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10 Best Nursing Homes in Sanford, NC
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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Sanford nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Sanford, NC may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.
We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Sanford or another care type is right for you. Browse 259 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Sanford.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Pittsboro, Gum Springs and Asbury.
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I am in charge of the care for a family member who because of a serious chronic condition cannot live alone. I have looked at many senior residences. Brookdale MacArthur Park is welcoming and supportive - a...
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, located in Cary, N.C., is nestled away in a peaceful, residential area near the Research Triangle, just a short drive from the thriving metro areas of Raleigh and Durham. We offer two levels of care so that should your needs change over time and you require memory care, you have...
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All of the categories I would rate 5 stars. I have had great experiences here. Nothing is perfect, but their cheerfulness and willingness to help at every turn is just so wonderful. We would absolutely...
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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.
Wake Assisted Living Memory Care is a memory care community located in Raleigh, NC in Wake County. Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and is known as the City of Oaks. It's a vibrant but charming town in the heart of the south. To the southwest of Raleigh is the Uwharrie National Forest,...
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Very friendly familial atmosphere. Good at responding to each resident personally and keeping them entertained and involved. Many daily activities and for those who are able and care to, scheduled outings...
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.
We're excited to be bringing the best in assisted living and memory care to the Triangle. Chatham Ridge Assisted Living will be located in Polks Village in southern Chapel Hill, just south of the Orange County/Chatham County line. We anticipate opening in December of 2014. What can you expect...
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I’ve always had a pleasant experience when visiting a family friend at The Addison of Fayetteville. The staff is always so welcoming and I love the relationship they have with the residents. The wonderful...
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.
The Addison of Fayetteville, a Senior Lifestyle Community, is proud to offer the highest quality of care in Assisted Living and Memory Care to local seniors and beyond. We have been serving Seniors in the Fayetteville and surrounding areas for over 10 years. We are proud that many of our staff...
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The Management team seems to have stabilized and improved. There was a ton of turnover at first . There's been a ton of turnover with the chef but my mom just says it's not that good. It's more like cheap...
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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.
Enjoy luxurious senior living in our assisted living community, conveniently located near local shopping, dining, banking and medical facilities in a quiet residential neighborhood in Chapel Hill, N.C. You’ll live comfortably and graciously in our spacious, private apartments and charming,...
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It's a very nice place. Good people working there. They do something a couple times a day for exercise and entertainment. He shares a room with a nice gentleman. He has bathroom shower all the good stuff. He...
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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.
Meadowview assisted living community can be found in, Smithfield, North Carolina, a tiny town counting approximately 13,000 inhabitants. Small as the town might be, there's no shortage of cultural places. Smithfield is home to Johnston Health, the Ava Gardner Museum, part of the UNC System and a...
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I really liked the Director but unfortunately, he just left to go to another Brookdale facility closer to his home so I can't blame him there. I don't know how it will be when they get his replacement in....
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.
Our community, located in a quiet Burlington, N.C., residential neighborhood, provides customized programs and loving care to seniors living with cognitive challenges, including dementia and Alzheimer’s. With activities that flex cognitive and physical skills and a nutrition program that helps...
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My dad(dementia) has been there 1 year and 8 months There is a fair amount of staff turnover, however, there are also several staff who have been there years and lend stability. It is not perfect, but he is...
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.
Homeplace of Burlington is centrally located between Raleigh and Winston-Salem in Burlington, North Carolina. Our community is two miles north of I-85/40 close to downtown, shopping and 3.5 miles from Alamance Regional Medical Center. Upon entering our community our comfortable interior,...
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Atwater Rest Home is a privately owned and operated facility that offers family type care to your family member. 1. We provide 24 hour personal care. 2. We assist the residents with all medications. 3. We furnish transportation to...
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We chose Fayetteville Manor because I visited other places and for what they were providing, this was the best value for what we would pay. It is a beautiful well decorated facility that has a homey feel to...
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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.
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This community came highly recommend to us, and we can't say anything other then we are completely impressed. When we first walk through the door someone is always there to greet us, and there is no stich...
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Just like other places they are understaffed which is why we did not give them 5 stars, however the staff members that are there absolutely do their best when it comes to our loved one. We do like how the...
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.
Tara Plantation of Carthage, located a few miles from Southern Pines, Aberdeen and Sanford, NC. Offering assisted living and memory care services with a wide variety of activity programs, on-site laundry, transportation and more!We look forward to serving you and your family now and in the...
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My mother is very happy and has settled in at the Stratford Memory Care Unit. She is flourishing in the smaller environment. In fact, she actually thanked me for moving her to The Stratford. I feel the...
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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 Stratford is located in the heart of Tarheel Country, yet it is nestled away on three acres of quiet surroundings. The Stratford is a gem that is hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the University and Hospital life, but close enough to be a part of it within minutes. There is a free...
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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.
One Team, One Goal … Making a difference in the lives of others. The moment you enter our community, you’ll feel the warmth and inviting atmosphere all around. We pride ourselves on promoting a comforting, healthy and safe environment for each resident. Our team of caregivers are compassionate...
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My mother has only been a resident at North Pointe of Asheboro for a few weeks, but it has been a blessing! She needed a facility where her medications would be provided as scheduled and where meals would...
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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.
North Pointe of Asheboro, a Victorian Senior Care community, is a family owned and operated agency. Victorian Senior Care has been serving the needs of seniors and their families since 1958. North Pointe of Asheboro is conveniently located off Highway 220 South between Greensboro and Asheboro and...
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Mother in law has been at Alamance House for four years. In that time she has been well taken care of, made new friends, Her medical needs have bee well taken care of with doctors who come to the facility...
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.
Alamance House Assisted Living and Memory Care is located in the hills of North Carolina's Piedmont region. Our caregiving staff makes Alamance House Assisted Living and Memory Care feel like home. We seek to preserve each resident's independence by promoting dignity and individual choice in a...
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Everything here has been wonderful here. I would recommend the community to others for their loved ones. The staff communication with the family and friends has been great. They are responsive to the...
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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.
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I've had loved ones at Blakey Hall, the Cottage and the Hamlet for over five years. We have largely been happy with the care, the services available, and the physical environment. We live in an area with...
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.
There are many choices out there for those searching for the perfect place to call home, and we appreciate what an unbelievably difficult decision this is. Blakey Hall Retirement Community is one of the most experienced and premier senior care communities in North Carolina. Opened in 1999 and...
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I had to move my mom in a short period of time, at the time she was being discharged from rehab. Although the rehab center was recommending long term nursing care, we wanted to have her continue with...
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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.
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The staff is very good and very attentive to my mom's needs. There are a few that I have become very close with and that is indicative of the vast majority of the staff. They make it feel like home....
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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.
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Everything was really good, but they didn't have an Alzheimers unit. I have had multiple family members here for multiple years.
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Hillcrest was fantastic. It's really A-one in every way. We were here for a short period for rehab. They were too expensive for it to be a long term option, and parking was a creative process, due to it's...
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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They're jsut fantastic, they're doing the best they can do in what's basically a hurry up and wait situation, but they're doing 100%. We really don't have to worry about the care now.
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My mom moved into Twin Lakes in [date removed]. The facility is beautiful! It has a wonderful pool, great activities provided and great food. She actually lives next door to an old friend of hers! And she...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Cost of nursing homes in Sanford, NC
The average cost of senior living in Sanford is $4,958 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Fayetteville, NC with an average of $3,682 per month.
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Sanford
Recent reviews for nursing homes in Sanford
The Reserve at Mills Farm in Apex, NC
4.0
It's quite expensive, especially for memory care. (One parent in independent living and one in memory care). Quality of care in memory care is hit or miss as well - some great staff and some not very good. I think the independent living is really good - great food - the dining room is like a ...
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Brighton Gardens of Raleigh
3.8
Staff is great except for the accounting office. You have to repeatedly email or call to get an answer from them. We picked this community because of the price, location, and size of the rooms.
The Addison of Fuquay Varina in Fuquay-Varina, NC
4.9
Everyone at The Addison made mom's transition to memory care so smooth. She has adjusted and doing much better than her last facility. [name removed] walked me through ever step of the way before taking residency. [name removed] is awesome as is her staff. Very friendly and responsive when ...
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What are nursing homes?
Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, provide long-term care for seniors with significant physical or mental health conditions, and short-term care to people recovering from an injury or hospital stay. Nursing homes provide personal assistance and medical care from licensed professionals. Services in skilled nursing facilities often include:
- Help with personal care
- Rehabilitation care, including physical and speech therapy
- Mobility assistance
- Palliative and hospice care
- Health care services
- Complimentary transportation
- 24-hour care and supervision
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Brookdale Burlington, Brookdale Meadowmont and Oak Hill Assisted Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Sanford, North Carolina. See full list of communities.
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