Nursing Home in Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, TN has 1 licensed nursing home listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $9,549/mo. That's roughly in line with the Tennessee state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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● Rocky Top $9,549 ○ National median $10,205
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What senior care costs in Rocky Top
Rocky Top figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for nursing homes in Rocky Top 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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What home care really costs by the hour
The $5,986 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Rocky Top's implied rate of about $31 an hour:
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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.
Nearby: Briceville $9,549 · Norris $9,549 · Caryville $9,549 · Andersonville $9,549 · Jacksboro $9,549
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Rocky Top, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Every licensed nursing home: 1
A note on counting: we show 1 licensed nursing home listed for Rocky Top proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
Most listings publish no price. The Rocky Top nursing homes median is $9,549/mo, an estimate; ask each facility for its own number in writing.
Rocky Top Care Center
Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →
In the last 365 days: 1 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
Rocky Top has an estimated population of 1,607. About 248 residents (15%) are age 65 or older. Rocky Top is located in Anderson County, Tennessee. The median household income is $32,868. Our directory currently lists 1 licensed nursing home in Rocky Top. Estimated median cost in Rocky Top is $9,549 per month, compared with $9,429 per month statewide in Tennessee.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Tennessee State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability1-866-836-6678tn.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Roane County VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Harriman.
VA open data - CHOICESOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
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.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many nursing homes are listed in Rocky Top, TN?
We currently list 1 licensed nursing home in Rocky Top, TN.
Are nursing homes in Rocky Top more expensive than the rest of Tennessee?
Rocky Top's median nursing home cost is about 1% higher than the Tennessee state median.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, nursing homes in Rocky Top, TN cost $9,549/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Nursing Homes in Rocky Top, TN. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/nursing-homes/tennessee/rocky-top/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Nursing Homes in Rocky Top, TN." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/nursing-homes/tennessee/rocky-top/.
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