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Assisted Living in Tennessee

We're still building out our assisted living directory for Tennessee. The median estimated cost statewide is $5,845/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

Cost of assisted living in Tennessee

Median monthly price, Tennessee

$5,845/mo

Typical range $5,580 – $6,353

● Tennessee $5,845 ○ National median $6,528

Modeled estimate · 2025 data

Modeled median costs for assisted living versus Tennessee and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Assisted Living cost comparison (2025)
Assisted LivingTennesseeNational
25th percentile$5,580/mo$6,231/mo
Median$5,845/mo$6,528/mo
75th percentile$6,353/mo$7,095/mo

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Source: Modeled estimate (opens in a new tab) · Updated 2025
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Most sites average "starting at" prices. Base rent, before care fees. We estimate the full monthly cost families actually pay. Budget from the all-in number. Our methodology →

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

CMS rating distribution in Tennessee

No CMS star ratings are loaded for assisted living in Tennessee yet. When ratings exist, the 1–5 star distribution appears here.

Tennessee licensing & regulation

Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (licensure) / Tennessee Department of Health (inspections & complaints) licenses and inspects assisted living communities in Tennessee. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.

Source: State licensing agency.GOV

Medicaid & local resources in Tennessee

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Tennessee resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.

  • CHOICES. TennCare CHOICES provides nursing facility and HCBS LTSS for seniors 65+ and adults 21+ with physical disabilities. Prior elderly/disabled 1915(c) is terminated on Medicaid.gov; CHOICES operates under TennCare 1115 authorities.
Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in Tennessee

Showing 500 of 504 tracked cities.

Assisted Living providers in Tennessee

We don't have licensed assisted living providers listed for Tennessee yet.

We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Tennessee have assisted living listings?

We track 500 Tennessee cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.

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