Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant is one of the best hospice medical facilities in the…read moreCharleston area. I have been impressed the times that I have visited here with the facilities and all of the services they have to offer. The staff here is warm and caring and really treats their patients well. This is not a place you ever hope to end up, but they make the most to make everyone comfortable and provide excellent medical care.

Lutheran Hospice Upstate has been wonderful to work with. The staff worked with our family,…read morecompanions and assisted living facility health care professionals through our mother's transition. The Quilty Family

From the owner: Lutheran Homes of South Carolina is one of the oldest senior services ministries in the state. For…read moreover a century, our non-profit organization has grown to set standards to meet the needs of our residents, patients, and clients. We're proud to offer a continuum of care for older adults at five communities and through our BeWell@Home, BeWell Home Services, and Lutheran Hospice programs. Our entire organization is rooted in faith and welcomes people of all faiths and creeds to live more independently throughout their life.

I appreciate the partnership we have with this hospice company. I am sure all the staff at Bayada…read morehospice are amazing, but personally I appreciate partnering with Kevin and Jean (RN) to provide the care and comfort of our residents. It is apparent that they truly love the job they do!

From the owner: MUSC Health Hospice At Home by BAYADA in North Charleston, SC delivers expert medical care…read moreincluding symptom and pain management, as well as social, emotional, and spiritual support through the end-of-life process. We are committed to providing personalized care, so patients and families feel empowered and supported during life's final journey.

Franke At Seaside in Mount Pleasant is a great location for assisted living and much more. The…read morestaff here is very friendly and caring to make sure that you have everything that you need. Great experience every time I have visited here.

From the owner: Located in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Franke at Seaside is a continuing care community. It provides…read moreon-site assisted care, memory care and skilled nursing care. The center offers a variety of amenities, including patio homes and apartments, a formal dining room with smaller dining areas, a living room and library and the bistro area and a resident wellness center. Its wellness center includes a full-size indoor pool complete with residents locker area, exercise equipment and workout stations. It offers specialized programs for individual suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. It provides various recreational activities for the residents who enjoy walks on the beach, movie and music entertainment shows, golf games and shopping trips. In addition, Franke at Seaside s assisted living program provides 24-hour security and personal care assistants.

It has been fifteen months since our mother became a resident. As an aging woman, she has had…read moreexpected changes in her condition. Each of these changes has been met with compassion and great care. We remain impressed by the care staff and the administration. Jennifer Brett, Director of Health Services, has been outstanding. She has assembled a wonderful team of caregivers whom we have grown to love and trust. Their jobs are very challenging, yet each day they approached our family member with respect, treating her as if she was their own family member. Trusting Jennifer and partnering with her and her staff was a choice and a practice we were happy to commit to. We truly cannot thank Jennifer enough for always treating Mom as an individual and for working so diligently to meet her changing needs. Jennifer Brett is an excellent nurse and an even better human being. We came in with realistic, but high, expectations. Thank you Merrill Gardens for meeting or exceeding our expectations and for educating us when needed along the way. Having realistic expectations is a recommendation I would make to other families. Assisted living and memory care are not "nursing homes" and if your family member needs advanced levels of care, you will need to supplement what is offered by law in assisted living or move them to a skilled care/"nursing home" level of care. Families who mistakenly expect their parents not to decline as they age, be it fast or slowly, end up frustrated and blaming the wrong people. Family members do need to be present and involved no matter where their loved one resides. All senior living communities operate under laws and guidelines which dictate what they can and cannot do for their residents. We have found Merrill Gardens to do the absolute best for our family member and to have an open dialogue with us when we had questions or needed more information. They were forthcoming with information and never misled us. We were involved and observant. We will be forever grateful to Jennifer Brett and everyone at Merrill Gardens.

I recently had a parent live at Merrill Gardens for a few years, then move out. I probably learned…read morethe most about the community as I was searching for a better Assisted Living location. If you or your loved one want to age in place somewhere and worry that you may need true assisted living one day, I strongly suggest you look elsewhere. If you're looking for independent living with the thought of moving out later, Merrill Gardens may be for you. The point where you or your loved one may phase out of Merrill Gardens is when you need physical help for anything (like standing up). The health services director made it clear that "one-on-one" physical services cannot be provided in any level of assisted living there. She admitted that Merrill was keeping the assisted living points artificially low for my parent, which prevented our family from knowing the full scale of the true needs. If you have a parent considering Merrill Gardens, I strongly suggest that you visit weekly to monitor what is going on. We experienced a hesitation from the medical staff to involve the family. The health services director responded to only about 50% of our emails/calls. When we notified her that we were concerned about disabilities our parent displayed on our visits, she often said they had seen that already. But they didn't act on it or notify the family. The outside services that Merrill partners with are terrible as well.

From the company oner to the care givers, all were professional and considerate. My wife has…read moredementia and can be a handful but she seemed to bond with caregivers almost immediately. I would especially commend Barbary who stayed with my wife several times. I would not hesitate to recommend HomeWell as a home care service.

From the owner: HomeWell Care Services provides live-in and hourly personal care, companionship and homemaker…read moreservices for seniors and other homebound clients so they can remain in the comfort of their own home.

My husband and I moved into Senior Independent Living at South Bay in Mt Pleasant in mid April of…read more2026. We had traveled abroad for 7 &1/2 months prior to our move. While we had waited for our desired two bedroom/two bathroom apartment for 13 months, we are so happy to be settled in such a friendly community with the excellent leadership of Mr Sean Davis ( accessible on a daily basis) and a skilled and personable staff who provide comfort to all the residents here. Our move was planned with the support of highly competent administrative staff Alexa and Emily while we were living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nothing that we requested of them was ever any problem as we attempted the required paperwork from Edinburgh! With the 5 hour time difference even scheduling a cell call discussion was easy and productive with their total access and cooperation. That set the stage for an easy move into our lovely apartment where a beautiful and tasty basket of goodies including fruit, cheese, and candies as well as red wine with South Bay wine glasses awaited our arrival! Emily had made an attractive and amusing artsy door sign to welcome us and to inform our neighbors of our arrival. We were finally no longer "homeless" with furniture in storage! South Bay has exceeded our expectations even though we had completed our due diligence earlier in 2025 knowing it was the best place for us at this stage of our lives. Everything is so well maintained. It's truly resort living with all the activities available. We cannot praise the dining experiences enough! Chef Pam and Patrick insist on delicious meals with variety perfectly served by lovely and highly skilled staff like Amir, Nandi, Lucky, Taliyah, and Ryan. The mixologist Isley is superb with her special cocktails in The Pub and acquired knowledge of wines to include interesting wine tastings. Transportation specialists Bryan and Andy deliver us comfortably and safely to our destinations with no hesitation and interesting conversations. Lastly, but certainly most helpful is Debbie our "guiding light" concierge who assists with everything and certainly has all the answers to our many questions as newcomers! Robert and I love our new home at South Bay where everyone is helpful, kind, and respectful-residents and staff. We are having fun and enjoying life! We feel younger than our ages and blessed to have this "little piece of Heaven" at South Bay! Charlene G and Robert K Stuart MD

I am a resident of SouthBay and love it. There are so many wonderful people, both residents and…read morestaff. I am on my 5th year and yes, my rent has gone up, but not $2000 a month. My rent is still below the market rate. Arlene forgot to tell you in her review of South Bay that when she had damage to her apartment, South Bay put her up in a nearby hotel until the damage was repaired and she could move back into her apartment. Retirement living is at it's best in South Bay. So many activities, good dining, and interesting programs to stimulate the mind. Of all the moves during my 80+ years, moving to South Bay is the best!