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Baxter is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 40 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Baxter, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Baxter is about $4,114, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 186 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Baxter, KY

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Photo of Preston Place 2
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22 Floor plans available
9.2
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9.2
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They provide Wonderful care for my dad, the staff is friendly and helpful, the Activities are Awesome, I am so very happy with all the Activities they have and how they engage everyone , the food is good, my...
Provides: Memory Care
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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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11 Floor plan available
8.8
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15 reviews
8.8
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All positive experiences. They were very cooperative. For my mother's 91st birthday, we were able to cook a meal and bring it to the sunroom for a special celebration.
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.
In 2003, the Village at Allandale, formerly Kingsport Senior House, opened its doors as Kingsport Senior House, a single home for 26 seniors. The 2010 expansion added two family oriented homes with 26 elders residing in each. Today, we are proud to be the only assisted living facility in the...
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8.6
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6 reviews
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Very comfortable and inviting atmosphere... with excellent nursing care. My mother stayed at this facility while on hospice. We were able to bring in furniture and hang her things on the walls to make her...
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.
Asbury Place Kingsport is a premier retirement and senior living community located in Kingsport, Tennessee. Known for its high standards of care and vibrant living environments for seniors. Asbury Place Kingsport offers a range of living options, including independent living, assisted living,...
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8.6
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57 reviews
8.6
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57 reviews
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Staff was excellent at providing information, but often difficult to reach if I called in with questions or updates. There is one main phone line, no phone menu to contact specific staff members. Have to...
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.
Providing Assisted Living and Memory Care to the Kingsport area.
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8.4
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26 reviews
8.4
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26 reviews
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I would recommend it. It's a great facility. The employees love my father despite him being a difficult resident. They have really gotten to know him and treat him like family truly. I walk in the door and...
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.
Built on a hilltop with the Great Smokey Mountains, Cherokee Lake and Douglas Lake as a scenic backdrop, TerraBella Morristown is the perfect choice for you or your loved one who appreciates both the small-town hospitality and the beauty our area is known for. Minutes from historic downtown...
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7.5
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3 reviews
7.5
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3 reviews
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The food seems to me to have a lot of carbs. My loved one had a behavior issue, health issue, etc and the nursing staff was & is excellent about calling me & keeping me up to date. The price increase this...
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.
Asbury at Steadman Hill is a dedicated assisted living and memory care facility that is part of Asbury Place Kingsport, a broader senior living community. This community offers specialized care and support for individuals with varying needs, particularly focusing on those requiring assistance...
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While my mother was here everything was actually excellent. I was very pleased with the staff, the nurses, and the food services. Since we had a specific budget this facility didn’t have a base fee then...
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.
Situated on 9 beautiful acres of land in the heart of downtown, Regency Retirement Village offers all the warmth of small town living with access to all Morristown has to offer. The lovely community offers Independent Living and Assisted Living apartments, as well as The Renaissance...
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The staff care is wonderful and they are very friendly. They are very good at communication and call all of the time about my loved one's care. She is hard to deal with but the nurses are very nice and they...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Beech Tree Manor is proud to have been serving the citizens of Jellico, TN for many years. We are conveniently located just off I-75, directly behind the Jellico Community Hospital. We specialize in providing a variety of rehabilitation and skilled nursing services onsite to help individuals...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
At SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Maynardville, we are dedicated to delivering quality individual service to every person entrusted to our care. Our facility provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapy to adults of all ages who need short- or long-term care. To meet the social...
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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: 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.
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.
Photo of Laurel Creek Health Care Center
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: 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.
Photo of Signature Lifestyles of Rogersville
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Laurel Village
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.
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.
Photo of Wellmont Madison House
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: 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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
At Brookhaven Manor, we are committed to providing quality services to all our residents and their families in the idyllic town of Kingsport, Tennessee. We offer exceptional short-term rehabilitation as well as a range of specialty programs and complex clinical services. We also provide a full...

Cost of nursing homes in Baxter, KY

The average cost of senior living in Baxter is $4,114 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Fleming-Neon, KY with an average of $2,600 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Baxter, KY, vs. nearby cities

Baxter, KY
$4,114/mo
$4,114/mo
$4,223/mo

Nursing homes costs in Baxter, KY, vs. state and national averages

Baxter, KY
$4,114/mo
U.S. national average
$4,975/mo

Nursing homes costs in Baxter, KY, vs. other senior living options

$4,103/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,114/mo

Nursing homes costs in Baxter, KY, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,600/mo
Studio
$4,393/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,115/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,819/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,200/mo

Senior living costs in Baxter vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Baxter, KY
Column state: Kentucky
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBaxter, KYKentuckyU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,114/mo$4,411/mo$4,975/mo
Assisted Living$4,103/mo$4,387/mo$4,720/mo
Memory Care$4,103/mo$4,411/mo$4,975/mo
Independent Living$255/mo$3,308/mo$4,178/mo
Nursing Homes
Baxter, KY:$4,114/mo
Kentucky:$4,411/mo
U.S.:$4,975/mo
Assisted Living
Baxter, KY:$4,103/mo
Kentucky:$4,387/mo
U.S.:$4,720/mo
Memory Care
Baxter, KY:$4,103/mo
Kentucky:$4,411/mo
U.S.:$4,975/mo
Independent Living
Baxter, KY:$255/mo
Kentucky:$3,308/mo
U.S.:$4,178/mo
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Baxter

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Baxter

The Village At Allandale in Kingsport, TN

5.0
5 stars for all categories! We chose The Village at Allandale because of the welcoming atmosphere and the cost compared to other facilities. They have amazing staff who really care about the patients.

Asbury Place Kingsport

3.3
Beautiful place that looks more like a home than a facility. Only 22 rooms. Nurses are fantastic, skilled and caring. Less favorable things are monotonous food (eggs and bacon every morning and potatoes at every lunch and dinner meal) and housekeeping The worst facet is Corp mgmt. Never received ...
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American House Kingsport

4.0
We love the size of the facility. It's fairly small which makes it more intimate and the staff are super friendly. The only negative was when we initially met with the director to sign the paperwork, she and the marketing person weren't exactly on the same page...they told me different things ...
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Baxter nursing homes services and amenities

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

Availability of select care services in Baxter nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Baxter that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Baxter, KYNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
19.2%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
23.1%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
84.6%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
80.8%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
30.8%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
3.8%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
80.8%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
23.1%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
26.9%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Baxter nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Baxter Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Baxter, KYNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
26.9%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
7.7%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
15.4%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
7.7%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Baxter nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Baxter partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Baxter, KYNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
3.8%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
19.2%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
19.2%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23.1%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Baxter nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Baxter communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Baxter, KYNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
11.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
11.5%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
11.5%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
7.7%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Baxter nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Baxter offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Baxter, KYNational
Activity director
Activity director
11.5%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.4%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
11.5%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
23.1%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
15.4%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
34.6%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
15.4%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
11.5%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
11.5%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
15.4%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
15.4%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
15.4%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
15.4%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
15.4%
0.4%
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Preston Place 2, The Village At Allandale and Asbury Place Kingsport are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Baxter, Kentucky. See full list of communities.
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