Stanley Total Living Center

Stanley Total Living Center in Stanley, North Carolina offers assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care services. The facility provides a range of care options tailored to individual needs, from independent living units to specialized nursing beds with direct care from licensed nurses and nursing assistants.

The community features independent living units in 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom designs for mobile residents, with services including three daily meals and free transport to non-emergency medical appointments within 20 miles. For those requiring more support, the center offers 106 nursing beds available for private pay, Medicaid, and Medicare, with access to physical, speech, occupational therapy, podiatry, dental, optometry, audiology, and psychiatric services.

The facility operates a separate, secure 20-bed memory care unit designed specifically for residents with dementia who are at high risk of unsafe wandering. This unit is staffed with specially-trained employees and provides physical, speech, occupational therapy, and restorative nursing care. The center is the only facility in Gaston County with a skilled memory care unit.

An assisted living section with 40 beds in private and semi-private rooms provides minimal to moderate assistance with basic daily needs for residents who can dress, bathe, and attend the dining room. A nurse practitioner is on-site at least twice weekly and a Medical Director visits at least every two weeks to ensure quality care with monitored resident-to-nurse ratios.

Stanley is described as a small, quaint town known as a friendly place for retirement. The center is conveniently located just minutes from Lincolnton, Huntersville, and Charlotte. The facility's Board of Directors is an all-volunteer board appointed by local churches to assist in management oversight.