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The cost of independent living in Aethra is about $4,747 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 83 options. Read 1564 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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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, 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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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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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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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
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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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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Our beautiful new community is now open! We can't wait to show you what everyone is talking about. Visit us today and join the first group of lucky residents who are now calling Avenida Cool Springs their home.Located in the heart of Franklin, Tennessee, at the former WAKM radio site, we do...
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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.
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 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
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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.
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
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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, 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.
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...
Provides: Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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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
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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.
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...
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.
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This is a review for Abe's Garden, the brand new addition to Park Manor specializing in Alzheimer's and Dementia memory care. They have a progressive philosophy and mission. They keep the residents busy with...
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 Nashville Tradition of Retirement Living 1 & 2 Bedroom ApartmentsAffordable Monthly Rental RatesNo Endowment or Entry FeesRestaurant-style DiningRegular Housekeeping ServicesConvenient ParkingChauffeured TransportationApartment MaintenanceBasic Utilities IncludedEmergency Phone...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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The staff is great and easy to communicate with. I enjoy that he is able to make his own meals and we can join him for meals. The Dandridge Tower offers activities for the residents to enjoy. The community...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Dandridge Tower is a community apartment complex for seniors, located in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Nashville is most famous for its music. Nashville is an extremely attractive city, with many things to do and see. Tennessee boasts a warm climate, which attracts many visitors....
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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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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...
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Aethra, TN

The average cost of senior living in Aethra is $4,747 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Waynesboro, TN with an average of $3,605 per month.

Independent living costs in Aethra, TN, vs. nearby cities

Aethra, TN
$4,747/mo
$3,799/mo

Independent living costs in Aethra, TN, vs. state and national averages

Aethra, TN
$4,747/mo
U.S. national average
$4,161/mo

Independent living costs in Aethra, TN, vs. other senior living options

$5,102/mo
Independent Living
$4,747/mo

Independent living costs in Aethra, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,131/mo
Studio
$5,667/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,628/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,720/mo

Senior living costs in Aethra 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: Aethra, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeAethra, TNTennesseeU.S.
Independent Living$4,747/mo$3,789/mo$4,161/mo
Assisted Living$5,059/mo$4,273/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$5,102/mo$4,365/mo$4,955/mo
Independent Living
Aethra, TN:$4,747/mo
Tennessee:$3,789/mo
U.S.:$4,161/mo
Assisted Living
Aethra, TN:$5,059/mo
Tennessee:$4,273/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Aethra, TN:$5,102/mo
Tennessee:$4,365/mo
U.S.:$4,955/mo
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Independent living costs in Aethra, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Aethra 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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Independent living cost trends in Aethra, TN

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Aethra 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
Aethra, TN$3,112/mo$2,991/mo+4.0%
Tennessee$2,903/mo$2,940/mo-1.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Aethra, TN
2024 average cost:$3,112/mo
2023 average cost:$2,991/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
Tennessee
2024 average cost:$2,903/mo
2023 average cost:$2,940/mo
Percent change:-1.3%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Aethra

Recent reviews for independent living in Aethra

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.

Dandridge Tower in Nashville, TN

4.0
In general things seem to be going well for my loved on at Dandridge Tower. It's a nice enough looking place, but what really sets it apart is the people. Everyone is so friendly, and so welcoming! It's really a tight knit community. My loved one can be a bit of a shut-in, but she's always got ...
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Traditions of Mill Creek in Brentwood, TN

4.0
I would tell other families looking into Traditions of Mill Creek that they are very helpful. There has been a lot of turnover, and sometimes not able to get things done in a quick manner, but for the most part friendly.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Welcoming and friendly staff. Many reviews highlight the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff at various communities. For example, at Clarendale at Bellevue Place, the Sales Manager went out of their way to help families find the right apartment for their loved ones. At Traditions of Mill Creek, the staff at Traditi ...
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Affordability and budget-friendly options. Several reviews mention the affordability of the communities, with some residents expressing appreciation for the various budget-friendly options available. For instance, at Manor at Steeplechase, residents enjoy the cost-effective living arrangements and the convenience of having multiple nec ...
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Plentiful activities and engaging social opportunities. Many residents find joy in the diverse range of activities offered at their communities. For example, at Brookdale Franklin (Independent Living), residents praise the weekly activity schedule, offering a variety of activities for both active and less mobile seniors. At Somerby Franklin, revi ...
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Comfortable and supportive living environment. Residents consistently express satisfaction with their comfortable and supportive living environments. For instance, at Clarendale at Bellevue Place, Clarendale at Bellevue Place fosters independence while still providing logistical support for seniors. At Brookdale Franklin (Independent Livi ...
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Access to essential services and amenities. Communities' convenient locations near essential services and amenities are a major factor in residents' satisfaction. For example, at Traditions of Mill Creek, Traditions of Mill Creek is only a few minutes away from grocery stores, pharmacies, doctors, and other necessities. At Harmony at B ...
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Supportive and attentive management. Several reviews mention the attentiveness and responsiveness of management when addressing concerns and providing support. For instance, at Brookdale Franklin (Independent Living), Brookdale Franklin's director has been praised for his dedication to fostering a strong sense of community and en ...
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Aethra independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Aethra independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Aethra partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
36%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.7%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
32%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Aethra independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Aethra communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Aethra, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
30.7%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
44%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
37.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Aethra independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Aethra offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Aethra, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
46.7%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
29.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
56%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.3%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
46.7%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50.7%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
46.7%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
32%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.7%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
48%
46.4%
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Brookdale Belle Meade, The Lodge at Natchez Trace and Somerby Franklin are the top-rated independent living facilities near Aethra, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 83 independent living facilities near Aethra, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Aethra, Tennessee is Traditions of Mill Creek. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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