Truewood by Merrill, New Bern
2701 Amhurst Blvd, New Bern, NC, 28562
3.9
(29 reviews)
"Courtyards at Berne Village goes beyond senior housing. We strive to provide a distinctive lifestyle filled with friendships, endless activi..."
READ MOREThe Alzheimer’s Association highlights Alzheimer’s impact on North Carolina seniors, showing a 161% increase in the total number of deaths linked to this disease in the state between 2000 and 2019. While this disease has taken a toll on residents statewide, communities such as New Bern have seen increasingly lower rates of Alzheimer's-related deaths. Despite the city’s large senior community, which accounts for 23% of the population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of deaths linked to Alzheimer’s dropped by 10% between 2016 and 2020. This drop occurred despite the 25% increase in deaths across all causes.
Despite the decline in local Alzheimer's-related deaths, many seniors in New Bern require effective dementia care solutions. Fortunately, several memory care facilities serve the region. These facilities feature trained caregivers who provide companionship and administer individualized services, along with secured indoor and outdoor common areas that support independence. They also incorporate dementia-specific programming to support social and cognitive health.Â
This guide provides more details on memory care in New Bern, including an overview of care costs.Â
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2701 Amhurst Blvd, New Bern, NC, 28562
3.9
(29 reviews)
"Courtyards at Berne Village goes beyond senior housing. We strive to provide a distinctive lifestyle filled with friendships, endless activi..."
READ MORE4522 Old Cherry Point Rd, New Bern, NC, 28560
3.9
(16 reviews)
"Horrible memory care, wish I could place negative stars but I can't. Residents often looked as if they were drugged. They have a calendar of events that they do daily, when asked the nurse about the events they stated that there is no activity direct..."
READ MORE1309 McCarthy Boulevard, New Bern, NC, 28562
4.8
(4 reviews)
"Home Place of New Bern offers compassionate senior care in New Bern, NC. We strive to create a home-like atmosphere where you and your loved..."
READ MORE2915 Brunswick Avenue, New Bern, NC, 28562
4.0
(1 reviews)
"We toured The Gardens of Trent. We toured the entire facility. It was very nice. It was clean. The staff was very nice and very helpful. I think the manager, her name was Kris, and she was very informative. She walked us around and answered all of ou..."
READ MORE22 Magnolia Way, Grantsboro, NC, 28529
4.5
(6 reviews)
"Nice community. Very clean, Staff seems to be happy to be there. Smiling faces of residents ..."
READ MORECaring's Family Advisors are here to help you with questions about senior living and care options.
The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation monitors memory care facilities in the New Bern region and officially recognizes them as adult care homes or multi unit housing with services. Depending on the memory care facility’s size and the scope of services it provides, the state may not require it to obtain licensing, only registration.
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Note: Residential memory care is usually offered in assisted living facilities, and in general, memory care rates tend to be 20-30% higher than assisted living rates. No national database currently tracks memory care costs in the United States, so we've estimated the monthly memory care costs listed below by adding 25% to the rates listed in Genworth's 2021 Cost of Care Survey.
In New Bern, memory care facilities charge monthly median rates of $4,556 for housing and services.
Memory care residents in New Bern pay $4,556 per month for specialized services, making this city among the most cost-effective options for care in the region, state and nation. In North Carolina, monthly care costs exceed New Bern’s average by 10%, and in the nation as a whole, rates exceed the local norm by 23%. While seniors in Goldsboro pay competitive average monthly rates of $3,375, care costs in Rocky Mount surpass New Bern’s norm by 23%. Similarly, seniors in Greenville pay a higher average monthly rate of $5,766 for care, and in Wilmington, monthly fees exceed those in New Bern by 44%.
New Bern
$4,556
North Carolina
$5,013
United States
$5,625
Greenville
$5,766
Wilmington
$6,568
Goldsboro
$3,375
Rocky Mount
$5,588
Memory care communities in New Bern charge $4,556 per month for care. This comes in about 19% higher than what agencies charge for full-time private in-home care and home health care, and it exceeds the cost of assisted living by 25%. Even so, memory care costs come in about 40% below the cost of nursing home care, which is for seniors who need 24-hour medical support and monitoring.
Memory Care
$4,556
In-Home Care
$3,813
Home Health Care
$3,813
Assisted Living Facility
$3,645
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$7,574
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Memory Care in North Carolina page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in North Carolina page.
New Bern and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in a memory care community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free memory care resources in New Bern, please visit our Memory Care in North Carolina page.
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New Bern-area memory care communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all memory care communities in North Carolina are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in North Carolina page for more information about these laws.
Memory Care
Sue
4
Review of The Gardens of Trent
We toured The Gardens of Trent. We toured the entire facility. It was very nice. It was clean. The staff was very nice and very helpful. I think the manager, her name was Kris, and she was very...