Living1047 Anna Knapp Blvd | Large64 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cooper Hall at the Palms of Mt Pleasant937 Bowman Rd | Mid-size44 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Savannah Hall Assisted Livingmemory care1010 Lake Hunter Cir | Small home16 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Mount Pleasant
Also in Mount Pleasant: 6 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Mount Pleasant.
How much does assisted living cost in Mount Pleasant?
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 Mount Pleasant communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,395 to $7,000 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant 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.
Mount Pleasant assisted living questions
South Carolina licenses 10 assisted living communities in Mount Pleasant as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 1 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 951 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.
Shem Creek at South Bay, Somerby of Mount Pleasant. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.