Assisted Living in North Charleston, SC
North Charleston has 19 state-licensed assisted living communities: 8 larger communities and 11 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 North Charleston
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” (19).
All 19 licensed assisted living communities in North Charleston
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in North Charleston, 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.
19 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Charleston2590 Elms Plantation Blvd | Large100 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Langit's Assisted Living Facility1273 Remount Rd | Large70 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Marsh at North Charleston4550 Great Oak Dr | Large70 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Midland Park Residential Home Care2712 Midland Park Rd | Large52 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cabading Homes #32149 Dorchester Rd | Mid-size25 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Bell's Professional Residential Home Care1910 Dalton St | Mid-size20 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cabading Homes #13431 Rivers Ave | Mid-size18 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Guardian Angels Residential Care2126 Success St | Mid-size18 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| North Haven Residential Care Home4326 Leslie St | Small home16 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cabading Homes #23435 Rivers Ave | Small home15 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Ivorys Loving Care II4018 S Rhett Ave | Small home10 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Cummings Community Residential Care Home2606 Stark Ln | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Ivory's Loving Care Residential Facility2827 Spruill Ave | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home I3117 Meeting Street Rd | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home II-b4583 Durant Ave | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home III3115 Meeting Street Rd | Small home7 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Care With Love3408 Lenape St | Small home5 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Care With Love II2109 Commander Rd | Small home5 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home II-f4583 Durant Ave Ste F | Small home5 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in North Charleston?
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. 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 North Charleston 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 North Charleston 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.
North Charleston assisted living questions
South Carolina licenses 19 assisted living communities in North Charleston as of November 2026: 8 larger communities and 11 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 465 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.