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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Macon County, TN

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The cost of independent living in Macon County is about $3,634 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 109 options. Read 1911 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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Photo of Grace Manor Assisted Living Community
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Our loved one was only there for about a wee but it met all of our expectations. We really liked the community and so did our loved one, she adjusted very well. It was less expensive then other communities...
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.
Grace Manor Assisted Living is a warm and inviting community conveniently located between I-65 and I-24 near the historic towns of Madison, Goodlettsville, and White's Creek, Tennessee.Grace Manor offers a wonderful alternative for seniors who can no longer live on their own, but do not need...
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Our parents have resided in a very nice apartment at Azelea Court Assisted Living for six months. They are very happy there which results in their five children's happiness as well. The facility is always...
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.
When the demands of living in your home require more than you're willing and able to give on your own, you'll find a welcome home with us here at Azalea Court.Azalea Court and the Arbors at Azalea Court are located in the heart of Smyrna, TN and have been serving seniors for the past 12 years. We...
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Honestly, ALL 5! I am so glad my uncle is there! He is very very happy, and, I'm very pleased with all of the above. Very very clean The management has turned over a couple of times, but, I'm not sure...
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.
The Sycamores Terrace Retirement Community has provided exceptional care and service to Nashville seniors for more than 40 years. Now under new ownership and a new name, Sycamores Terrace Senior Apartments will continue to offer extraordinary service while providing a unique affordable housing...
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Everything is going great so far. It's clean and the staff is friendly. The food is good, I don't have any complaints so far. It's working out well, and I would rate them very highly.
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.
When the demands of living in your home require more than you’re willing and able to give on your own, you’ll find a welcome home here at Springfield Heights.Springfield Heights is located on South Main Street directly behind the YMCA in beautiful Springfield, TN. Springfield is a beautiful and...
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We really didn't get to experience the food or activities, but everything else was definitely a 5! What we like the most about the community is how attentive the staff were. They TRULY worked hard to feed...
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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Wonderful apartment complex where everyone gets along well. Elevators, laundry room, & Trash chutes on every floor. Shopping mall with Many Restaurants close by. If your a Senior, Disabled, this is the place...
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.
    Hickory Hollow Towers is conveniently located near I-24 off the Bell Road exit next to Hickory Hollow Mall. We offer spacious 1 bedroom apartments with basic utilities furnished.      Our apartment homes feature wall-to-wall carpet, central heat &...
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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.
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
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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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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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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...
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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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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.
Photo of Quality Center for Rehab and Healing
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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 Lebanon Square
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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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.
Hearthside at Castle Heights is a locally owned and operated, non-profit Christian Retirement Community. The facility is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, all of whom live in Wilson County. The facility opened in November, 1994, and added 16 units and an activity room in 2000. Our...
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
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, 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.
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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Provides: Assisted 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.
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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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 Long Hollow Terrace
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
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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
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 independent living in Macon County, TN

The average cost of senior living in Macon County is $3,634 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cookeville, TN with an average of $2,329 per month.

Independent living costs in Macon County, TN, vs. nearby counties

Macon County, TN
$3,634/mo
$3,573/mo

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

Macon County, TN
$3,634/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

Independent living costs in Macon County, TN, vs. other senior living options

$4,309/mo
Independent Living
$3,634/mo

Independent living costs in Macon County, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,319/mo
Studio
$4,609/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,982/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,100/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,175/mo

Senior living costs in Macon 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: Macon County, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMacon County, TNTennesseeU.S.
Independent Living$3,634/mo$3,785/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,159/mo$4,271/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$4,309/mo$4,363/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Macon County, TN:$3,634/mo
Tennessee:$3,785/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Macon County, TN:$4,159/mo
Tennessee:$4,271/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Macon County, TN:$4,309/mo
Tennessee:$4,363/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Macon County, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Macon 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.

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Independent living cost trends in Macon County, TN

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Macon 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
Macon County, TN$2,939/mo$2,803/mo+4.9%
Tennessee$2,903/mo$2,940/mo-1.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Macon County, TN
2024 average cost:$2,939/mo
2023 average cost:$2,803/mo
Percent change:+4.9%
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 Macon County

Recent reviews for independent living in Macon County

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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Grace Manor Assisted Living Community in Nashville, TN

4.0
I have to say my favorite thing about this community is how well maintained and kept clean it is. Every time I go to visit it is completely spotless with a fresh smell throughout the building. My mom has had no complaints about the food and has really enjoyed participating in the many activities ...
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Trevecca Towers I + East in Nashville, TN

4.3
I had been looking for a place for my Aunt for several months. I visited and called several other facilities. My Aunt's opinion of the place was very important to me. She liked several, but she did not qualify because of her income.[Removed] of a Place for Mom was very helpful with guiding us ...
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Macon County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Macon County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Macon County, 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 Macon County 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 Macon County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Macon County, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
33%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.1%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
30.9%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
18.6%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Macon County 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 Macon County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Macon County, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.8%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.2%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
28.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.3%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Macon County 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 Macon County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Macon County, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
43.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25.8%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
53.6%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48.5%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37.1%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.8%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
35.1%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
40.2%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
29.9%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
23.7%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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46.4%
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Grace Haven Senior Living, Rutland Place Senior Living and Morningside of Springfield are the top-rated independent living facilities near Macon County, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 109 independent living facilities near Macon County, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Macon County, Tennessee is Morningside of Springfield. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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