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The cost of independent living in Milltown is about $4,280 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 103 options. Read 1734 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 Sycamores Terrace Senior Apartments
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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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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.
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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: 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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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.
OakBrook Retirement Living is a great affordable alternative for those who aren't ready for full assisted living. The peaceful atmosphere is ideal for seniors who wish to be independent and yet free from the burdens of private home ownership. Many of our residents supplement their care with...
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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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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.
What are you looking for in a Retirement Community?  Is it friendly staff? Delicious food prepared on site?Fun activities and a social environment?A spacious 2 bedroom suite?Full size refrigerator and microwave?Lots of cabinet space and a double sinkIn a kitchenette?Private garden...
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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, 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
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: 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
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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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I have been here for [dates removed] and it is such a night and day experience to my previous community. The staff are great and the community is very clean and when they say the meals are good the meals are...
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.
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
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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, 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.
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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: 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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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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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, 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.
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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
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.
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...
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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 Milltown, TN

The average cost of senior living in Milltown is $4,280 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include New Johnsonville, TN with an average of $2,912 per month.

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

Milltown, TN
$4,280/mo
$4,371/mo
$3,625/mo

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

Milltown, TN
$4,280/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

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

$4,872/mo
Independent Living
$4,280/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,082/mo
Studio
$5,589/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,618/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,549/mo

Senior living costs in Milltown 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: Milltown, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeMilltown, TNTennesseeU.S.
Independent Living$4,280/mo$3,785/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$4,874/mo$4,271/mo$4,703/mo
Memory Care$4,872/mo$4,363/mo$4,954/mo
Independent Living
Milltown, TN:$4,280/mo
Tennessee:$3,785/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Milltown, TN:$4,874/mo
Tennessee:$4,271/mo
U.S.:$4,703/mo
Memory Care
Milltown, TN:$4,872/mo
Tennessee:$4,363/mo
U.S.:$4,954/mo
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Independent living costs in Milltown, TN, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Milltown 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
Milltown, TN$2,978/mo$2,887/mo+3.2%
Tennessee$2,903/mo$2,940/mo-1.3%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Milltown, TN
2024 average cost:$2,978/mo
2023 average cost:$2,887/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
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 Milltown

Recent reviews for independent living in Milltown

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.

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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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and welcoming residents and staff. Many reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the residents and staff at various communities. For example, at Fieldstone Place, residents describe the facilities as having a 'warm and caring atmosphere', with 'friendly and welcoming residents and staff'. At Windlands South, resid ...
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Varied activities to accommodate diverse interests. Communities offer a variety of activities for residents to enjoy. At Somerby Franklin, residents praise the 'widely range of activities' that cater to different interests, such as 'movie nights, museum outings, and gardening classes'. At Windlands South, residents appreciate the 'lots of act ...
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Thoughtful and flexible accommodation of individual needs. Residents and their families appreciate the accommodating nature of caregivers, making daily tasks easier and ensuring a smooth transition. For instance, at Clarendale at Bellevue Place, the Clarendale staff were 'very helpful and accommodating' during the process of moving in, while Brookdal ...
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Quality dining experiences and nutritious meals. Food quality is a significant factor in residents' overall satisfaction. At Fieldstone Place, the dining room is described as 'pretty and staff there is terrific', while Somerby Franklins loved one finds the food 'high quality'. At Manor at Steeplechase, residents enjoy 'good food' and 're ...
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Communication and engagement with families. Communication and engagement between families and community staff are essential. At Brookdale Franklin (Independent Living), the staff 'keep families informed about happenings and upcoming events' and 'value and encourage family participation'. At Clarendale at Bellevue Place, the Clarendale ...
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Consistent and timely maintenance and improvements. Residents value a clean and well-maintained environment. At Manor at Steeplechase, the community has 'lovely grounds' and 'beautiful landscaping', while Fieldstone Place praises the 'beautifully decorated' facility. At Somerby Franklin, the staff work to 'improve and resolve maintenance is ...
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Milltown independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Milltown independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Milltown, 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 Milltown 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 Milltown 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
30.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.8%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
31.6%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
29.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
15.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Milltown 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 Milltown communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Milltown, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
29.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
33.7%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Milltown 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 Milltown offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Milltown, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
43.2%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.4%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
30.5%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
55.8%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48.4%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.6%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
44.2%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
32.6%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.9%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
48.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
45.3%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
30.5%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.5%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Fieldstone Place, Brookdale Belle Meade and Holiday Uffelman Estates are the top-rated independent living facilities near Milltown, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 103 independent living facilities near Milltown, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Milltown, Tennessee is Fieldstone Place. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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