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No one greeted us when we moved in.They weren't even expecting us to move in.She's supposed to wear a watch but they don't check if She loves the food there. They emphasis they have a lot of activities but...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, 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.
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.
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.
Kirby Pines Retirement Community is an award winning 50-acre life care retirement community located in Memphis, Tennessee. With the incomparable lifestyle and comprehensive life care offered, we offer you a beautiful home, whether it is an Independent Apartment or Garden Home, an Assisted Living...
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I don't have a lot of hands on experience with the place, but from what I have seen and what I have heard from my loved one they do a fine job here! It's a nice looking place, and the people all seem very...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Serenity Apartments @ Hickory Hill has been voted the Best Senior Living in Memphis for 2015. We were listed in the Memphis Business journal as one of the Top Retirement Communities. It has everything to make your new place to call home more enjoyable! All of our unfurnished apartment homes...
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Things are going pretty well so far.Staff is knowledgable in assisting clients with all levels of memory care issues. Warm and welcoming environment, with secured access which was the most important issue...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
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.
When the demands of living in your home require more than you're willing and able to give on your own, you'll find a welcome home here at Schilling Gardens. Schilling Gardens and The Arbors at Schilling Gardens is located in beautiful Collierville, TN. Collierville is one of the most desirable...
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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.
Hearthside Senior Living of Collierville is an Assisted Living community in Collierville Tennessee. This is our first location in Tennessee and we are excited to bring our rich heritage for providing senior living to the seniors and their families of Collierville. We would love to have your drop...
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My mother has settled into this community very well, she loves it here ! It is a nice clean community, they do a good job with keeping the grounds, and community well maintained. The staff is very nice, they...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Ideal Solution The Embassy is the answer for those who wish to enjoy the conveniences available in a fine home without the responsibility and expense of maintaining a house and grounds. We offer a prestigious address and friendly, secure sanctuary without the expenses and problems of home...
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They are new so there are a few kinks to work out. But the apartments are lovely, and they plan so many fun activities for the residents. My mom loves the food. And the caregivers are sincere, kind and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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.
Opus provides residents with a lifestyle focused on wellness and meaningful social connections. Our independent living apartments, independent living cottages, assisted living options, and dementia care options allow us to provide individualized care and assistance to everyone who calls our...
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As I continue to grieve the loss of my mother last week, I thought I would write a review from the experience she and I went thru over her four month stay. Olive Grove was the 2nd of two stops for my...
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.
Olive Grove Terrace offers person-centered assisted living in Olive Branch, MS. Our assisted living community provides a combination of gracious accommodations, supportive services, and health care. We meet the needs of seniors who may need a little help with daily activities such as bathing,...
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My loved one was very ill, and they assisited with everything she needed in every way. And they made her last days as good as they could possibly be.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Home Care, 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.
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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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.
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Happy with my choice. Great location, friendly neighbors, cooperative office staff. The space is right sized for me, it has all the amenities I needed. Management is making changes to the building I wasn't...
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
If you are tired of spending your retirement working around the house and ready to live a little,then the Terrace is right for you. Here you can come and go as you please enjoying all that the Terrace and Memphis have to offer,yet feel safe and secure surrounded by friends and a friendly,caring...
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I really need to give [Name removed] at hats off because , this is the best apartment complex in my life, I have live in and I been here going on 6 years and don't have any plans on moving period. I have...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Luther Towers offers 1 bedroom apartments for independent, seniors (50+) or the disabled. The apartments have been recently upgraded. Upgrades include hard wood flooring, new appliances, and ceiling fans. There is an on-site store, laundry facility, and newly remodeled beauty salon/barber shop....
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They're great. I love the staff. I love the way they take care of my mother. The nurses are just the best. My mother is on the second floor in the Terrace assisted living section. And they are so...
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.
Trezevant is the Mid-South's only accredited continuing care retirement community providing the highest quality of life, wellness and independence for senior adults. Our new program at Trezevant Terrace introduces gracious assisted living and memory support services bringing superior care,...
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Our dear mother bought in/ moved into the Village 5+ years ago, and has enjoyed it very much. The staff, service, friends, activities, and food, etc. have been excellent and we've had no problems. She is...
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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We are very pleased with our experience with The Farms at Bailey Station. I trust the staff with my loved one and this is a big plus for me. I would recommend you book a tour and check to make sure this is...
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.
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We decided to relocate my brother here from another community in the area and so far things are going well. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The community and housekeeping is kept up. My brother...
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.
Located in the heart of bustling Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, Legacy Assisted Living & Memory Care at Lenox Park is conveniently located to you and your family. We are easy to access and provide ample parking. Our central location makes it possible for active seniors to remain engaged...
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I recently moved my mother to Feels Like Home, and it is a very good move for her. The staff at feels like home is very friendly and helpful and caring. They really do treat my mother as if she was a...
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
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Staff is very attentive to needs of those that live there. The food is wonderful my loved one never complains about it at all! It smells clean every time I am there. Everyone there is caring and...
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.
Riverdale Assisted Living located in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee provides seniors with the opportunity to become a part of a caring community. This community offers residents and their guests much to do and see. Memphis is a busy city with plenty to do. Guests of our residents will enjoy...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My Mom passed away on 30 August 2019, but I can say her stay at Shelby Gardens though short was very nice. The staff were very helpful and nice. Though limited by her health she enjoyed her stay. I know my...
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.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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.
Wesley Highland Place Is a small assisted living facility. Each room opens up to the common area where the residents receive their meals and socialize. The facility has a home like atmosphere making it a warm and inviting place to live. Wesley Highland Place offers an intimate community with...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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.

Cost of independent living in Germantown, TN

The average cost of senior living in Germantown is $3,723 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Grand Junction, TN with an average of $3,074 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Germantown, TN vs. nearby cities

Germantown, TN
$3,723/mo
$3,805/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Germantown, TN vs. the state and national average

Germantown, TN
$3,723/mo
U.S. national average
$4,086/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Germantown vs. other types of senior living

$4,849/mo
Independent Living
$3,723/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Germantown, TN by room type

Semi-Private
$4,893/mo
Studio
$5,173/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,936/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,484/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,223/mo

Average cost of Independent Living in Germantown over time

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What families are saying about independent living in Germantown

Recent reviews for independent living in Germantown

Cordova

5.0
Shelby Gardens might not be the newest, fanciest assisted living facility, but it does have the best staff. In fact, they just won a bunch of awards! The staff really care for my mom and look out for her best interests - and she’s not always the easiest to get along with. Shelby Gardens has ...
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American House Bartlett

5.0
Our experience has been very good. The staff is very professional and understanding. We would definitely recommend this community.

The Village at Germantown a CCRC

4.8
I was happy with the care that my husband received here at this community. It is very clean and taken care of. The staff was very attentive and friendly. He was pleased with the variety of meals. They did offer activities for him to participate. I would highly recommend the care and value here ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Warm and welcoming staff. Multiple reviews mention the friendly and welcoming nature of the staff at various communities, including StoryPoint Collierville, where new residents were greeted with enthusiasm and kindness. Staff members go above and beyond to make residents and their families feel at home.
Varied and engaging activities. Residents of communities like Heritage at Irene Woods and StoryPoint Collierville enjoy the diverse range of activities offered, from bingo to musical groups and gardening classes. These opportunities help keep residents active and socially engaged.
Cleanliness and facilities maintenance. Reviews consistently praise the cleanliness and upkeep of the communities, such as Town Village Audubon Park where the facilities are kept in excellent condition. From pristine bathrooms to well-manicured grounds, residents appreciate the attention to detail.
Delicious and customized meals. The quality of meals is a major factor in residents' overall satisfaction with their community, as mentioned in reviews for StoryPoint Collierville and Robinwood Retirement Resort, where the chefs accommodate dietary restrictions and individual preferences to ensure everyone looks forward to ...
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Helpful and attentive staff. Residents and their families frequently express gratitude for the helpful and attentive nature of staff at various communities. At StoryPoint Collierville, for example, staff members go out of their way to assist with residents' needs and answer any questions or concerns.
Sense of community and friendship. Many residents speak of the caring and friendly atmosphere at their communities, such as StoryPoint Collierville, where they've made new friends and feel welcomed by both staff and other residents.
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Germantown independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Germantown independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Germantown, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Germantown independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Germantown partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Germantown, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
34.7%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
53.1%
34.2%
No sugar
No sugar
46.9%
30.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
51%
33.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Germantown independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Germantown communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
40.8%
36.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
55.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
46.9%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Germantown independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Germantown offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Germantown, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
53.1%
44.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
36.7%
28.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.8%
32.6%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
69.4%
47.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
65.3%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
67.3%
54.1%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
59.2%
42.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
53.1%
37.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.9%
41.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
57.1%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
57.1%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
44.9%
32.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
46.9%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
57.1%
46.3%
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StoryPoint Collierville, StoryPoint Germantown and The Summit of Germantown are the top-rated independent living facilities near Germantown, Tennessee. See full list of communities.

There are 51 independent living facilities near Germantown, Tennessee. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Germantown, Tennessee are StoryPoint Collierville, StoryPoint Germantown and StoryPoint Cordova. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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