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.
Cost of assisted living in Tennessee
● Tennessee $5,845 ○ National median $6,230
Median costs for assisted living versus Tennessee and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
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.
- Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (licensure) / Tennessee Department of Health (inspections & complaints) (official state licensing agency)
- Check a facility's license or complaint history
- To report a concern or file a complaint, call 1-877-287-0010.
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.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- 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.
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Tennessee
6 of the 504 cities we track in Tennessee have their own assisted living page. Use search for the rest.
Assisted Living providers in Tennessee
We don't have licensed assisted living communities 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 504 Tennessee cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Tennessee costs $5,845/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Tennessee. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/tennessee/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Tennessee." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/tennessee/.
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