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The cost of independent living in Mc Minn County is about $3,596 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 144 options. Read 2306 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 Prime West Knoxville
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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Yesterday, my family celebrated the beautiful life of my Aunt [Removed]. Today, we give God thanks for the wonderful team at Blue Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care. I am thankful to have seen their...
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.
Cumberland Ridge Assisted Living has served the beautiful Cumberland Plateau since 1997. Located in Crossville, Tennessee – home of the Cumberland County Playhouse, numerous wineries, ten golf courses and outlet shopping; Cumberland Ridge is a quality facility for those who would like to enjoy...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: 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
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.
Photo of Morning View Village
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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: 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.
Photo of NHC Health Care Chattanooga/ Parkwood Retirement Apartments
Provides: Nursing Homes, Senior Apartments
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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.
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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Photo of Reflections at Tranquility
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Orchard Knob Apartments
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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My mom, as well as my sister & I, were extremely happy with Southern Heritage. They had new activities planned daily & were good about encouraging Mom to participate. The staff was always available to...
Provides: Independent Living
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.
Southern Heritage Assisted offers a great home for seniors who are looking to receive care and assistance in the city of East Ridge, TN. This assisted living community is located near great locations such as a 300 acre botanical garden and the Chattanooga Regional History Museum. Those visiting...
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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: 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 Eastwood Manor
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 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.
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The staff truly care about the residents and they answer concerns quickly. Each resident is unique and they try to acknowledge issues with empathy and understanding. They have fun activities for the...
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.
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The community is very neat and clean. They go above and beyond to help the residence when they can. The staff is friendly and caring and they have lots of activities going on. I would recommend this...
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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Beautiful facility with a band new exquisite wing adding 20 suites. Staff is wonderful, caring & attentive. I’ve had experience with other properties who look great in appearance and talk it up in the tour,...
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.
Autumn Care Assisted Living Autumn Care Assisted Living is an assisted living community taking care of seniors and is nestled among the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our assisted living community has beautiful outdoor patio and garden areas that give our...
Photo of Boyton Overlook Apartments
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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My mom use to volunteer here so she knew that this was going to be the right place for herself. They have been fabulous with my mom, they helped us arrange for her hospice care and all the staff treat her...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.

Cost of independent living in Mc Minn County, TN

The average cost of senior living in Mc Minn County is $3,596 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Graysville, TN with an average of $3,371 per month.

Independent living costs in Mc Minn County, TN, vs. nearby counties

Mc Minn County, TN
$3,596/mo
$3,619/mo
$3,683/mo

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

Mc Minn County, TN
$3,596/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

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

$4,032/mo
Independent Living
$3,596/mo

Independent living costs in Mc Minn County, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,883/mo
Studio
$4,423/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,728/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,184/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,200/mo

Senior living costs in Mc Minn 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: Mc Minn County, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMc Minn County, TNTennesseeU.S.
Independent Living$3,596/mo$3,789/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$3,923/mo$4,273/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,032/mo$4,365/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Mc Minn County, TN:$3,596/mo
Tennessee:$3,789/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Mc Minn County, TN:$3,923/mo
Tennessee:$4,273/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Mc Minn County, TN:$4,032/mo
Tennessee:$4,365/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Mc Minn County, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Mc Minn 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 Mc Minn County, TN

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Mc Minn 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
Mc Minn County, TN$2,708/mo$2,743/mo-1.3%
Tennessee$2,903/mo$2,940/mo-1.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Mc Minn County, TN
2024 average cost:$2,708/mo
2023 average cost:$2,743/mo
Percent change:-1.3%
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 Mc Minn County

Recent reviews for independent living in Mc Minn County

River Oaks Place - Loudon

5.0
I've enjoyed all the times I've been here.

Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford

5.0
I absolutely love it and my Dad seems to like it. I love the staff and they have been great for my Dad. He has adjusted extremely well. He feels like this is his home. He is really happy with the food there.

Garden Plaza Of Greenbriar Cove in Ooltewah, TN

5.0
They do everything well. We picked this community, because they have large rooms, it's clean, and friendly. The offer activiites, such as; exercise, lap pool, bingo and cards, cooking, woodworking, and cross stitch.

Mc Minn County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Mc Minn County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Mc Minn 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 Mc Minn 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 Mc Minn County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Mc Minn County, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
32.1%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
39.6%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
36.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
38.8%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.9%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Mc Minn 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 Mc Minn County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Mc Minn County, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
44.8%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
33.6%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.2%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Mc Minn 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 Mc Minn County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
47%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
33.6%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.2%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
49.3%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.7%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
48.5%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
38.1%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.3%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
47%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
34.3%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
27.6%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
47.8%
46.4%
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TerraBella Athens, Sycamore Trace and Knoxville Landing are the top-rated independent living facilities near Mc Minn County, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 144 independent living facilities near Mc Minn County, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Mc Minn County, Tennessee are Sycamore Trace, StoryPoint Knoxville West and StoryPoint Chattanooga. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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