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10 Best Nursing Homes in Tensaw, AL

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Tensaw is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 62 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Tensaw, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Tensaw is about $3,852, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 437 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Tensaw, AL

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Photo of Southern Oaks Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Atmore Rotary Village
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.
Photo of The Meadows
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.
Photo of Carrington Place
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.
Carrington Place is an assisted living community located in Satsuma, Mobile County, Alabama. If you are looking for a new residence where you will feel comfortable and secure, then Carrington Place is the community for you. Named after the Satsuma orange, Satsuma is a beautiful city filled with...
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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.
Photo of Twin Oaks Nursing Home
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Photo of Our Southern Home - Orchard
Provides: Memory Care
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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 Our Southern Home - Dauphin
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.
Photo of Magnolia House Inc
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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Photo of The Plaza at the Towers
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, 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.
Photo of Brookside in Midtown
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.
Photo of Springhill Senior Residence
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.
Photo of Mercy Medical
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Photo of Physical Rehab-Mercy Medical
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Photo of Magnolia Manors of Monroeville
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.
Photo of John McClure Snook Regional Center
Provides: Memory Care
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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.
Licensed as a specialty care assisted living, The John McClure Snook Regional Center is a 30,500 sq. ft. community located in Daphne, Alabama, on 38 acres adjacent to Catherine Place Assisted Living. The community is owned and operated by Mercy Medical and is Mercy's sixth residential community....
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
Photo of The Huntingdon
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.
Photo of Golden LivingCenter - Fairhope
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
People use nursing home services for any number of reasons -- because today's nursing homes can provide solutions to almost every eldercare problem. No matter what your healthcare needs are, our goal is to provide compassionate care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. We...
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.
Photo of Lakefront Assisted Living
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.
Photo of Heartland Homestead Assisted
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 nursing homes in Tensaw, AL

The average cost of senior living in Tensaw is $3,852 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Chatom, AL with an average of $2,700 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Tensaw, AL, vs. nearby cities

Tensaw, AL
$3,852/mo
$3,577/mo

Nursing homes costs in Tensaw, AL, vs. state and national averages

Tensaw, AL
$3,852/mo
$4,025/mo
U.S. national average
$5,013/mo

Nursing homes costs in Tensaw, AL, vs. other senior living options

$3,789/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,852/mo

Nursing homes costs in Tensaw, AL, by floor plan type

Senior living costs in Tensaw vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Tensaw, AL
Column state: Alabama
Column national: U.S.
Community typeTensaw, ALAlabamaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,852/mo$4,025/mo$5,013/mo
Assisted Living$3,659/mo$3,965/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$3,789/mo$4,025/mo$5,013/mo
Independent Living$3,626/mo$3,620/mo$4,211/mo
Nursing Homes
Tensaw, AL:$3,852/mo
Alabama:$4,025/mo
U.S.:$5,013/mo
Assisted Living
Tensaw, AL:$3,659/mo
Alabama:$3,965/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
Tensaw, AL:$3,789/mo
Alabama:$4,025/mo
U.S.:$5,013/mo
Independent Living
Tensaw, AL:$3,626/mo
Alabama:$3,620/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Tensaw, AL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Tensaw 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.

Tensaw, ALAL stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Tensaw, AL

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Tensaw 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
Tensaw, AL$4,539/mo$4,185/mo+8.5%
Alabama$4,430/mo$4,245/mo+4.4%
National$5,665/mo$5,378/mo+5.3%
Tensaw, AL
2024 average cost:$4,539/mo
2023 average cost:$4,185/mo
Percent change:+8.5%
Alabama
2024 average cost:$4,430/mo
2023 average cost:$4,245/mo
Percent change:+4.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,665/mo
2023 average cost:$5,378/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Tensaw

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Tensaw

Country Place Senior Living of Brewton

4.7
I have been very pleased. I would recommend Country Place to others. It is clean and spacious community. The food services are good. The have choices at breakfast. I was pleased with the staff that I interacted with.

Homestead Village of Fairhope

4.0
Although my mom is still adjusting I know in my heart that she is where she should be. Her biggest complaint is that she has to ask for any over the counter medicine she wants to take, ( ie: aleve, etc) it's not allowed in the residents apartments. Everyone has been very friendly and ...
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Crowne Place in Mobile, AL

4.3
I would recommend but the food is not good enough for what we pay for. We picked this community, because of the ocation and availability. It is directly across from the hospital. Plus there are no assisted living in my area. Huge need for one here!

Tensaw nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Tensaw nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Tensaw, 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 Tensaw nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Tensaw that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Tensaw, ALNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
30%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
22%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
82%
23.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
86%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
30%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
8%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
82%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
32%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
20%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Tensaw nursing homes

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 Tensaw Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Tensaw, ALNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
20%
3.9%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
16%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
14%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Tensaw nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Tensaw partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Tensaw, ALNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
22%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
12%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Tensaw nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Tensaw communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Tensaw, ALNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
12%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
28%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
30%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Tensaw nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Tensaw offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Tensaw, ALNational
Activity director
Activity director
34%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
20%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
18%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
32%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
32%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
28%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
30%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
26%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
32%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Gardens of Daphne, Kauhale Port City and Gordon Oaks Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Tensaw, Alabama. See full list of communities.
There are 62 nursing homes facilities near Tensaw, Alabama. See the full list.
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