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10 Best Nursing Homes in Marion, NC

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Marion 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 Marion, NC may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

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My parents have been able to make their villa truly into a home. The staff has been so welcoming and accommodating with personal accommodations. And the times they have needed emergency assistance, the staff...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Henderson Care Center-Forest City, North CarolinaWho are we? Henderson Care Center has been serving Rutherford County since 1992.We provide quality care to all our residents. Our goal is to meet each resident’s needs while maintaining the highest level of choice, dignity, respect and...
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Cleanliness is Important...but the kindness shown to Mother outweighs that but it is something I noticed. There are only 24 residents at a time, so it is a small facility but friendly. Staff are all very...
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.
Quaker Meadow Family Care Home is located in Morganton, North Carolina. Nestled only 35 minutes from the base of the Blue Ridge Parkway, we enjoy clean air, beautiful scenery, and a small but caring community. We are conveniently located near 1-40, off exit 100, only 5-7 minutes away from the...
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I would recommend it. It is a great place. The only problem we have had is there is no transportation, so I have had to take off work several times to take my aunt to several appointments. And it would be...
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 Oakland Living! We provide the community we serve with honest, kind, homelike care to all who come through our door. Our goal is to provide peace of mind, while experiencing the feel of home. We have an amazing team of medication technicians and PCA/CNAs with training in CPR, dementia...
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I would recommend it. It is a great place. The only problem we have had is there is no transportation, so I have had to take off work several times to take my aunt to several appointments. And it would be...
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 Oakland Living! We provide the community we serve with honest, kind, homelike care to all who come through our door. Our goal is to provide peace of mind, while experiencing the feel of home. We have an amazing team of medication technicians and PCA/CNAs with training in CPR, dementia...
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I brought my mom to Brookdale Forest City to live in the assisted-living side. Mom adjusted well everyone was attentive to her needs management has been nothing but good to me in my mother. I couldn't have...
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.
Quality Care You Can Count OnYou deserve quality care you can count on, but you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your freedom to have it. Here at our beautiful assisted living and memory care community, you can enjoy custom care plans, a fun-filled community calendar and a warm and welcoming...
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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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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
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.
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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When our mother needed more care than was possible at home, we turned to Rose Hill. I'm not saying she was enthusiastic about the move at first. What I can say is that the care they gave our mother at Rose...
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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My mother is loving her stay at the McCune Center! The staff is doing a great job at catering to my mother's needs. The facility is well maintained. There are many opportunities for my mother to participate...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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, 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.
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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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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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.
Where Main Street meets the mountains, the Lake James Lodge assisted living community in Marion, NC is not only beautiful, but offers residents a plethora of activities to keep busy with. Lake James Lodge is located in the heart of Marion with a breathtaking view of the nearby mountains. Marion...
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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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.
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.
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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
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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: Nursing Homes
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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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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Marion, NC

The average cost of senior living in Marion is $3,312 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Spruce Pine, NC with an average of $3,328 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Marion, NC, vs. nearby cities

Marion, NC
$3,312/mo
$4,573/mo

Nursing homes costs in Marion, NC, vs. state and national averages

Marion, NC
$3,312/mo
U.S. national average
$4,804/mo

Nursing homes costs in Marion, NC, vs. other senior living options

$4,618/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,312/mo

Nursing homes costs in Marion, NC, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,128/mo
Studio
$5,788/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,770/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,588/mo

Senior living costs in Marion vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Marion, NC
Column state: North Carolina
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMarion, NCNorth CarolinaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,312/mo$4,320/mo$4,804/mo
Assisted Living$3,312/mo$4,150/mo$4,587/mo
Memory Care$4,618/mo$4,996/mo$5,339/mo
Independent Living$3,476/mo$3,526/mo$4,064/mo
Nursing Homes
Marion, NC:$3,312/mo
North Carolina:$4,320/mo
U.S.:$4,804/mo
Assisted Living
Marion, NC:$3,312/mo
North Carolina:$4,150/mo
U.S.:$4,587/mo
Memory Care
Marion, NC:$4,618/mo
North Carolina:$4,996/mo
U.S.:$5,339/mo
Independent Living
Marion, NC:$3,476/mo
North Carolina:$3,526/mo
U.S.:$4,064/mo
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Marion

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Marion

Marjorie McCune Memorial Center in Black Mountain, NC

4.0
My brother did not have a good experience in his stay at this community. They had him in one room when he moved in and then they changed his room the next day. When I inquired as to why they said they try to have them with a roommate they are compatible with. When they moved him into the new ...
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Oakland Living LLC in Rutherfordton, NC

5.0
It's a nice place with friendly staff, they do a lot of activities, and our [name removed] seems to really like it there.

Henderson Care Center in Forest City, NC

5.0
It is like going back in time living in Forest City but that is why I love it. Sorta laid back low crime and quiet, Close to large Cities if that's what you want for shopping,

Marion nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Marion nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Marion, 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 Marion 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 Marion that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Marion, NCNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
12.5%
2.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
17.5%
9.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
62.5%
25.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
65%
26.5%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
17.5%
9.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
10%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
65%
22.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
15%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
15%
17.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Marion 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 Marion Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Marion, NCNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
10%
3.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
7.5%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
10%
5.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Marion 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 Marion partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Marion, NCNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
7.5%
0.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
10%
1.3%
No sugar
No sugar
10%
1.3%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
5%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Marion 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 Marion communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Marion, NCNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
2.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
5%
0.4%
Room service
Room service
7.5%
0.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Marion 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 Marion offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Marion, NCNational
Activity director
Activity director
15%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
5%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
5%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
15%
6.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
10%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
10%
6.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
7.5%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
5%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
5%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
7.5%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
5%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
5%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
7.5%
0.4%
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Henderson Care Center, Burke Long Term Care and Oakland Living LLC are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Marion, North Carolina. See full list of communities.

There are 49 nursing homes facilities near Marion, North Carolina. See the full list.

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