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 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)” (6), “Community Residential Care Facility” (4).
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How reviews are verified.
“My mother and father live at the community and I feel very good about how they’re treated. The staff are kind, attentive, and really seem to care about them. The building looks well kept and welcoming whenever I…”
“My husband and I live at the community and feel very well cared for here. The management team is always smiling, knows everyone by name, and makes a point to say hello and offer hugs. The caregivers are respectful…”
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 reviews are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Shem Creek at South Bay17 verified reviewsmemory care1400 Liberty Midtown Dr Ste 420 | Large150 residents | from $7,000/mopublished by the community |
| Somerby of Mount Pleasant20+ verified reviewsmemory care3100 Tradition Cir | Large118 residents | from $4,250/mopublished by the community |
| Merrill Gardens at Carolina Parkmemory care3501 Merrill Pl | Large193 residents | Get pricing |
| Artisan Mount Pleasant601 Solana Way | Large112 residents | Get pricing |
| Fellowship Carolina Park3501 Lively Ln | Large97 residents | Get pricing |
| Franke Homememory care1885 Rifle Range Rd | Large86 residents | Get pricing |
| Mount Pleasant Gardensmemory care1025 Hungryneck Blvd | Large71 residents | Get pricing |
| Cooper River Assisted Living1047 Anna Knapp Blvd | Large64 residents | Get pricing |
| Cooper Hall at the Palms of Mt Pleasant937 Bowman Rd | Mid-size44 residents | Get pricing |
| Savannah Hall Assisted Livingmemory care1010 Lake Hunter Cir | Small home16 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. 2 Mount Pleasant communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,250 to $7,000 a month. 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 10 assisted living communities in Mount Pleasant as of September 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, 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.
Shem Creek at South Bay, Somerby of Mount Pleasant. Their reviews come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.
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