Assisted Living Communities in North Charleston, South Carolina

Assisted living facilities in North Charleston charge approximately $4,023 per month for housing and care. This offers significant savings over the state median of $4,650 and the national baseline of $5,350, and it trends lower than rates in other surveyed cities. For example, in Columbia and Hilton Head Island, respective monthly fees come in higher than in North Charleston at about $5,223 and $5,350, and in Myrtle Beach, seniors pay around $5,625 for services. On the other hand, seniors find lower costs in Spartanburg, where the median rate comes in at $3,975.

Monthly assisted living rates in North Charleston come in at around $4,023.

 

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:

 

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

 

For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in South Carolina page.

Assisted living ranks among the most cost-effective senior care solutions in North Charleston at around $4,023 per month. By comparison, seniors who obtain personal care services in their own homes pay about $1,700 more for in-home care, and home health care costs trend even higher at approximately $6,578 for those who need basic skilled nursing at home. Similarly, nursing home care, which provides 24-hour medical care and monitoring, outpaces assisted living rates by about $4,750, but seniors seeking nonresidential daytime personal care services in a community setting pay $1,560 for adult day health care.