Assisted Living in Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 15 larger communities and 2 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Chattanooga
Both are licensed by Tennessee as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Tennessee words these licenses as “Assisted Care Living Facility” (12), “Home for the Aged” (5).
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in Chattanooga
Every assisted living community Tennessee licenses in Chattanooga, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Martin-Boyd Christian Home6845 Standifer Gap Road | Large124 residents | about $3,170/moLilisity estimate |
| Signal Mountain Senior Living1005 Mountain Creek Road | Large120 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| American House Shallowford7127 Lee Highway | Large113 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| StoryPoint Chattanooga1148 Mountain Creek Road | Large105 residents | from $5,102/mo |
| Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford7719 Shallowford Road | Large90 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Storypoint Hixson North2143 Northpoint Boulevard | Large84 residents | from $4,769/mo |
| Assisted Living at Standifer Place2636 Walker Road | Large74 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Rockbridge Oaks6698 Palms Court | Large74 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Morning Pointe of Chattanooga7620 Shallowford Road | Large69 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| American House Hamilton Place1502 Gunbarrel Road | Large60 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Alexian Brothers Valley Residence1164 Mountain Creek Road | Mid-size42 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Charter Senior Living of Chattanooga825 Runyan Drive | Mid-size40 residents | from $3,695/mo |
| Southern Oaks Assisted Living7230 Lee HWY. | Mid-size28 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Davis Home for the Aged III1106 Duncan Avenue | Mid-size27 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Rose of Sharon's Senior Villa5410 Lee Avenue | Mid-size26 residents | from $1,488/mo |
| Friendship Haven950 Dodson Avenue | Small home16 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Hickory Valley Retirement Center6705 Ballard Drive | Small home15 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Chattanooga
Also in Chattanooga: 3 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Chattanooga and 8 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 1 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Chattanooga?
The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month ($70,140 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 4 Chattanooga communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $1,488 to $5,102 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Tennessee, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Chattanooga tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Chattanooga community’s license
Tennessee publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: internet.health.tn.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Chattanooga assisted living questions
Tennessee licenses 17 assisted living communities in Chattanooga as of November 2026: 15 larger communities and 2 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,107 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Tennessee's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Tennessee publishes its licensing records at internet.health.tn.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.