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Memory care in Only 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 Only is about $4,688 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 54 communities, read 835 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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Eiffel Gardens is a beautiful community. My aunt is doing good since moving in. They offer a lot of activities and while she does not participate in them yet I am hoping that will change once she settles in...
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.
At Eiffel Gardens, assisted living by Americare, our focus is on you. Our person-centered approach to care puts residents and their families at the heart of everything we do. Families throughout Paris County have trusted us for quality assisted living for years, and for good reason - 94% of...
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They deliver exactly what they promise you. They ago above and beyond what they are asked. I would definitely recommend Morning Pointe of Franklin, it is a true home.
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.
Morning Pointe of Franklin, TN Assisted Living Community and The Lantern Alzheimer's Memory Care Program OPENING LATE 2015- NEW FRANKLIN, TN SENIOR LIVING CAMPUS 120 New Assisted Living Living and Alzheimer's Memory Care Apartments Morning Pointe is a senior living retirement community that...
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I would give a 4 on all 8. We were blessed to be there at a good time. They had a lot of turnover right before my husband died. I am sure that is normal. Yes, we would recommend The Goldton at Spring Hill to...
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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They treated my mom like she was a member of the family, they were so kind and they communicated well with the family especially during the pandemic. I would definitely recommend this community to others.
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.
Pricing includes all. Assist with bathing, meals, snacks, activities, medication administration. Full time licensed Nurse. 24 hr staffing. Assistance with ADLs.
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My mother is in long-term care at NHC Cool Springs. She moved there last September when [facility name removed] could no longer support her. They are fantastic. Staff is very attentive and caring! In...
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.
NHC Place Cool Springs is located in Franklin, TN and provides an assisted living facility, memory care facility, rehabilitation and a specialized healthcare facility. National Healthcare Corporation was founded in 1971 by Dr. Carl E Adams who is a physician and community leader in Murfreesboro,...
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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.
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
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: 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, 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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My family member is treated like their family. The staff members go above and beyond to care for her even going so far as to send me pictures when I miss an activity or special event. The atmosphere is very...
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.
Heritage Place of Lexington which sits in a tranquil neighborhood in Lexington, TN provides personalized care and assisted living services for individuals who are at least 55 years of age. Our goal is to provide a comfortable assisting living residence, allowing our elderly residents to do what...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
NorthCliff Assisted Living provides seniors with the opportunity to live in a caring and assisted living community in Lexington, TN. This assisted living community is located in a city that is full of great things and near many attractions. Those who spend any time in the city of Lexington will...
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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.
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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My father has been in 3 hospital and 3 nursing homes in 3 months and this one twice and I just love it here.. If you have a problem the staff all works hard to help solve your issues and its really a...
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.
The Meadows is a non-profit, private pay facility offering residents a continuum of care from independent living to intermediate nursing care. The facility was designed with seniors in mind with wide hallway on a single level, carpeted throughout. The Meadows offers a varied array of services...
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: 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
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.
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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Employees do their jobs well and are very caring. Our needs are met and enjoy the opportunities with others daily. I enjoy living here very much.
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: 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.
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
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, 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.

Cost of memory care in Only, TN

The average cost of senior living in Only is $4,688 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include New Johnsonville, TN with an average of $3,178 per month.

Memory care costs in Only, TN, vs. nearby cities

Only, TN
$4,688/mo

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

Only, TN
$4,688/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

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

Memory Care
$4,688/mo

Memory care costs in Only, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,653/mo
Studio
$5,202/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,258/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,835/mo

Senior living costs in Only 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: Only, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOnly, TNTennesseeU.S.
Memory Care$4,688/mo$4,358/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$4,695/mo$4,267/mo$4,698/mo
Independent Living$4,459/mo$3,781/mo$4,153/mo
Memory Care
Only, TN:$4,688/mo
Tennessee:$4,358/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Only, TN:$4,695/mo
Tennessee:$4,267/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Independent Living
Only, TN:$4,459/mo
Tennessee:$3,781/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Memory care costs in Only, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Only 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.

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Memory care cost trends in Only, TN

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Only 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
Only, TN$5,206/mo$5,477/mo-4.9%
Tennessee$5,314/mo$5,174/mo+2.7%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Only, TN
2024 average cost:$5,206/mo
2023 average cost:$5,477/mo
Percent change:-4.9%
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 Only

Recent reviews for memory care in Only

Somerby Franklin

4.9
I love this place. It's so much better than the other two facilities that my aunt has been in, by far! They're warm and friendly here. When I visit, it's very obvious that they know my aunt. They greet me and tell me details from their conversations with her that tell me they've talked to her ...
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Heritage Place of Lexington

5.0
An excellent amount of care was given to my father in law in this community. The staff went above and beyond with all the help they gave us. The community was clean and the food was good. It was a very exceptional community. Highly recommended to family and friends.

Southern Care Inc in Franklin, TN

4.3
Southern Care is a great facility. The staff is very friendly and attentive. I would recommend them to a friend. They are cost-effective. My sister likes the food. They have a big porch with rockers in the front and other space in the back. The room sizes are of a good size.

Only review score based on 228 family reviews

8.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 228 reviews of 49 Only memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Only 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

Only review score compared against nearby cities

8.5
Only, TN49 facilities
8.1
Lobelville, TN30 facilities
8.5
Centerville, TN67 facilities

Review subcategories for Only 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 228 reviews of 49 Only memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Only 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.
Only, TN averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
4.2
Care services
3.5
3.9
Staff
3.7
4.1
Meals & dining
3.5
3.8
Activities
3.4
3.7
Value for cost*
3.5
3.8
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Only memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Only memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Only, 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 Only 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 Only 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
57.1%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
42.9%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
59.2%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
34.7%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
65.3%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
65.3%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Only 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 Only Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Only, TNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
59.2%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
30.6%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
53.1%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.3%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Only 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 Only partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Only, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
36.7%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.8%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
34.7%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30.6%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
16.3%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Only 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 Only communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
22.4%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
38.8%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
30.6%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10.2%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Only 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 Only offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Only, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
40.8%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.6%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.5%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57.1%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
44.9%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
49%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.8%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.5%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
34.7%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.9%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
42.9%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
28.6%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.4%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40.8%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Only

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