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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Yesterday, my family celebrated the beautiful life of my Aunt [Removed]. Today, we give God thanks for the wonderful team at Blue Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care. I am thankful to have seen their...
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: 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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Our experience with Green Park was a very good one! The main caregiver here, Angie, is caring and trustworthy! They worked really well in conjunction with Hospice to make my moms last months pleasant. They...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Green Park Personal Care Home Woodstock is located in Woodstock, GA in Cherokee County. This residential care home provides the assistance that you are seeking in an area that is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Those who spend time in Woodstock enjoy checking out all that it offers to...
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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 St George Village
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.
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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.
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Great place mom loves it there. Lias care is the best. She helps my mom with everything. My mom feels like she's at home. Best move we made for her. Wish there were more places like this for older people...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
If your senior relative is located near Lawrenceville, Georgia, Lia's Personal Care Home is the perfect option to help take care of your loved one in a comfortable home. They get to keep the comfort and stability offered by living in a home, while our staff provides them with excellent care. We...
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They have been monitoring and adjusting my loved ones meds. She kept telling us her previous facility was evil but now she talks about how nice they are at Roswell and is doing much better.
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.
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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.
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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.
Photo of EPOCH Assisted Living of Roswell
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.
Welcome to Epoch of Roswell where our caring staff will make you feel at home. Come live in one of our spacious apartments and you will find all of the conveniences of home without all of the work. Our apartments feature wall to wall carpeting, window blinds, and kitchenettes that include a...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Our senior living community is beautiful residential personal care home, located in the Hamilton Mill area. Our community is a single story ranch style home, very spacious, cozy & immaculate. We help our senior residents with all activities of daily living, manage their medication, and...
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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The house is truly a home. It is a kind, loving environment. The owners really went above & beyond for my mom and were so accommodating. The CNAs were very attentive & kind. Our family felt very welcome....
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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They are very good to me here. The aides treat me good and are very nice to me. The rooms are huge, and I have a private room with a nice size bathroom and shower.
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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.
Lazy-R Personal Care Lazy-R Personal Care is a well-established senior living community located in the quaint town of Blairsville, Georgia. This small town has loads of charm and is a warm and welcoming town. Lazy-R is easily accessed just off of Highway 15. Nearby is the southern cuisine Fatz...
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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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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[Name removed] and her husband [name removed] are the most beautiful people inside and out and their staff at Amelia Gardens ([name removed] being an Angel among other Angels at Amelia Gardens) have Hearts...
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.
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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The owners of Stonehenge Senior Living, [names removed], care deeply about seniors and their quality of life. The facility is clean. Each staff member cares about each resident. They are diligent 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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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.

Cost of assisted living in Dawson County, GA

The average cost of senior living in Dawson County is $3,654 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Dahlonega, GA with an average of $3,604 per month.

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Dawson County, GA vs. nearby counties

Dawson County, GA
$3,654/mo
$4,339/mo

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Dawson County, GA vs. the state and national average

Dawson County, GA
$3,654/mo
$3,537/mo
U.S. national average
$4,515/mo

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

Assisted Living
$3,654/mo
$4,390/mo

Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Dawson County, GA by room type

Semi-Private
$3,657/mo
Private
$3,467/mo
Studio
$4,645/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,889/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,867/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,411/mo

Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Dawson County, GA

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 Dawson County.

What families are saying about assisted living in Dawson County

Recent reviews for assisted living in Dawson County

Cumming Senior Living

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We moved our dad here in January of this year. I have been so happy with the quality of care and cleanliness. All of the other families of the residents that I’ve met are all so kind. The food is excellent as well! I highly recommend Cumming Nursing Center for your loved one.

The Phoenix at Roswell

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My husband has been at Pacifica about a month. He has Parkinson's Dementia. This includes a major change in personality making it impossible for me to keep him at home. He can turn from a sweet helpful man to a raging angry man in a matter of seconds. Sometimes, even I don't see the transition ...
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Mali's Personal Care Home in Lawrenceville, GA

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Mali and her team of caregivers really care for their clients and their loved ones. Mali brought my parent to the hospital and waited for me to meet her there before leaving the ER to return back to her staff and other residents. This is not what I experienced from another PCH in the past. ...
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Dawson County review score based on 1,447 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 1447 reviews of 409 Dawson County assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Dawson County 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

Dawson County review score compared against nearby cities

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Dawson County, GA409 facilities
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Dawsonville, GA7 facilities
8.1
Nelson, GA14 facilities

Review subcategories for Dawson County 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 1,447 reviews of 409 Dawson County assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Dawson County 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.
Dawson County, GA averageNational average
Cleanliness
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4.5
Friendliness
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4.6
Care services
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4.2
Staff
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4.5
Meals & dining
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Activities
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Value for cost*
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Dawson County assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dawson County assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dawson County, 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 Dawson County 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 Dawson County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
56.8%
43.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
42.7%
28.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
79.2%
85.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
91.5%
85.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
69.6%
48.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
30.2%
25.5%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
85.2%
85.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
61.3%
39.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
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Availability of select dementia care services in Dawson County 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 Dawson County Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
66.4%
43.7%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
38.3%
27.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
58.2%
34.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dawson County 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 Dawson County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.2%
22.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41.6%
33.8%
No sugar
No sugar
40%
31.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.9%
29.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.9%
10.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Dawson County 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 Dawson County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
34.5%
26%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40%
34.3%
Room service
Room service
36.9%
29.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dawson County 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 Dawson County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dawson County, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
42.1%
38.9%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
32.4%
26.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28%
25.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
59.1%
42.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.5%
41.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61.5%
44.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
39.4%
34.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34%
28.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
36%
31.5%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.3%
39.2%
Live performances
Live performances
43.6%
39.5%
Dances
Dances
29.5%
24.7%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.5%
20.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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State regulations for assisted living in Dawson County

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 Georgia assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Dawson County protect seniors.

Learn about Georgia Assisted Living regulations

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Presbyterian Village of Austell, Oaks at Hampton and Canterfield of Kennesaw are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Dawson County, Georgia. See full list of communities.

There are 496 assisted living facilities near Dawson County, Georgia. See the full list.

The best assisted living facilities near you in Dawson County, Georgia are Canterfield of Kennesaw, Oaks at Hampton and Sunrise of Five Forks. These assisted living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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