The Retreat at Lady’s Island is located in Beaufort, South Carolina, and provides both memory care and assisted living services. The facility is designed to support residents living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, as well as seniors who require varying levels of personal care and assistance with daily activities. The Retreat emphasizes individualized care plans and fosters a secure, structured environment that aims to maximize residents’ comfort and quality of life.
Care and medical support at The Retreat at Lady’s Island encompass a range of specialized services. Memory care is provided within a secured community, offering structured programming and oversight for residents with cognitive impairments. Ambulatory care supports those who need help with mobility but do not require skilled nursing. The facility offers incontinence care, diabetes management, and full assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, eating, dressing, and toileting. Medication management ensures accurate administration of prescriptions, and visiting podiatry services are available for foot and mobility health. Residents benefit from amenities such as on-site barber and beauty salon services, outdoor walking paths, access to various clubs and community groups, and regular activities including yoga and chair yoga. The presence of specialized clubs, such as the garden club, provides structured social engagement within the community.
Transportation services at The Retreat at Lady’s Island include complimentary transportation, available to residents for both medical appointments and non-medical purposes such as shopping, personal errands, or recreational outings. This service is designed to facilitate access to essential services and community engagement outside the facility.
Resident and family reviews for The Retreat at Lady’s Island are mixed. Reports highlight positive experiences related to staff friendliness, perceived competency, and engagement, as well as the quality of the physical environment, activity offerings, and scenic views. Positive experiences are often attributed to proactive and attentive direct-care staff. Conversely, negative reviews mention concerns such as inconsistent support with daily needs, lapses in personalized care, staff training and turnover issues, overmedication in memory care, communication challenges with management, maintenance variability, cleanliness concerns, and dissatisfaction with food quality. These reviews suggest resident and family satisfaction often depends on individual staff members and the responsiveness of management at the time. No significant expansions or ownership changes have been reported as of 2024.
Costs at this community start at $3,100 and range up to $4,297. The average price in the community is $3,698, which is less than the average price in the area of $4,390. The cost of memory care in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. If the resident needs other services, additional services may increase the monthly cost.