Currently, A Place for Mom partners with more than 65 independent living communities in Tennessee.
The median monthly cost of independent living in Tennessee is about $2,000.
I can only say what Mom tells us. She has no complaints in any of those categories. She loves the choices in food. The location is great. Near Providence Mall, tons of shopping and restaurants. She has an...
The staff really care about you here. The size of the one bedroom apartment is adequate for me. Included in the rent is one main meal per day, but you are free to be on different plan adding in breakfast ,...
Such a safe, beautiful, warm, and cozy assisted living facility. I love the atmosphere but most importantly the care staff gives to the clients and how the client is still allowed a sense of independence.
Caring, understanding, loving community and staff. They treat the patients and their families with patience and respect. They go out of their way to meet your loved ones needs.
Good staff, great physical therapy, great lunch room with good food, very nice rooms but can be quite pricey. Very nice salon but can be backed up due to high demand so they need two people or two days a...
We are happy with our choice, but we made our decision based in part on the fact that the facility was family owned. Shortly after we moved in, they were sold to a corporation. It has made some changes in...
The thing that I find most endearing is the family atmosphere. We feel like a big family and love each other accordingly. We enjoy our flower gardens and the fellowship we have when tending them. We enjoy...
The staff is wonderful and amazing! I completely trust with my aunt’s care. The food is amazing and it’s always clean. Would highly recommend anyone putting their loved one here!
My Aunt lived there for about 3 hrs and it was a wonderful experience. The staff is phenomenal, extremely helpful and very patient. I highly recommend and have enjoyed getting to know all that I interacted...
So many of the staff at Storypoint are vested in the residents with their hearts. The activities director brightens everyone’s day & he connects with each person. The policies relating to connection that...
The facility is clean, it's really nice inside, the staff is kind and welcoming, and they have a ton of events like live weekly music for residents. my mom lives there now, and I feel really confident in...
Sometimes the food is not as good as when it's at its best. But generally, everything is really good there. Most everyone is very cordial and helpful. They come in and hang paintings or pictures on the walls...
No registered nurse on staff on weekends. Wonderful and tasty meals were provided. The activities offered were varied and very stimulating for the patients that chose to participate.
We haven't been back to Tennessee to see the facility. But [name removed] daughter-in-law reports that mom likes it - the food is good and the nursing staff appears to be attentive.
Staff is friendly but doesn't seem to give the additional care that we pay extra for. They encourage residents to stay independent.
Tennessee’s state agencies don’t regulate independent living communities unless they share a building or campus with an assisted-care living facility (ACLF) or memory care facility. Because of this, general housing and rental regulations are all stand-alone independent living communities need to follow. However, some communities may have their own requirements, such as residents needing to be 55+.
In cases of independent living communities sharing a campus or building with an ACLF and/or memory care unit, they must follow the same regulations those facilities do. The Tennessee Department of Health, Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities licenses these facilities and ensures state policy compliance.
Stand-alone independent living communities don’t have statewide regulations, so landlords and tenants carry the responsibility of complying with housing and apartment guidelines. A landlord’s obligations to tenants include:[01]
Similarly, tenants are required to:[01]
The Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act protect Tennessee tenants from renting discrimination. The Tennessee Human Rights Act further prohibits prejudice based on a person’s:[02]
Landlords must also allow reasonable accommodations and modifications to the property. Reasonable accommodations refer to a change in rules, policies, or procedures to allow a person with a disability to use or fully enjoy a dwelling or common area. This includes requests such as waiving a no-pets policy for someone with a service animal or reserving a parking spot near a building entrance for someone with mobility issues.
Reasonable modifications are similar but involve physical changes to a property. Though landlords often pay for these modifications, provided there is no extreme financial burden, tenants may pay under certain circumstances. Examples that qualify as reasonable modifications include installing a ramp into a building, lowering the entry threshold of a unit, or adding grab bars in the bathroom.[03]
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Though Tennessee doesn’t require inspection reports at a state level, it advises tenants and landlords to examine the property before signing a lease and after the tenant’s move-out date.[01]
Independent living communities that share a building or campus with an ACLF and/or memory care unit are subject to periodic inspections. The Department of Health sends a representative to a facility within 15 months of its last inspection as part of the license renewal process and to ensure compliance with state regulations. If the representative discovers a violation, a Plan of Correction (PoC) is sent to the facility, who must develop a corrective proposal with 10 days of receiving the PoC. Staff and residents can file complaints with the Division of Health Care Facilities to prompt an earlier inspection.
Licensure inspection reports are unfortunately not as readily available as other states. The Department of Health’s online tool does allow you to see a facility’s licensure status and any disciplinary actions filed against it, though. You can find a specific facility by typing its name or county, or by selecting the “assisted care living facility” option from the dropdown menu. The department’s website also recommends calling the Division of Health Care Facilities at 615-741-7221 with any questions you may have about a facility. You can similarly contact the long-term care ombudsman if you’re curious about a facility’s violation history.
Tennessee Department of Health
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone Number: 615-741-3111
Legal Aid of East Tennessee. (2024). Your Rights as a Tenant Under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Tennessee Human Rights Commission. (2024). Housing.
Tennessee Housing Development Agency. (2022). Fair Housing for Persons with Disabilities.
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