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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Emerald Isle, NC
If your loved one needs memory care in Emerald Isle, A Place for Mom can help. With 18 memory care facilities in Emerald Isle, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.
Alzheimer’s care in Emerald Isle incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Emerald Isle memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Emerald Isle, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Jacksonville, Swansboro and Morehead City.
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We have absolutely had a fabulous experience all the way around with Truewood by Merrill. We love the great caring attitude, kindness and friendliness of all staff members encountered at Truewood in New...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Living at Truewood by Merrill, New Bern means being a part of an active, vibrant community. Enjoy delicious all-inclusive dining, a wealth of social activities and the freedom to explore your interests. There are countless opportunities to connect, grow and live up to your full potential.If...
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We came in 2017 from NY & FL. Apartments are mostly efficient. Overall cleanliness is probable average. There is not enough staff to keep everything pristine. Housekeeping is variable dependent on...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At Homeplace of New Bern, we make you feel welcome. When you walk through our doors you are part of our warm, inviting family. From a caring, dedicated support team to a broad range of services and amenities, we provide a place you will be proud to call home. Just minutes from historic downtown...
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My husband passed away in November. I would give Arbor Landing a 5 in each area. They are simply the best...caring, conscientious and welcoming.
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Arbor Landing at Hampstead is offering a unique experiences for seniors and their families. The community is able to offer some traditional assisted living services with their on-site home care services, ask for details!In addition to independent living with assisted living services, the...
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We were very pleased how Carteret Landing served my Grandmother. We rally like the family atmosphere and really took time with my grandmother and her mobility issues. We would recommend this community to...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Everyone was very friendly and helpful and really care about what they do. My mom from the first time we took her really liked it - we are always looking out for her best interest. I would recommend...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our community, in the scenic coastal town of Morehead City, N.C., just a short drive from North Carolina’s famed beaches and Cape Lookout National Seashore, provides provide both assisted living and Alzheimer’s and dementia care.As an assisted living resident, you have the time and opportunity to...
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The Stonebridge community is a very beautiful and clean community with friendly staff. We like where it is located but we do have one complaint. We put money into our loved ones trust account to use to...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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My loved one was a resident at Croatan Village. They were very nice, I thought. The facility was clean. The staff was really nice and accommodating for our particular situation. My loved one said the food...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Gardens of Pamlico offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. Each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance when required, and freedom when desired. Residency...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Gardens of Pamlico offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. Each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance when required, and freedom when desired. Residency...
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This is a great community and everything is working out very well for my mother in law. She has adjusted well to the community and seems to really like it. The community looks great and everything is nice...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Victorian Senior Care provides services for senior adults at The Village of Kinston located at 1935 Idlewild Drive in Kinston. The Village offers quality assisted living and memory care in attractive surroundings close to home. Our assisted living care provides services to fit the lifestyles of...
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My mother passed at Lenore assisted-living in July . It has taken me a while to write this review but I want to let anyone who is looking for a place for their loved to know that I couldn’t have asked...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Victorian Senior Care provides services for senior adults at Lenior Assisted Living located at 2773 Pinewood Home Drive in Pink Hill. Lenoir Assisted Living offers quality assisted living and memory care in attractive surroundings close to home. Our assisted living care provides services to fit...
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We have lived here for 5+ years and believe they are some of the best years in our our 60 years of marriage. Our food service brought to our apt. door each day is varied and delicious. During this pandemic...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My mother was moved to Champions in April. After a bit of an adjustment period she has come to fit in well there. She has also begun to thrive. Her social interactions have increased, her general well...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Cost of memory care in Emerald Isle, NC
The average cost of senior living in Emerald Isle is $4,468 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Holly Ridge, NC with an average of $4,313 per month.
Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Emerald Isle, NC vs. nearby cities
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What families are saying about memory care in Emerald Isle
Recent reviews for memory care in Emerald Isle
Stonebridge at Woodbury Assisted Living and Memory Care in Hampstead, NC
3.6
The staff are very friendly and very adamant about their pandemic protocols. I would recommend the community to others. My friend one has not complained about the food. They have stopped activities due to the pandemic.
Porters Neck Village in Wilmington, NC
4.7
We are thrilled with how well we are being taken care of during these difficult times! We are fed door to door, brought groceries we have ordered and prescriptions door to door, given daily fun tasks and exercises on our closed circuit TV and shown daily happy faces by our attending associates. ...
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Brookdale Morehead City
5.0
Everyone at this community is super nice, they really do take care of everyone. The food is great, its very tasteful and presented very nicely. What really stood out to us when we first visited was the overall friendliness of the staff
Emerald Isle review score based on 44 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 44 reviews of 13 Emerald Isle memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Emerald Isle review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores
Emerald Isle review score compared against nearby cities
Review subcategories for Emerald Isle memory care
When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 44 reviews of 13 Emerald Isle memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Emerald Isle resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.Emerald Isle, NC averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.7
4.4
Friendliness
4.8
4.5
Care services
4.2
4.2
Staff
4.7
4.4
Meals & dining
3.9
4.0
Activities
4.3
3.9
Value for cost*
4.4
4.0
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Emerald Isle memory care services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Emerald Isle memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Emerald Isle, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select care services in Emerald Isle memory care
Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Emerald Isle that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
46.7%
58.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
33.3%
43.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
73.3%
74.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
86.7%
89.4%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53.3%
64.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
33.3%
25.5%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
80%
80.9%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
40%
55.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
53.3%
65.4%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist
Availability of select dementia care services in Emerald Isle memory care
Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Emerald Isle Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
53.3%
66.7%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
26.7%
41.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
53.3%
63.3%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
6.7%
23.6%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Emerald Isle memory care
Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Emerald Isle partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.3%
24.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.7%
39.6%
No sugar
No sugar
20%
37%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.3%
44.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.3%
14.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Emerald Isle memory care
Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Emerald Isle communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
6.7%
28.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40%
35.4%
Room service
Room service
26.7%
32.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.7%
20.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Emerald Isle memory care
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Emerald Isle offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
40%
40.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.7%
29.9%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.7%
25.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
46.7%
48.9%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40%
46.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.3%
54.8%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.7%
35.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.7%
30.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40%
32.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40%
42.2%
Live performances
Live performances
40%
42.6%
Dances
Dances
40%
27.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
6.7%
19.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Truewood by Merrill, New Bern, Home Place of New Bern and Arbor Landing at Hampstead are the top-rated memory care facilities near Emerald Isle, North Carolina. See full list of communities.
There are 18 memory care facilities near Emerald Isle, North Carolina. See the full list.
The 18 memory care facilities near you in Emerald Isle, North Carolina typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Emerald Isle, North Carolina ranges from $400 to $10195. The average Memory Care cost in Emerald Isle, North Carolina is $4,468. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Emerald Isle, North Carolina typically starts at $400. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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