Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, South Carolina is a life plan retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation services. As the only Southern Baptist affiliated retirement community in the piedmont region of South Carolina, it serves residents seeking continued purpose and meaningful engagement in their later years.

The community's living options include cottages with attached garages, newly remodeled patio homes featuring open floor plans with sunrooms overlooking natural woodlands, garden apartments, assisted living suites, and skilled nursing accommodations. Cottage residents enjoy maintenance-free living, while patio home residents benefit from views of the surrounding landscape. Newly renovated one-bedroom suites for couples include large walk-in showers, spacious closets, and convenient access to dining and medical services.

Martha Franks emphasizes a Christ-centered mission with a strong focus on community and service. The campus includes a chapel, library, beauty and barber shop, bistro, gift shop, wellness facilities, and southern-style dining. Residents participate in church services, morning devotions, Bible studies, and a range of events and excursions both on and off campus, including dinner outings, cultural events, shopping trips, and performances by the Martha Franks singers. The surrounding grounds feature a lake with paved walking trails, outdoor patio areas, a prayer garden, and landscaping with azaleas and dogwood trees.

The community is designed to support residents' changing needs without requiring relocation, providing security and peace of mind as care requirements evolve. Memory care services are available at both assisted living and skilled nursing levels, with skilled nursing residents receiving compassionate care based on faith, hope, and love.