Facilities are divided into two main categories: Senior Housing with Support Services and Assisted-Rent Housing. Each category includes several types of housing. Please carefully read the introduction to each section to understand the facilities listed.
Healthy, active seniors want a place that offers services or amenities, requires little maintenance on their part, and offers independence to pursue activities and interests. There are a variety of facilities in and around Knox County that offer this combination of independence and services.
Five basic types of housing with services for seniors:
Listed in this section are those facilities that offer special supportive services and accept only (or predominantly) seniors as residents. Services listed here might include some or all of, but are not limited to, the following:
Some services are included in facility cost; others are extra. Private pay; some long-term care insurance policies cover assisted living. Some facilities require nonrefundable deposits for admission.
Some facilities have secured units to make them safe for people with Alzheimer’s or other memory disorders.
Independent Living is housing for people who require the least amount of care. Residents take care of themselves and often are quite healthy and active. There is no state certification or licensing for independent living facilities. They are informally known as retirement centers or independent living centers. Some are part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community.
A Residential Home for the Aged (RHA) is housing for people who want or need slightly more care than that available in independent living units. Residents are ambulatory (may use a cane, wheelchair, or other supportive device) and require room, board, and supervision or assistance with functional activities of daily living, such as bathing, grooming and dressing, but not nursing or medical care. Residents must be physically and mentally able in an emergency to find safety without physical assistance from another person. An RHA is not required to employ a nurse but have at least one responsible attendant on the premises at all times.
An Assisted Care Living Facility (ACLF) is housing for people who want or need more care than that available in a Residential Home for the Aged but less than that provided in a nursing home. Residents are ambulatory (may use a cane, walker, or wheelchair), and must be able to transfer with minimal assist (move from bed to chair or chair to bed). Residents may also require non-medical living assistance services, emergency response service, medication management, and short-term home health care as prescribed by a physician. Residents must be able in an emergency to evacuate to a “safe place” within 13 minutes. An ACLF is required to have at least one responsible attendant on the premises at all times and a sufficient level of staffing to meet residents’ needs. A licensed nurse must be available as needed.
A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is a facility that contains, usually in another building or separate wing of a building, independent living units, either a Residential Home for the Aged or an Assisted Care Living Facility, and a nursing home. An advantage is that residents in independent living are guaranteed space in the other components should they need a higher level of care. See general section introduction for services offered in these facilities.
Nursing Homes are listed in a separate section.
For information about the licensing and regulation of any kind of health-care facility, including those listed, or to register a complaint, see page 23. Only licensed Knox County CCRCs, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Residential Homes for the Aged are listed in this section.
Facilities that offer, if space permits, short stays for senior citizens as respite for family caregivers are marked with an asterisk (*). These “day-stay” programs provide structured activities in a safe environment for seniors who cannot be at home alone. However, these are not licensed Adult Day Service programs. A detailed application must be completed, and space is often very limited.
For information about businesses that help seniors move, organize, or make a housing transition, see Home Organizing, Downsizing & Moving.
* Provides respite care
9051 Cross Park Drive, 37923
ACLF. Secure Alzheimer’s/dementia unit. Nurse on staff. | Website »
2900 Lake Brook Boulevard, 37909
ACLF. Secure unit for residents with memory problems. | Website »
Farragut: 392-1811
400 Herron Rd., 37934
Karns: 692-2273
3222 Byington Beaver Ridge Road, 37931
West Knoxville: 392-1300
136 Canton Hollow Road, 37922
ACLFs. Secured for memory care. | Website »
901 Concord Road, 37934
ACLF. Secure memory care community. RN on staff; nursing care staff 24/7. | Website »
1301 W. Beaver Creek Dr., Powell, 37849
ACLF. | Website »
2020 Cecil Avenue, 37917
RHA
801 E. Inskip Road, 37912 | Website »
1029 W. Parkway Avenue, 37912
RHAs. Secure dementia units.
401 Catherine McAuley Way, 37919
ACLF. Secure Alzheimer’s unit. | Website »
8458 Gleason Drive, 37919
Independent living. | Website »
Halls, 7521 Andersonville Pike, 37938: 925-2668
West Knox, 8024 Gleason Drive, 37919: 690-3550
ACLFs. Secure Alzheimer’s units. | Website »
1585 Coleman Road, 37909: 584-7090
144 Felix Road, 37918: 688-3800
RHAs.
273 S. Peters Road, 37923: 531-1999
ACLF. | Website »
338-4207 101 E. 5th Ave., 37917
Independent Living.
804 Atlantic Avenue, 37917
RHA.
4301 Whittle Springs Road, Apt. 309 (office), Apt. 209 (mailing), 37917
Independent living with supportive services. Second and third floors of Northgate Terrace. Rent is 30 percent of resident’s adjusted gross income, plus a sliding scale service fee. Services include two meals/day, housekeeping, laundry, case management, private apartment, and potential for an emergency response device.
8501 Northshore Drive, 37922
ACLF. Secured memory impaired/Alzheimer’s unit. | Website »
7545 Thunder Lane, Powell, 37849
ACLF. Secure memory care facility. | Website »
9649 Westland Drive, 37922
ACLF. Secured memory care unit. | Website »
7700 Dannaher Drive, Powell, 37849
ACLF. Secured memory care unit.
122 Cavett Hill Lane, 37934
ACLF. | Website »
8804 South Northshore Drive, 37922
ACLF. Secure memory care facility. | Website »
232 E. Churchwell Avenue, 37917
ACLF. Secure memory care facility. | Website »
5405 Colonial Circle, 37918
Independent living. | Website »
10914 Kingston Pike, 37934
Independent living. | Website »
10520 Waterville Lane, 37932
ACLF. | Website »
4371 Lifespring Lane, 37918
ACLF. Memory Care. | Website »
214 Prosperity Rd., 37923
ACLF. Secure memory care facility. Adult “Day Stay” available. | Website »
555 Rain Forest Road, 37923
ACLF. Secure memory care unit. | Website »
215 Bearden Place, 37917
ACLF. | Website »
801 Vanosdale Road, 37909
CCRC. Has independent living, ACLF, and a nursing home. ACLF has unit that uses security bracelets to monitor location of residents but is not a locked unit. | Website »
271 Moss Grove Boulevard, 37922.
Independent living. | Website »
4611 Asheville Highway, 37914
ACLF. Secure memory care unit.
3020 Heatherton Way, 37920
ACLF. Cottage-style secured units designed for persons with memory loss. Specializes in memory support services. | Website »
5611 Central Avenue Pike, 37912
ACLF. | Website »
The apartments listed here are designated Elderly Only, Elderly/Disabled Only, or Elderly/Mobility Impaired Only. Eligibility is based on annual gross income and other factors. Some offer weekday congregate lunches, case management, and recreational activities.
7300 Blue Smoke Way, 37849 | Website »
1508 McCroskey Avenue, 37917
515 Renford Drive, 37919
3405 Harrow Gate Lane, Powell, 37849
8729 Middlebrook Pike, 37923
1109 Beaman Lake Road, 37914
1171 Armstrong Avenue, 37917
1515 Isabella Circle, 37915
4452 Maud Booth Way, 37917 | Website »
1800 Linden Avenue, 37917
7620 Old Clinton Pike, Powell, 37849 | Website »
4301 Whittle Springs Road, 37917
317 McConnell, 37915
7236 Oak Ridge Hwy, 37931 | Website »
5845 E. Gov. John Sevier Highway, 37924
4129 E. Emory Road, 37938
201 Locust Street, 37902
4500 Doris Circle, 37918 | Website »
107 Flenniken Avenue, 37920
7823 Gleason Drive, 37919
7000 Willow Bend Way, 37931
Commonly called “Section 8,” the voucher program allows very low-income persons to choose a residence by providing rental subsidy to landlords.
400 Harriet Tubman Street, 37915
The Public Housing Authority determines eligibility for the voucher program based on annual gross income and other factors. Landlords willing to participate in the program must accept the amount the voucher covers. Residents receive a utility allowance but may have to pay excess costs. For application information, visit kcdc.org or call the KCDC office.