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The average monthly cost of Memory Care in Tennessee is $5,992, according to A Place for Mom’s proprietary data. This can serve as a helpful benchmark for what families in the Dowelltown area can expect to pay. Pricing may vary based on the community’s location, your loved one’s care needs, and any additional services or amenities.

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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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I have recommended Stones River Manor highly. My stepfather was there. I was very happy with them. I looked at a lot of places and Stones River Manor was the best fit. They were very cost-effective. They had...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
A truly unique faith-based community for senior living, Stones River Manor, in Murfreesboro, offers full-service senior care in a Christian atmosphere for those with financial concerns. Our not-for-profit facility is one of a kind in the county and funded by area Churches for Christ. Newly...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
AdamsPlace Retirement Community is a continuing care retirement community located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, just 30 minutes from the Nashville airport.  Our beautifully-landscaped 22 acre campus features garden style apartment with patios and balconies for Independent Living, private...
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of The Waters of Gallatin
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
Photo of Memory Assisted Living At Uplands Village
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Elizabeth Fletcher House
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Uplands Village
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I was at a loss as to where to place my 61yr old husband. The dr suggested Lakeshore Heartland and I knew it was the right placement for him when I walked through the door. I had such a strong feeling of...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Heartland Senior Community is an assisted living residence located in the vibrant and exciting Nashville, Tennessee. You will be able to enjoy the calm and serenity of retirement living while being only a short van or car ride away from all that Nashville has to offer. The well-kept grounds and...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Long Hollow Terrace
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
When you have made the decision that assisted living is the best choice for you or someone you love, you'll find a welcome home at Celebration Way in Shelbyville. All the help you need is right here, but you may not notice it right away. That's part of the charm. We believe in being felt more...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Alterra Sterling House is an assisted living residence that provides housing and assistance to older adults who want to retain their independence while receiving the daily support they need. The intimate setting for those with limited mobility, as well as specialized programming, help residents...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Somerfield at The Heritage at Brentwood is managed by Life Care Services®, An LCS® Company. Life Care Services ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 Senior Living Study and achieved the highest score in all seven study factors: resident services and activities; community...
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In the Summer of 2015, my Father passed away after 3 months of hospitalization. He was my Mother's true love, soulmate and caregiver as he was 86 and she was 92. At the time, Mother had Neuropathy in her...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The emphasis at Southerland Place is on independence and freedom of choice in an elegant atmosphere of subtle taste and charm.Our personal care residence is a place you can call home....with complete confidence that your medical and personal assistance needs will be met, and that your dignity...
Photo of Fountains of Franklin
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My mother was there for rehab. The food was very very good. We expected the food would be similar at the next place we move her but it wasn't. The rehab part is good but you don't get individual care. We had...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
When you are ready to retire and enjoy yourself, Richland Place is the place to be. Conveniently located on the former site of the Richland Country Club, near I-440 and West End Avenue, Richland Place provides Nashville with retirement living at its best. Richland Place Residents enjoy meals...

Cost of memory care in Dowelltown, TN

The average cost of senior living in Tennessee is $5,992 per month as compared to $6,999 in the United States.

Senior living costs in Tennessee vs. national costs

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Column communityType: Community type
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Column costDifference: Cost difference
Community typeTennesseeU.S.Cost difference
Memory Care$5,992/mo$6,999/mo14.4% below national median
Assisted Living$5,215/mo$5,830/mo10.5% below national median
Independent Living$3,063/mo$3,520/mo13.0% below national median
Memory Care
Tennessee:$5,992/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Cost difference:14.4% below national median
Assisted Living
Tennessee:$5,215/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Cost difference:10.5% below national median
Independent Living
Tennessee:$3,063/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Cost difference:13.0% below national median
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What families are saying about memory care in Dowelltown

Recent reviews for memory care in Dowelltown

Maple Cottage Assisted Living Transitions in Portland, TN

4.4
Overall we have been very pleased with our experience. We like that it's a smaller facility (20 residents), easier to talk with staff. However, there has been quite a bit of turnover in the year we have been with them. We have had three "in-charge " people in a year and the position is currently ...
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Canterfield of Franklin in Brentwood, TN

4.2
The industry would rise a notch or two if all facilities had a [name removed] (their Community Relations Dir). Because of her diverse talents and her willingness to help, she is always busy. She is one who truly cares about the residents - and it shows. There is always a smile and an ...
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The Pavilion Senior Living at Carthage

4.9
The staff members here get 10 stars, they are all incredible. The nurses and nurses assistants go way above and beyond their normal duties, we are so appreciative. When our loved one goes to activities we always get pictures so we can see what she has been doing.

Dowelltown review score based on 616 family reviews

8.6
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This proprietary review score is based on 616 reviews of 99 Dowelltown memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Dowelltown review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Dowelltown review score compared against nearby cities

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Review subcategories for Dowelltown memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 616 reviews of 99 Dowelltown memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Dowelltown resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Dowelltown, TN averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.0
3.7
Friendliness
3.1
3.8
Care services
2.8
3.5
Staff
2.9
3.6
Meals & dining
2.7
3.3
Activities
2.7
3.3
Value for cost*
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3.4
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Dowelltown memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dowelltown memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dowelltown, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Dowelltown memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Dowelltown that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
65.7%
63.9%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
55.6%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
98%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
99%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
72.7%
70%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
40.4%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
98%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
72.7%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
74.7%
69.6%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Dowelltown memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Dowelltown Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Dowelltown, TNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
70.7%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
42.4%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
53.5%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
12.1%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dowelltown memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Dowelltown partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dowelltown, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
47.5%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
52.5%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
42.4%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
44.4%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
29.3%
22.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Dowelltown memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Dowelltown communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dowelltown, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
36.4%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
56.6%
40.2%
Room service
Room service
40.4%
37.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.2%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dowelltown memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Dowelltown offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dowelltown, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
55.6%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
30.3%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
39.4%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
64.6%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61.6%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
64.6%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.5%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
37.4%
35.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.4%
36.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
56.6%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
57.6%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
34.3%
32.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.3%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
57.6%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in Dowelltown

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Tennessee memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Dowelltown protect seniors.
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Clarendale West End, The McKendree Senior Living and Clarendale at Indian Lake are the top-rated memory care facilities near Dowelltown, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 99 memory care facilities near Dowelltown, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best memory care facility near you in Dowelltown, Tennessee is Vitality Living Hendersonville. This memory care community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
The 99 memory care facilities near you in Dowelltown, Tennessee typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Dowelltown, Tennessee, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
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