Assisted Living in Knoxville, TN
Knoxville has 30 state-licensed assisted living communities. 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
All 30 licensed assisted living communities in Knoxville
Every assisted living community Tennessee licenses in Knoxville, 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.
30 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Lodge at Shannondale801 Vanosdale Road | Large148 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| American House West Knoxville8024 Gleason Drive | Large125 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Deane Hill Place401 Catherine McAuley Way | Large124 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| NHC Place, Farragut122 Cavett Hill Lane | Large124 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Emory Mills Senior Living1503 East Emory Road | Large111 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Trinity Hills of Knoxville4611 Asheville Highway | Large109 residents | from $4,350/mo |
| StoryPoint Knoxville8501 South Northshore Drive | Large105 residents | from $4,681/mo |
| Knoxville Landing2900 Lake Brook Blvd | Large102 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Arbor Terrace of Knoxville9051 Cross Park Drive | Large99 residents | from $4,210/mo |
| The Pointe at Lifespring4371 Lifespring Lane | Large94 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley2449 Reagan Road | Large83 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Morning Pointe of Knoxville9649 Westland Drive | Large81 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Autumn Care3222 Byington Beaver Ridge Road | Large76 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Northshore Senior Living8804 South Northshore Drive | Large74 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Oakwood Senior Living232 East Churchwell Avenue | Large74 residents | No price or estimate |
| South High Senior Living835 Tipton Avenue | Large74 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| The Pinnacle on Schaeffer10520 Waterville Lane | Large74 residents | from $4,850/mo |
| Rain Forest Landings555 Rain Forest Road | Large72 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center9647 Westland Drive | Large70 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley2433 Reagan Road | Large70 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Windsor Ridge5611 Central Avenue Pike | Large70 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Wellington Manor Knoxville7521 Andersonville Pike | Large65 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| NHC Place, Cavette Hill121 Cavette Hill Lane | Large64 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| The Courtyards Senior Living-Knoxville 3801 East Inskip Drive | Large57 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Autumn Care II136 Canton Hollow Road | Large56 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Shannondale Assisted Living Center7350 Middlebrook Pike | Mid-size49 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Assisted Living, S. Peters Road273 S. Peters Road | Mid-size38 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| The Courtyards Senior Living-Knoxville1029 W. Parkway Avenue | Mid-size32 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Assisted Living, Felix Road144 Felix Road | Mid-size28 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| South Knoxville Senior Living Buildings 1 & 23020 Heatherton Way | Mid-size24 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Knoxville?
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 Knoxville communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,210 to $4,850 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Tennessee, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
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 Knoxville 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 Knoxville 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.
Knoxville assisted living questions
Tennessee licenses 30 assisted living communities in Knoxville as of November 2026.
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.