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Assisted living costs in Dresden average about $4,245 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 49 communities in Dresden. Our detailed directory has 369 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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Photo of Brookdale Hickory Northeast
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33 Floor plans available
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We picked this community, because it was a very clean apperance,and close to my house. I recommend it highly to other families.It's like a nice apartment. They are very quick and professional to responding...
Provides: Assisted 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.
A Great Setting for a Great LifeYou deserve a great backdrop for living a great life, and that’s what we offer our residents. We are a premiere assisted living community in Hickory, North Carolina where you can trade the stress and hassles of life at home for a life lived well. You’ll be...
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The facility couldn't be better for my Mom. It is clean and is run very well. The staff members are so concerned about my Mom's well-being. The staff has a schedule and Mom is still trying to make the rules....
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.
Whether for you or a loved one, Mitchell House offers a caring atmosphere, an active community, and a comfortable, secure lifestyle for our residents. Here at Mitchell House, each member of our community enjoys the opportunity to 'live life their way'. Our valued residents enjoy assistance when...
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It is a excellent place to stay they keep it clean and the people is real nice and they do activities and they go shopping to and they know how to cook and never late always on time never late feeding them
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Our senior living campus is located in the heart of the Yadkin Valley. We are only minutes from Hugh Chatham Hospital. Yadkin Valley Senior Living includes a 60 bed assisted living community, and has 8 independent living apartment units towards the back of the campus. Elkin, NC is home the Yadkin...
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The residents & staff are great. Food is okay I believe they may be a little under staffed. Disappointed to see rate increase 2 months after moving in, my rate was locked in for a year. Independent living...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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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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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Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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Photo of Fort Shelby Manor
Provides: Assisted 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.
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I like knowing that my mom is happy at this caring community. We like that she is living. in a clean community. The meals are amazing and a great variety for her to choose from. The suite she has and she...
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.
Oakmont at Gordon Park is a dream of three local life long friends, J.J. Gillenwater, Blair Jones and Jeff Tickle who were each born and raised in Bristol. While searching for options for their own families these three gentleman saw the need for a new community with a new vision of enriched...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
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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.
Photo of Grandview Villa Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of The Courtyards at Johnson City - The Meadows
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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.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee, The Courtyards at Johnson City Lakeside 2 is that retirement home in the mountains that lots of people have waited for their whole life. This assisted living community offers safety and security in a mountain setting. A place where peace and...
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Photo of Brockford Inn Assisted Living
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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.
Brockford Inn has been providing elder care to our local community for over 40 years. Our staff has an equal amount of experience working with the geriatric population suffering from dementia, mental challenges, and being homeless. We are a family owned company, located in Granite Falls, NC. Our...
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Dunmore Plantation
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.
Photo of David's House
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Nhc Healthcare Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Wellington Place of Johnson City
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.
1. Great location, middle of Johnson City and close to VA & Hospital, Shopping,Restaurants2. Outstanding Activity Programs in and outside, very community involved3. Wonderful food, mostly cooked from scratch4. RN & LPN on Staff5. Beautiful Spa, Beauty/Barber Ship, Manicure & Pedicure...
Provides: Assisted 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.

Cost of assisted living in Dresden, NC

The average cost of senior living in Dresden is $4,245 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hudson, NC with an average of $3,383 per month.

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Dresden, NC vs. nearby cities

Dresden, NC
$4,245/mo
$4,185/mo
$3,864/mo

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Dresden, NC vs. the state and national average

Dresden, NC
$4,245/mo
U.S. national average
$4,801/mo

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Dresden vs. other types of senior living

Assisted Living
$4,245/mo
$4,666/mo

Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Dresden, NC by room type

Semi-Private
$3,866/mo
Studio
$4,877/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,634/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,465/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,850/mo

Average cost of Assisted Living in Dresden over time

Dresden, NCNC stateNational

Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Dresden, NC

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Dresden.

What families are saying about assisted living in Dresden

Recent reviews for assisted living in Dresden

Brookdale Lenoir

4.5
From the moment my mother moved in, the staff has gone above and beyond to make her feel comfortable and ease her anxiety from moving from her home after my father died. I am so grateful. Thank you so much!

Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Bluff

5.0
have been very pleased with everything at the Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Bluff Commonwealth! Thank you all! Based on the experience I have had so far, I would definitely recommend this community to other families!

Commonwealth Senior Living at Abingdon

5.0
5 on everything. Facility was exceptional in every way. Our first impression of the community is that it was sparkling clean! I actually talked to the lady that did the cleaning. She took pride in her work. Also observed other staff interaction with patients and it was always pleasant and ...
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Dresden review score based on 156 family reviews

8.2
Review score49 facilities156 reviewsWrite a review
This proprietary review score is based on 156 reviews of 49 Dresden assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Dresden review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Dresden review score compared against nearby cities

8.2
Dresden, NC49 facilities
8.1
Lansing, NC57 facilities
7.7
Jefferson, NC75 facilities

Review subcategories for Dresden assisted living

When assisted living 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 156 reviews of 49 Dresden assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Dresden resident and family assisted living 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.
Dresden, NC averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.5
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
4.6
Care services
4.3
4.2
Staff
4.5
4.5
Meals & dining
4.0
4.1
Activities
4.2
4.1
Value for cost*
4.1
4.1
0.01.02.03.04.05.0
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Dresden assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dresden assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dresden, 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 Dresden assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Dresden that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Dresden, NCNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
57.1%
51.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
44.9%
33.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98%
98.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
59.2%
56.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
36.7%
29.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
99.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
57.1%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
55.1%
53%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Dresden assisted living

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 Dresden Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Dresden, NCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
55.1%
50.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
36.7%
31.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
40.8%
40.8%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
6.1%
13.5%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dresden assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Dresden partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dresden, NCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
30.6%
26.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.9%
39.6%
No sugar
No sugar
38.8%
36.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
34.7%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
20.4%
13.3%
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Availability of select dining options in Dresden assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Dresden communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dresden, NCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
6.1%
30.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.8%
41.5%
Room service
Room service
36.7%
35.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.2%
17.6%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dresden assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Dresden offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dresden, NCNational
Activity director
Activity director
51%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
40.8%
30.6%
Community service programs
Community service programs
36.7%
29.6%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51%
49.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
51%
48.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
55.1%
52%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.9%
40.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.6%
33.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.9%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51%
45.9%
Live performances
Live performances
46.9%
46.2%
Dances
Dances
32.7%
29.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.2%
24%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.9%
45.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Dresden

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Learning about North Carolina assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Dresden protect seniors.

Learn about North Carolina Assisted Living regulations

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