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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Franklin County, TN

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Memory care in Franklin County offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Franklin County is about $4,082 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 72 communities, read 1180 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and 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.
At Woodhaven Personal Care our assisted living community is a lively place in which families and our residents easily make friends. Located out in the country in picturesque Trenton, GA our senior residents have plenty to do outside and inside our home. They can choose to participate in our...
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Our loved one has not been there long, but our family is having a much better experience at Regency. Everything is going great so far, we were upfront with them about our loved ones health issues, and they...
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.
Regency Retirement Village is a part of the city of Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama and provides residents with an assisted living community that is prepared to offer them the memory care that they need. This community is a great place to call home. Huntsville has much to offer to its guests...
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.
McMinnville Boarding Home for the Elderly is an assisted living community offering modern, beautiful property with ample onsite amenities to our senior residents in McMinnville, Tennessee. We're also only a few minutes away from Dottie West Park, various restaurants, and numerous local amenities,...
Photo of Big Springs Specialty Care center
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident’s...
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Photo of Windsor House Assisted Living
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, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Photo of St Barnabas Apartments
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.
Photo of Rose of Sharon's
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.
Davis Retirement Homes is located in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee which the fourth-largest city in the United States. Offering a wide variety of attractions, parks, restaurants and riverboats with scenic beauty and gorgeous riverfront on a lovely river walk. Davis Retirement Home is an...
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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Great Personal Care Home, staff and caregivers are so nice and caring. the food is great as well, its all home cooked. they have a very down home setting. the caregivers are so sweet and really take great...
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.
Mary & Martha's Personal Care is a senior community located in Rossville, GA. This great community provides its residents with a wonderful place to live in an area with historic meaning. Those who are guests of this community's residents will find that they will want to check out the historic...
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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.
Davis Retirement Home in Chattanooga, TN is the ideal place to rest and relax but also a great place to have some fun. Located right in the middle of Chattanooga, this assisted living community offers plenty of great experiences right within walking distance including a discotheque, park and zoo....
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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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We looked at Magnolia Trace and we loved it but it was the most expensive one we looked at. My mother had been to rehab there before so we really had good experience there from a rehab stand point. She was...
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 Creekside Villas
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.

Cost of memory care in Franklin County, TN

The average cost of senior living in Franklin County is $4,082 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Huntland, TN with an average of $3,514 per month.

Memory care costs in Franklin County, TN, vs. nearby counties

Franklin County, TN
$4,082/mo
$4,211/mo

Memory care costs in Franklin County, TN, vs. state and national averages

Franklin County, TN
$4,082/mo
U.S. national average
$4,954/mo

Memory care costs in Franklin County, TN, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,082/mo

Memory care costs in Franklin County, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,006/mo
Studio
$4,624/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,811/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,435/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,925/mo

Senior living costs in Franklin County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Franklin County, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeFranklin County, TNTennesseeU.S.
Memory Care$4,082/mo$4,363/mo$4,954/mo
Assisted Living$4,026/mo$4,271/mo$4,703/mo
Independent Living$3,517/mo$3,785/mo$4,160/mo
Memory Care
Franklin County, TN:$4,082/mo
Tennessee:$4,363/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
Assisted Living
Franklin County, TN:$4,026/mo
Tennessee:$4,271/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Independent Living
Franklin County, TN:$3,517/mo
Tennessee:$3,785/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
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Memory care costs in Franklin County, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Franklin County and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Franklin County, TNTN stateNational

Memory care cost trends in Franklin County, TN

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Franklin County have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Franklin County, TN$5,327/mo$5,210/mo+2.3%
Tennessee$5,314/mo$5,174/mo+2.7%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Franklin County, TN
2024 average cost:$5,327/mo
2023 average cost:$5,210/mo
Percent change:+2.3%
Tennessee
2024 average cost:$5,314/mo
2023 average cost:$5,174/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
National
2024 average cost:$6,490/mo
2023 average cost:$6,152/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Franklin County

Recent reviews for memory care in Franklin County

Merrill Gardens at Madison

4.0
The areas we think they could improve on would be to perhaps explain to the family and patient, what is the criteria for no longer being able to care for a resident? That way the resident might attempt more control over his environment.

Ascension Living Alexian Village - Tennessee (Assisted Living) in Signal Mountain, TN

5.0
I was extremely pleased with Ascension. The establishment, as well as the patients, were always very clean. I never detected any smells or odors -- and I have a keen sense of smell! They were communicative, helpful, and caring from my first visit until my Mom's death. My mom suffered from ...
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Regency House Assisted Living in Hixson, TN

4.5
Regency House is great and is the place my Mom calls her home. This facility is run like a finely tuned machine, and the staff is always friendly and attentive to their residents. Recently my Mom broke her hip and was in a rehab facility, and with her Dementia, she was declining due to the ...
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Franklin County review score based on 288 family reviews

8.1
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This proprietary review score is based on 288 reviews of 67 Franklin County memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Franklin County 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

Franklin County review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Franklin County, TN67 facilities
8.5
Winchester, TN7 facilities
8.5
Decherd, TN7 facilities

Review subcategories for Franklin County 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 288 reviews of 67 Franklin County memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Franklin County 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.
Franklin County, TN averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.0
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
4.2
Care services
3.8
3.9
Staff
3.9
4.1
Meals & dining
3.7
3.8
Activities
3.8
3.7
Value for cost*
3.7
3.8
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Franklin County memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Franklin County memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Franklin County, 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 Franklin County 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 Franklin County 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
47.8%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
35.8%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
94%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
52.2%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
22.4%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
94%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
50.7%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
49.3%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Franklin County 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 Franklin County Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Franklin County, TNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
49.3%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.9%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
40.3%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.9%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Franklin County 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 Franklin County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Franklin County, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
37.3%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34.3%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
28.4%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
29.9%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.5%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Franklin County 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 Franklin County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
16.4%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.8%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
28.4%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Franklin County 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 Franklin County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Franklin County, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
46.3%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25.4%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.9%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49.3%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
49.3%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.2%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.3%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
32.8%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
34.3%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.8%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
47.8%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
28.4%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
20.9%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
44.8%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Franklin County

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 Franklin County protect seniors.
Learn about Tennessee memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Viva Senior Living at Franklin Manor, Brookdale Tullahoma and Residences at Wellpoint are the top-rated memory care facilities near Franklin County, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 72 memory care facilities near Franklin County, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Franklin County, Tennessee are Residences at Wellpoint, Gardens of Hazel Green and StoryPoint Chattanooga. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 72 memory care facilities near you in Franklin County, Tennessee typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Franklin County, Tennessee, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Franklin County, Tennessee, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Franklin County, Tennessee ranges from $700 to $9200. The average Memory Care cost in Franklin County, Tennessee is $4,082. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Franklin County, Tennessee typically starts at $700. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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