Shem Creek at South Bay

Shem Creek at South Bay, located in Mount Pleasant, SC offers assisted living & memory care. Visit Provider Website

Shem Creek at South Bay takes up Suite 420 at 1400 Liberty Midtown Dr in Mount Pleasant, SC, on a 24-acre campus. It offers assisted living, memory care and respite care. The independent living side, South Bay at Mt. Pleasant, is Suite 419 in the same building. The dining and amenities cover the whole campus. So a couple who need different levels of help can still live at one address.

A short respite stay here works as a trial run. It gives you or your loved one a firsthand look at the care and services before anyone commits to a permanent move.

Pricing at Shem Creek at South Bay

Two care lines run here, and their website doesn't list a monthly figure for either one. A single request through Get Pricing brings back their own number and the daily help it buys, so you can compare your shortlist on real figures.

Care and Support at Shem Creek at South Bay

This side of the campus covers three services: assisted living, memory care and respite care. Respite care is short-term help so the family member who usually does the caring can rest. In assisted living, you or your loved one gets help with daily activities and medications. There's safety supervision, too, day and night. Memory care is in its own neighborhood. It's set up to support thinking, memory and emotional well-being in a secure setting. It follows GEMMS by Liberty, short for Genuine, Engaging and Meaningful Memory Support.

Rooms at Shem Creek at South Bay

Every apartment on this side is a one bedroom with one bath, and the sizes are far apart:

• Edgewater: assisted living, one bedroom, 375 square feet
• Heyward: assisted living, one bedroom, 571 square feet
• Magnolia: assisted living, one bedroom, 776 square feet
• Drayton: memory care, one bedroom, 363 square feet

Magnolia has more than twice Edgewater's floor space. Each assisted living apartment has a private bathroom with a walk-in shower. Each has its own climate control, and a kitchenette with granite countertops.

Campus Life and Places Near Shem Creek at South Bay

There are three places to eat: Patriots Pub, Sullivan's Grill and Sweetgrass Market. Around them are a library, a card room, an art studio and a fitness center. There's a salt water pool and hot tub, and a courtyard with a putting green. Weekly housekeeping, scheduled rides and emergency response are campus services. INSPIRE is the wellness program on the assisted living side. Nearby are Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum and Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens. So is Shem Creek Park, with its boardwalks and marsh views, and the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The campus is near Charleston.