The Marsh at North Charleston

    4550 Great Oak Dr, North Charleston, SC, 29418
    4.0 · 4 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Compassionate caregivers, but management failures

    My husband died while in this facility. The direct care staff were kind, experienced, and treated residents with respect - they comforted our family - but I encountered safety and cleanliness failures (phone stolen, urine-stained bedding, overflowing laundry) and an unresponsive executive director who never returned calls; the warm sign-up pitch felt misleading. In short: compassionate caregivers, but serious management and operations problems.

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    Amenities

    4.00 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Kind, attentive and compassionate staff
    • Experienced caregiving team
    • Residents treated with respect
    • Loving, emotionally supportive care
    • Management described as amazing by some reviewers
    • Comforting environment for families

    Cons

    • Death of a resident while at the facility
    • Safety concerns, including reported theft (stolen phone)
    • Poor cleanliness: urine‑stained bedding and overflowing laundry
    • Unresponsive executive director and unreturned calls
    • Friendly marketing/initial impressions perceived as misleading
    • Inconsistent management responsiveness

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is mixed, with a clear pattern of strong, compassionate frontline care reported alongside serious operational and safety concerns. Multiple reviewers emphasize the warmth, experience, and attentiveness of direct caregivers — staff who treat residents with respect and provide comfort to families. Words and phrases such as "loving care," "kind and attentive staff," "compassionate care," and "experienced staff" recur and form the most consistent positive theme across the feedback. For families and residents who focused on day‑to‑day interactions, the facility appears to deliver a humane and respectful living environment.

    However, these positive impressions are counterbalanced by a set of significant and specific negative incidents. Reviewers reported a death of a husband in the facility, which is noted without detail but stands out as a serious event and understandably colors perceptions of safety and oversight. There are explicit safety concerns including at least one reported theft (a stolen phone). Hygiene and housekeeping problems are also mentioned: urine‑stained bedding and overflowing laundry point to lapses in laundry management and basic cleanliness standards. These issues suggest operational weaknesses in maintenance and resident hygiene support that directly affect resident dignity and family confidence.

    Management and communication emerge as a fractured theme. Some reviewers describe "amazing management," indicating that parts of leadership are viewed positively. At the same time, other reviewers report an unresponsive executive director and unreturned calls; one review explicitly calls out misleading friendliness at signup. This split suggests inconsistency in administrative responsiveness and/or variability over time or between departments. Families may experience good bedside management through certain staff members while encountering obstacles when escalating concerns to executive leadership.

    Notably, the reviews include strong praise for the immediate caregiving team and indicate that, when present and engaged, staff provide respectful and comforting care to both residents and families. That strength is significant and appears to be the facility's principal asset. Conversely, the documented cleanliness, safety, and communication problems are concrete operational weaknesses that could undermine the quality of care and family trust if not addressed.

    There is little or no mention in the provided summaries of dining quality, recreational activities, medical oversight specifics, or staffing ratios, so no conclusions can be drawn about those areas from these reviews. The evidence that is present points toward a facility with valued, compassionate frontline caregivers but with important, recurring concerns about security, housekeeping, and executive responsiveness. Prospective residents and families should weigh the consistently positive reports about caregiver compassion against the serious negative incidents reported, ask for specifics about incident response, housekeeping protocols, security measures, and management accessibility, and seek up‑to‑date information or references before making a placement decision.

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    About The Marsh at North Charleston

    The Marsh at North Charleston is a one-level assisted living community designed for seniors who need help with daily activities and want a safe place to live, and it's always nice to see they offer long-term care with 70 licensed beds and have both private and companion suite options, so some folks can choose more privacy if that's what they want, and you know, every room there has a private bathroom, cable TV, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi, with some suites having kitchenettes, which helps make things feel more homey, and you can't forget that the whole building is single-story with an open courtyard, a walking track all around for getting fresh air, and a front porch where folks can rest on rocking chairs, and it's pet friendly too, so seniors can have their animals with them which is always good company. The staff at The Marsh are trained and available for care and emergencies around the clock with a call system, and there's 12 to 16 hours of nursing care every day as well as physician and nursing oversight, which means the health side of things is always covered. The community helps with medication management, bathing, dressing, and other daily care, and if someone needs therapy or a visit from a podiatrist, that's available on-site too, so you don't have to worry about finding those services elsewhere, and for people needing a short stay or some respite care, there are options for that as well, which could help families out in a pinch. Meals are made fresh there by a chef, served restaurant-style, and they do pay attention to diets for things like diabetes or allergies, and all-day dining is another nice touch people seem to like, and if someone wants southern-style cooking, they offer that along with plenty of snacks, all guided by a dietician so the food stays healthy. Residents get weekly housekeeping, personal laundry, linen services, and move-in help, while transportation is on hand for outings or errands and there's plenty of parking if families visit. When it comes to staying active or involved, The Marsh has a busy calendar full of activities, games, wellness programs, and social events including regular outings and community outreach, and you'll find a movie theater, library, game and activity rooms, fitness area, craft and hobby spaces, plus music and arts programs, and plenty of outdoor spots for gardening or walking, and it even has a beauty salon and barber shop for haircuts and grooming. The facility is licensed as a Community Residential Care Facility and doesn't take Medicare, but it does have state or local licensing and inspections, usually by the Department of Aging or Veterans' Services, so there's another bit of oversight in place. Overall, The Marsh at North Charleston is set up to help seniors keep some independence, with support and comfort, community activities, and safety features like an emergency alert system, 24-hour supervision, and secured entrances, which in the end adds up to a place where folks can feel at home while getting the help they need.

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