17 licensed assisted living communities•Updated September 2026•Source: Tennessee licensing records
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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Two kinds of assisted living in Chattanooga
15larger communities (17+ residents): apartments, a dining room, activities staff, often memory care on site; 10 have 50 or more residents.
2small residential homes (16 or fewer): a house in a neighborhood, a few caregivers, home-style meals, often a lower monthly price and a higher staff-to-resident ratio.
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 reviews are listed first, then by size.
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. 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.
From 22,911 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%.
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 September 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, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
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.
