Residential Care Home facilities near Memphis, TN

Care Homes in Memphis, TN

Residential care homes — sometimes called care homes, board and care homes, group homes, or personal care homes — are often houses in residential neighborhoods that are adapted, equipped, and staffed to care for a small number of residents, usually 10 or less. Similar to assisted living but in a smaller, more residential setting, these homes provide supervision, organized events, and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). This means care homes can help with everyday routines but typically do not provide 24-hour skilled nursing assistance.

The median monthly cost of a room in a Memphis care home is about $1,071 within the city proper. In the state of Tennessee, the median monthly cost for a room in a care home is around $1,500. However, the cost of living in a care home depends largely on location. Since the homes are private residences, costs are tied to real estate value and therefore may vary greatly.

A Place for Mom’s local Senior Living Advisors can help find the right residential care home in Memphis for you or your loved one.

Cost of Living in Memphis, TN

The cost of living in Memphis is rated 16 points lower than the national average of 100. The city also has a below average grocery index rating and an extremely affordable median rent, making it a great option for senior living in Tennessee.

Cost-of-living index	Grocery index	Median rent	Rent burden	Median home value	Median family income	Estate tax	Sales tax
84	90	$925	20.1%	$94,126	$38,230	no estate tax or inheritance tax	7.0%

Local Hospitals

There are at least ten general hospitals that service the city's emergency needs. Three of the top-rated hospitals in Memphis are:

• Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis
• Methodist University Hospital
• Baptist Memorial Health Care

Weather and Climate

Memphis has a humid subtropical type of climate. This means that the summers tend to be hot and humid while the winters tend to be mild and rainy. On average, the humidity level for Memphis is roughly 68%. The average humidity levels are highest during the month of July at about 71%.

Seasonal Temperatures

Average summer temp	Typical summer high	Typical summer low	Average winter temp	Typical winter high	Typical winter low
83°F	93°F (July)	71°F (July)	45°F	57°F (February)	32°F (January)

Air Quality

Average air quality index rating	Average maximum air quality index rating
48 (Good)	68 during June (Moderate)

Moderate conditions mean that those who are sensitive to particulates in the air should consider limiting the amount of time they spend on outdoor exertion.

Precipitation and Inclement Weather

Average monthly precipitation	Average maximum monthly precipitation	Average yearly snowfall	Inclement weather
5”	6” (April)	3”	earthquakes (moderate), tornadoes, and floods

Demographics and Values

2016 Presidential Election Results for Shelby County

Voted Democratic	Voted Republican	Voted Third Party
61.95%	34.48%	3.57%

Population Statistics

Population metro	Population city proper	Population density	Population trend
1,068,873	652,236	793 people per square mile	Growing at a rate of -0.14%

Age

Median	55+	60+	70+	80+
34	24%	10%	5%	3%

Highest Level of Education

High-school diploma	College degree	Graduate degree
30%	26%	10%

Race & Ethnicity

Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native American	White	Two or more	Other or Not Specified
1.6%	63.9%	7%	0.2%%	29.2%	1.6%	3.4%

Religious Denominations

Judaism	Eastern religion	Islam	Nonbelievers, agnostic, or atheist	Catholicism	Baptist	Other Christian faith
0.9%	0.7%	0.5%	36.3%	26%	7%	13%

Crime

Total crimes	Property crimes per 1,000 citizens	Violent crimes per 1,000 citizens
54,504	64	20

Miscellaneous

Unemployed	Participate in the labor force	Have some form of disability	Live in poverty	Widows	Veterans
10%	64%	14%	27%	6%	7%

Memphis is considered moderately unfriendly to members of the LGBTQ+ community. This means that members of the community may face discrimination based on their gender or sexual preference by members of the general public. However, this varies from neighborhood to neighborhood, with some areas being very friendly and others potentially hostile.

Arts, Culture, Entertainment, and Recreation

Memphis is considered one of the greatest cities in America for music and beauty. Memphis has Beale Street, the birthplace of the American Blues Scene, is home to Sun Records, and is considered the birthplace of honky tonk, twang, and rockabilly. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

If you love outdoors, The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden where guests can take a stroll through 28 different. There are 35 major trails for hiking in Memphis as well, not only through public farmland but through state parks like T.O. Fuller State Park and Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park.