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If your loved one needs memory care in Downs, A Place for Mom can help. With 59 memory care facilities in Downs, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Downs incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Downs memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Downs, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
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, 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: Memory Care
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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.
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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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I have a friend that has recently moved into Twelve Oaks. He is very hard to please! But he loves it there. The people are so friendly and helpful! And because it is privately owned, rules can be adjusted as...
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.
Twelve Oaks Senior Living provides its residents with a great community to call their own. Located in Dublin, GA, this community offers comfortable housing to those seniors who are looking for a caring place to live. Dublin has much to offer, including a great downtown and many parks. Those who...
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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.
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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, 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.
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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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We moved our Mother into Washington Manor the week after Thanksgiving 2014. We could not be more pleased! The staff is friendly, helpful, and courteous. They check on her very often. The schedule...
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, 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
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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.
Our assisted-living facility is designed to provide you comfort, privacy and, above all, the ability to help choose your lifestyle options. We want you to decide how you will live -- and we are here to help. Personal-care aides are present around the clock -- to remind you to take medications,...
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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.
Photo of Atria Martinez
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.
Atria Martinez creates for our residents a warm and enriching environment that enhances their experience of the Augusta area. We have a cozy fireplace in our living room and activity parlor that encourages conversation and camaraderie. Our computer and Internet access keep our community...
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 memory care in Downs, GA

The average cost of senior living in Downs is $3,536 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Kite, GA with an average of $2,919 per month.

Memory care costs in Downs, GA, vs. nearby cities

Downs, GA
$3,536/mo
$3,649/mo
$3,554/mo

Memory care costs in Downs, GA, vs. state and national averages

Downs, GA
$3,536/mo
$4,092/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Memory care costs in Downs, GA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$3,536/mo

Memory care costs in Downs, GA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,371/mo
Studio
$4,673/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,570/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,044/mo

Senior living costs in Downs vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Downs, GA
Column state: Georgia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDowns, GAGeorgiaU.S.
Memory Care$3,536/mo$4,092/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$3,357/mo$3,591/mo$4,557/mo
Independent Living$3,035/mo$4,247/mo$4,016/mo
Memory Care
Downs, GA:$3,536/mo
Georgia:$4,092/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Downs, GA:$3,357/mo
Georgia:$3,591/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Independent Living
Downs, GA:$3,035/mo
Georgia:$4,247/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Memory care costs in Downs, GA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Downs and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Memory care cost trends in Downs, GA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Downs have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Downs, GA$5,043/mo$4,478/mo+12.6%
Georgia$4,666/mo$4,497/mo+3.8%
National$6,456/mo$6,090/mo+6.0%
Downs, GA
2024 average cost:$5,043/mo
2023 average cost:$4,478/mo
Percent change:+12.6%
Georgia
2024 average cost:$4,666/mo
2023 average cost:$4,497/mo
Percent change:+3.8%
National
2024 average cost:$6,456/mo
2023 average cost:$6,090/mo
Percent change:+6.0%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about memory care in Downs

Recent reviews for memory care in Downs

Greenwood Place Assisted Living in Wrightsville, GA

4.7
We chose Greenwood Place because of the location and we loved the building itself. It was nice and people were friendly. The residents living there looked happy and content and no one was complaining and it smelled good. I would want others to know that they really care about their residents, ...
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Savannah Court of Lake Oconee in Greensboro, GA

5.0
I have been a resident at Savannah Court of Lake Oconee since November 2016 in one of the villas and am very happy here. The staff and caregivers are wonderful. I have a tendency to fall and each time I have had to push my alert button they come right away to see about me. I am furnished ...
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Savannah Court of Milledgeville

5.0
My 83-year old father recently spent the final days of his life at Savannah Court. Daddy was very reluctant to enter an assisted living facility. As it became increasingly more dangerous for my dad to live alone, it became urgent to place him in a nearby facility for his own safety and for our ...
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Downs review score based on 118 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 118 reviews of 47 Downs memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Downs review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Downs review score compared against nearby cities

7.8
Downs, GA47 facilities
8.0
Edge Hill, GA64 facilities
7.8
Davisboro, GA51 facilities

Review subcategories for Downs memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 118 reviews of 47 Downs memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Downs resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Downs, GA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.2
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
4.3
Care services
3.9
3.9
Staff
4.2
4.1
Meals & dining
3.7
3.8
Activities
3.8
3.8
Value for cost*
3.9
3.8
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Downs memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Downs memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Downs, 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 Downs memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Downs that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Downs, GANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
46.8%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
21.3%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.7%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
44.7%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.4%
29.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.9%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
44.7%
63%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
46.8%
74%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Downs memory care

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 Downs Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Downs, GANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
42.6%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
25.5%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
36.2%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10.6%
27.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Downs memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Downs partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Downs, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
10.6%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
27.7%
45.1%
No sugar
No sugar
23.4%
42.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.5%
51%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
4.3%
17%
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Availability of select dining options in Downs memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Downs communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Downs, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17%
32.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.8%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
23.4%
37.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.4%
23.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Downs memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Downs offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Downs, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
34%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.8%
34.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.4%
28.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.9%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.2%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
46.8%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
27.7%
40.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.4%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.5%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
38.3%
48.1%
Live performances
Live performances
31.9%
48.7%
Dances
Dances
17%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
8.5%
22.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34%
47.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Downs

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Georgia memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Downs protect seniors.
Learn about Georgia memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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