Ashley Gardens Assisted Living & Memory Care sits at 2290 Henry Tecklenburg Dr in Charleston, South Carolina, and is part of the Sunshine Retirement Community. This place offers assisted living, memory care, and nursing home services for older adults needing some level of help with daily life or those living with conditions like Alzheimer's or dementia. The building's design aims to give a community setting, filled with certain safety features such as secured memory care units, smoke-free living, ionized air filtering, and motion sensor staff-alert systems. Residents get their choice among private studios, single rooms, two-bedroom suites, or memory care studio apartments, many of which include kitchenettes, cable TV, and available washers and dryers so folks can feel at home and keep their routines if they like.
The staff at Ashley Gardens, including Certified Dementia Practitioners, offer care at all hours of the day and night, focused on person-centered plans giving attention to privacy, dignity, and individual needs. The community looks after health with nurses, medication support, wound care, occupational therapy, regular podiatry visits, and personal care for dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, and hygiene. Folks using walking aids or wheelchairs get steady assistance as needed, and there are on-site consultations for each new resident to figure out what care's needed. Housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, and maintenance come standard, with plenty of transportation services so residents can run errands or get to appointments.
The community encourages staying active through the HOPE BLOOMS™ Life Enrichment Program, which follows Montessori principles and brings together six "pillars of wellness"-physical activity, sensory play, spiritual life, socialization, intellectual learning, and emotional expression. Residents can use the sensory spa to relax, take part in the VR Bucket List Program for unique virtual reality experiences, and join clubs, faith-based gatherings, outdoor walks, social activities, fishing trips, crafts, and meditation sessions. There are outdoor walking paths, gardening areas, scenic spots for sitting, and a fitness center for those who want to stay moving-plus happy hours and other events to keep social life lively.
Meals focus on the MIND Diet, which means nutritious and tasty food aimed at supporting brain health, with social dining in a big shared space, and snacks always ready. There's a beauty salon and barbershop, game and activity rooms, high-speed internet, dedicated guest parking, and well-kept courtyards for a pleasant experience enjoying the outdoors. Assisted living and memory care residents can choose between private and semi-private rooms on flexible month-to-month leases, and the facility accepts long-term care insurance along with private pay. Staff review licensing, certification, and inspection records for peace of mind, and families can speak to current residents or their families to get honest feedback. The goal is always to create a supportive, warm place where seniors with a variety of needs can maintain their dignity, feel at home, and stay as involved as possible in daily life.
