Assisted Living in Murrells Inlet, SC: Costs and Communities

Assisted living in Murrells Inlet, SC, lets you or your family member get daily help and stay on the Waccamaw Neck, 22 miles up from Georgetown, SC. The town lies in Georgetown County, but CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey files its ZIP code under the Myrtle Beach area. There, the assisted living median was $5,850 a month for a one-bedroom, against $5,350 for South Carolina. Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet, Seabrook at Murrells Inlet and Windrush at Garden City each hold the state's assisted living license.

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Last Updated: October 2026
8-minute read| Author: Seth Burney
Published: October 2026
8-minute read | Author: Seth Burney | Date Published: October 2026 | Last Updated: October 2026

Key Takeaways

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CareScout files the ZIP code for Murrells Inlet, SC, under its Myrtle Beach area, where the 2025 assisted living median rose 5 percent to $5,850 a month.
Armchairs around a table, for South Carolina's assisted living rules, part of our guide for Murrells Inlet, SC
A South Carolina assisted living community can't keep a resident who needs IV medicines or daily skilled monitoring, but a nurse may give short-term care for up to 14 days in a row.
Hands holding a heart, for help paying for assisted living in South Carolina, part of our guide for Murrells Inlet, SC
Optional State Supplementation pays an enrolled community each month for residents who meet its rules, including 2026 net income of $1,804 a month or less.
A first aid case and stethoscope, for hospital care in Murrells Inlet, SC, part of our assisted living guide
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, on Highway 17 in Murrells Inlet, SC, has emergency services.

Assisted Living Prices in Murrells Inlet, SC, Where Two Counties Meet

Chart of the 2025 assisted living monthly median: Myrtle Beach area $5,850, South Carolina $5,350, U.S. $6,200, part of our guide for Murrells Inlet, SC

The ZIP code for Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576, runs from Georgetown County into Horry County. CareScout's calculator matches it to the Myrtle Beach area, which CareScout names for Myrtle Beach, Conway and North Myrtle Beach.

Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet and Seabrook at Murrells Inlet post their assisted living rates. At Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet, a one-bedroom starts at $5,900 a month, a studio at $4,850 and a two-bedroom at $7,300. Seabrook at Murrells Inlet lists five studio plans, starting from $4,000 to $5,900. Its rate also depends on the care a resident needs (as published by each community, checked Oct. 20, 2026). Windrush at Garden City sets each price by the resident's needs and the apartment size.

From CareScout's 2024 survey to its 2025 survey, the Myrtle Beach area's assisted living median rose 5 percent. South Carolina's went from $5,200 to $5,350.

The county line shows up in the survey, too. CareScout files the neighboring Georgetown County ZIP codes for Pawleys Island, SC, and Georgetown, SC, under its South Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its 2025 assisted living median there was $4,950 a month.

Licensed Assisted Living Communities in Murrells Inlet, SC

South Carolina's Department of Public Health (DPH) licenses assisted living as a community residential care facility (CRCF). DPH files these three communities under Horry County. Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet and Seabrook at Murrells Inlet also run memory care. Windrush at Garden City focuses on assisted living. It serves seniors who want an active, independent life with a little help each day.

Profile card for Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet assisted living: licensed for 82 beds, five floor plans, from $4,850 a month for a studio, part of our guide for Murrells Inlet, SC

At Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet, 1056 TPC Blvd., assisted living care covers medicines, bathing, grooming and dressing. Fall management and wound care are on the list too, and the team includes licensed practical nurses. DPH licenses the community for 82 beds under license CRC-2297. Rent includes utilities, and weekly housekeeping takes care of linens and laundry. A 457-square-foot studio starts at $4,850 a month, and the largest of five plans is an 808-square-foot two-bedroom.

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Home Care Options in Murrells Inlet, SC

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In South Carolina, an agency that sends paid caregivers into the home needs a DPH license. A caregiver a family hires directly doesn't. Each non-medical agency in the table below has a Murrells Inlet, SC, office and lists dementia care and respite care for you or your family member. Their kind of help ran $31 an hour in the Myrtle Beach area in CareScout's 2025 survey, or $5,911 a month at 44 hours a week.

  • Help with daily tasks. State law describes this care as help with bathing, dressing, meals, walking and getting in and out of bed. It also covers watching over the medicines a person takes on their own.
  • Skilled care at home. NHC HomeCare Murrells Inlet, on Grandhaven Drive, is the one home health agency Medicare's data lists in Murrells Inlet, SC. Its record shows nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy. Medicare pays for these visits under four conditions. The person needs part-time or intermittent skilled care and is homebound. A doctor sees them in person and orders the care. A Medicare-certified agency gives it. Medicare counts someone as homebound when leaving home needs help, like a walker or another person, and takes a lot of effort.

For people 60 and older, the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments (WRCOG), the Area Agency on Aging for Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties, runs Home Care Services. It starts with an in-home assessment of whether you qualify. Then you choose from the agencies WRCOG works with for personal care and homemaker help.

Home Care Agencies in Murrells Inlet, SC

  • FirstLight Home Care of Myrtle Beach, 2520 Highway 17 Business, Unit 2. Services listed: Companion care, personal care, dementia care, respite care, veteran care and hospice care.
  • Home Instead - Murrells Inlet, 11746 Highway 17 Bypass, Suite B. Services listed: Companion care, in-home memory care, respite care, end-of-life care and 24-hour care.
  • Homewatch CareGivers - Murrells Inlet, 5180 Horry Drive, Unit A. Services listed: Personal care, 24-hour care, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer's care, and end-of-life care.
  • Senior Helpers - Murrells Inlet, 4717 US Highway 17 Bypass South, Suite B. Services listed: Companion care, personal care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, Parkinson's care, respite care and veterans care.
  • Visiting Angels - Murrells Inlet, 4447 Business Highway 17, Village Center #1402. Services listed: Companion care, personal care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, fall prevention, respite care and end-of-life care.

Medicines, Nursing Limits and Notices in a South Carolina CRCF

What South Carolina's assisted living license means for residents: who can live there, a move planned with the resident and family when needs grow, fee and move notices, and unannounced inspections, part of our guide for Murrells Inlet, SC

Medicines. A resident may take their own medicines in only two cases. One is a doctor's written order, renewed every six months. The other is a check by the community, at least every three months, that they still can. A community may choose not to allow it at all. Every staff member trains in handling medicines before working with residents and at least once a year after that.

Short-term nursing, and where it stops. A licensed nurse may care for a resident who is getting better, for no more than 14 days in a row. A CRCF can't admit or keep someone who needs hospital or nursing home care, IV medicines, or daily skilled monitoring of an unstable condition. Daily insulin shots are allowed. When a resident needs more than the community can give, even with hospice or home health, the rule calls for a move within 30 days. The administrator plans it with the resident and family.

The license and the person in charge. DPH took over CRCF licensing from the old Department of Health and Environmental Control on July 1, 2024. Its rule is Regulation 60-84, and it requires the administrator to hold a CRCF administrator license. DPH's Find a Facility map shows each license's number, expiration date and bed count. In Murrells Inlet, SC, Magnolia Bridge holds CRC-2297, Seabrook CRC-2442 and Windrush CRC-2363.

The agreement and notices. Before move-in, you or your family member signs a written agreement that lists the fees and the refund policy. The community must give at least 30 days' notice before a care fee changes. State law allows a move the resident didn't choose only for medical reasons, for the welfare of the resident or others, or for nonpayment. It takes at least 30 days' written notice unless other residents' health or safety is at risk. A resident who decides to leave gives at least 14 days' notice.

Inspections and complaints. DPH inspects before it issues a license. After that, it inspects as it sees fit, without warning, and leaves a report of each visit with the community. A concern about a community goes to DPH through its Health Facility Complaint Form.

Questions worth asking at each community in Murrells Inlet, SC:

  • How often do you check that a resident can still take their own medicines?
  • If a resident needs a nurse while recovering, does your staff nurse give that care, or a home health nurse?
  • What does the written agreement say about refunds and about the 30 days' notice before a care fee changes?
  • How many staff are on duty at the busiest times of day? South Carolina's floor is one for every eight residents.
  • Who is your licensed administrator?

Covering Rent and Care in South Carolina Assisted Living

For you or your family member, the monthly bill in Murrells Inlet, SC, can come from a pension, Social Security, savings or a house sale. A long-term care policy may help too. South Carolina's Department of Insurance says these policies often cover assisted living care. They usually pay a fixed amount per day or per visit.

  • Optional State Supplementation (OSS). The state pays this monthly amount to a licensed community enrolled in the program. It's for a resident who is 65 or older, blind or disabled. Income is one of its rules: in 2026, net income can't go over $1,804 a month, and resources can't go over $2,000. People on OSS also get full Medicaid. They keep part of their monthly income for personal needs, and the written agreement must state that amount and the date it's paid.
  • VA Aid and Attendance. A veteran who can't bathe, eat or dress without someone's help may qualify for it on a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension. With it, the yearly pension can reach $29,093 for a veteran with no dependents or $34,488 with one dependent, from Dec. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2026. Net worth must be $163,699 or less.
  • Care at home instead: the Community Choices waiver. South Carolina's Healthy Connections Medicaid runs it. It's for people 65 and older, and adults 18 to 64 with physical disabilities. They need nursing home level care but want help at home. It pays for services such as personal care, companion care, home-delivered meals, adult day health care and respite. It doesn't pay room and board, meaning rent and meals, in assisted living.

PACE is a Medicaid program for people 55 and older who need nursing home level care. South Carolina doesn't offer it in Georgetown or Horry County.

WRCOG's Information, Referral and Assistance staff help older adults in the three counties find services. Its ICARE counselors take Medicare questions by phone, or in person with an appointment.

Ombudsman Visits, Abuse Reports and a Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC

  • Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. Medicare's hospital data lists it at 4070 Highway 17 in Murrells Inlet, SC, with emergency services.
  • Ombudsman visits. WRCOG's ombudsman staff visit assisted living communities and nursing homes in person, with help from Friendly Visitor volunteers. They work to resolve residents' problems. The state's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program also takes complaints about rights violations and an improper discharge.
  • Rights, told twice. Each resident must be told their rights out loud and in writing. That includes how to file a complaint and how the rules are enforced.
  • Reporting abuse or neglect. Under state law, people required to report abuse in a care facility report it to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Abuse in other settings goes to Adult Protective Services. The South Carolina Department of Social Services takes reports online.

Frequently Asked Questions

CareScout's 2025 survey put South Carolina's assisted living median at $5,350 a month, up from $5,200 in 2024. Its regional medians ran from $3,690 in Spartanburg, SC, to $6,520 in Columbia, SC. The Myrtle Beach area, where CareScout files Murrells Inlet, SC, was $5,850. Its nonmetropolitan area, which takes in nearby Pawleys Island, SC, was $4,950.

No, and Medigap won't either. To Medicare, help with dressing, bathing and using the bathroom is long-term care. That's true at home or in an assisted living facility, and Medicare doesn't pay for long-term care. In Murrells Inlet, SC, WRCOG's ICARE counselors answer Medicare questions one on one, by phone or in person.

In South Carolina, Optional State Supplementation can help pay an enrolled community for a resident with little income. In 2026, it's for people 65 or older, blind or disabled, with net income up to $1,804 a month and resources up to $2,000, and it comes with full Medicaid. For someone who'd rather stay home, the Community Choices waiver pays for personal care and home-delivered meals for people who need nursing home level care. WRCOG's Home Care Services can also arrange help at home for people 60 and older.

Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet, on TPC Boulevard, is licensed for 82 beds. Seabrook at Murrells Inlet, on Prince Creek Parkway, has 110, and Windrush at Garden City, on Grandhaven Drive, has 111. Each holds South Carolina's CRCF license. Magnolia Bridge and Seabrook also run memory care, and Windrush at Garden City focuses on assisted living.

Yes, for set reasons. State law allows it for medical reasons, for the welfare of the resident or others, or for nonpayment. The community must give at least 30 days' written notice unless other residents' health or safety would be at risk. When care needs outgrow the community, the rule calls for a planned move within 30 days. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program handles complaints about an improper discharge.

Sources

Checked Oct. 20, 2026.

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