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10 Best Nursing Homes in Buckhead, NC
Buckhead is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 87 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Buckhead, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Buckhead is about $4,079, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 530 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.
As you consider nursing homes near you, you may also want to expand your search to areas like You may also consider nearby communities such as White Lake, Bladen Springs and Emerson.
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My mom has been at the Kempton for almost a year now. The staff have all been fantastic. Her level of care has fluctuated based on needs at the time. The activities are frequent and engaging. She has become...
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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.
The Kempton at Brightmore provides a comfortable, safe and secure environment for senior adults who find living alone is no longer feasible. Our friendly staff encourages and assists each resident to live as independently as possible. Our program is designed for individuals who may need...
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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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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.
Lake Waccamaw Senior Living provides a home-like atmosphere with cozy living rooms, dining room, comfortable bedrooms with your furnishing if desired. We offer daily activities and outings, in house pharmacy service, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to enhance...
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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: 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.
Poplar Heights Center is a senior community in quaint Elizabethtown, NC. An hour from the North Carolina beaches, our small town is personable and welcoming with unlimited services and amenities. Residents enjoy the newly renovated downtown area with plenty of shopping and dining opportunities. ...
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.
West Bladen Assisted Living is a located in stunning Bladenboro, NC. Surrounded by breathtaking scenery, serene and peaceful living quarters and an abundance of beautiful wildlife, this residential community is one that seniors love to call their home. Family members coming to visit a loved one...
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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.
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.
WATERBROOKE ASSISTED LIVINGVery Clean & Safe Beds Available (6) Semi Private Rooms (4) Private Rooms Medicaid Accepted (Yes) Out of State Transfers (Yes) Males & Females Welcome!
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
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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.
Wesley Pines is managed by Life Care Services®, An LCS® Company. Life Care Services ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 Senior Living Study and achieved the highest score in all seven study factors: resident services and activities; community staff; food and beverage;...
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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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.
We have private and semi-private rooms. We also provide transportation to doctor’s appointments. We also have shopping, the residents own and operate a craft store, the proceeds go toward activities. We have an excellent activities department. We have life entertainment on special occasions, such...
Cost of nursing homes in Buckhead, NC
The average cost of senior living in Buckhead is $4,079 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lake Waccamaw, NC with an average of $2,883 per month.
Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Buckhead, NC vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Buckhead, NC vs. the state and national average
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Buckhead
Recent reviews for nursing homes in Buckhead
Stonebridge at Woodbury Assisted Living and Memory Care in Hampstead, NC
4.8
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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The Legacy of North Myrtle Beach
4.8
Lots of activity etc! Overall I would say it is a good choice. Cleanliness of his room is a 3! The facility itself is a 5! He is now in memory care! They do an excellent job!
Buckhead nursing homes services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Buckhead nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Buckhead, 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 Buckhead nursing homes
Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Buckhead 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
35.7%
2.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
30.4%
9.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.3%
26%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
91.1%
26.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
39.3%
9.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
10.7%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.1%
22.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
37.5%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
48.2%
17.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Buckhead nursing homes
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 Buckhead Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
33.9%
3.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
17.9%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
32.1%
5.3%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5.4%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Buckhead nursing homes
Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Buckhead 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
7.1%
0.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
14.3%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
8.9%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
14.3%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Buckhead nursing homes
Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Buckhead communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
7.1%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
17.9%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
3.6%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Buckhead nursing homes
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Buckhead offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
28.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
16.1%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10.7%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
41.1%
6.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
26.8%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41.1%
6.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.2%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
17.9%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
21.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
25%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
26.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
19.6%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
16.1%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
23.2%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Indigo at Carolina Forest, Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle and Spring Arbor of Wilmington are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Buckhead, North Carolina. See full list of communities.
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