We've got room to expand and add on. And we're prepared for that. It's going to be a big boom. When these retirees get up there it will be overwhelming. There are several assisted living facilities from Brunswick County, N.C., to Georgetown County.
Seniors are eager for an alternative to institutional long-term care.
They want the ability to choose where to live and how to live. Assisted living centers provide another alternative to residential living with varying degrees of assistance and amenities. For several years, Myrtle Beach was under-represented in South Carolina for its number of assisted living facilities but showed tremendous population growth, said Sandra Linn, executive director of S.C. Association of Residential Care Homes. Occupancy rates are doing well. That's not the case for nursing homes in Horry County, where operators have difficulty filling beds, said Randy Lee, executive director of S.C. Healthcare Association, a nursing home association.