The Palmettos of Bluffton: Assisted Living and Memory Care
NHC’s 60-apartment assisted living community on Okatie Highway, with Palmettos Village memory care, next to NHC’s nursing center.
- Type
- Assisted living and memory care
- Size
- 60 apartments
- Memory care
- Palmettos Village, 22 apartments
- Next door
- NHC HealthCare, skilled nursing
The Palmettos of Bluffton
The Palmettos of Bluffton is a 60-apartment assisted living community at 3035 Okatie Highway, run by National HealthCare (NHC). NHC’s skilled nursing and rehab center, NHC HealthCare Bluffton, is next door at 3039, so a resident who needs nursing care later stays close by.
Assisted living
Assisted living includes medication supervision, care planned around each resident’s needs, meals in the dining room, and activities such as art and music therapy.
Palmettos Village memory care
Palmettos Village is the secure memory care neighborhood: 20 private apartments and 2 companion apartments, with a dementia-friendly layout and an enclosed courtyard. Its staff are trained in Alzheimer’s and dementia care, and activities include music, pet and art therapy.
Before you tour
Tour at a mealtime and watch how staff talk with residents.
Ask what the monthly fee covers, what costs extra, and how the fee changes if care needs grow.
Ask how many caregivers are on duty at night and on weekends.
If memory care may be needed later, tour that wing too and ask how a move between wings works.
Call (843) 707-9400 to confirm fees and openings before you visit.
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What reviewers say
Most families describe caregivers and nurses who treat their parents with dignity, keep the family informed and win over even hard-to-please residents. The building is clean and bright, with daily activities and good meals. One family whose mother moved into memory care describes the opposite: too few aides, and a resident left alone in her room. Ask how many aides work the memory care floor on each shift.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
Is The Palmettos of Bluffton run by NHC?
Yes. National HealthCare (NHC) runs The Palmettos and the NHC HealthCare nursing center next door on Okatie Highway.
Does The Palmettos of Bluffton have memory care?
Yes. Palmettos Village is its secure memory care neighborhood, with 20 private and 2 companion apartments and an enclosed courtyard.
How many apartments does The Palmettos of Bluffton have?
60 apartments, plus the memory care apartments in Palmettos Village.
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