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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.
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I have recommended Stones River Manor highly. My stepfather was there. I was very happy with them. I looked at a lot of places and Stones River Manor was the best fit. They were very cost-effective. They had...
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.
A truly unique faith-based community for senior living, Stones River Manor, in Murfreesboro, offers full-service senior care in a Christian atmosphere for those with financial concerns. Our not-for-profit facility is one of a kind in the county and funded by area Churches for Christ. Newly...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, 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.
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.
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.
AdamsPlace Retirement Community is a continuing care retirement community located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, just 30 minutes from the Nashville airport.  Our beautifully-landscaped 22 acre campus features garden style apartment with patios and balconies for Independent Living, private...
Photo of Quality Center for Rehab and Healing
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory 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.
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, 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, 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.
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.
Hearthside at Castle Heights is a locally owned and operated, non-profit Christian Retirement Community. The facility is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, all of whom live in Wilson County. The facility opened in November, 1994, and added 16 units and an activity room in 2000. Our...
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.
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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: 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.
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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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Photo of Elizabeth Fletcher 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.
Photo of Uplands Retirement 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.
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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.
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Staff was very accommodating and great aunt loved the food. Home cooked meals every breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Great aunt seemed much more happier with Alternative Care than with the larger facility she...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Photo of The Waters of Gallatin
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, 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.
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.
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.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
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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.
When you have made the decision that assisted living is the best choice for you or someone you love, you'll find a welcome home at Celebration Way in Shelbyville. All the help you need is right here, but you may not notice it right away. That's part of the charm. We believe in being felt more...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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.
Cumberland Ridge Assisted Living has served the beautiful Cumberland Plateau since 1997. Located in Crossville, Tennessee – home of the Cumberland County Playhouse, numerous wineries, ten golf courses and outlet shopping; Cumberland Ridge is a quality facility for those who would like to enjoy...
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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.
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I was at a loss as to where to place my 61yr old husband. The dr suggested Lakeshore Heartland and I knew it was the right placement for him when I walked through the door. I had such a strong feeling of...
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.
Heartland Senior Community is an assisted living residence located in the vibrant and exciting Nashville, Tennessee. You will be able to enjoy the calm and serenity of retirement living while being only a short van or car ride away from all that Nashville has to offer. The well-kept grounds and...

Cost of assisted living in Watkins, TN

The average cost of senior living in Watkins is $4,188 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include South Carthage, TN with an average of $3,586 per month.

Assisted living costs in Watkins, TN, vs. nearby cities

Watkins, TN
$4,188/mo

Assisted living costs in Watkins, TN, vs. state and national averages

Watkins, TN
$4,188/mo
U.S. national average
$4,558/mo

Assisted living costs in Watkins, TN, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$4,188/mo
$4,270/mo

Assisted living costs in Watkins, TN, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,228/mo
Studio
$4,832/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,932/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,294/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,000/mo

Senior living costs in Watkins vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Watkins, TN
Column state: Tennessee
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWatkins, TNTennesseeU.S.
Assisted Living$4,188/mo$4,139/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,270/mo$4,227/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,820/mo$3,633/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Watkins, TN:$4,188/mo
Tennessee:$4,139/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Watkins, TN:$4,270/mo
Tennessee:$4,227/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Watkins, TN:$3,820/mo
Tennessee:$3,633/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Assisted living costs in Watkins, TN, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Watkins and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Assisted living cost trends in Watkins, TN

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Watkins have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Watkins, TN$4,464/mo$4,392/mo+1.6%
Tennessee$4,552/mo$4,433/mo+2.7%
National$5,375/mo$5,129/mo+4.8%
Watkins, TN
2024 average cost:$4,464/mo
2023 average cost:$4,392/mo
Percent change:+1.6%
Tennessee
2024 average cost:$4,552/mo
2023 average cost:$4,433/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
National
2024 average cost:$5,375/mo
2023 average cost:$5,129/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Watkins, TN

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Watkins.

What families are saying about assisted living in Watkins

Recent reviews for assisted living in Watkins

Traditions of Smyrna

4.5
Overall Traditions of Smyrna is a very nice place. It is very clean and friendly. Care of the residents is their top priority. I know that they are working on making some changes to the food.

The Bridge at Hickory Woods in Antioch, TN

4.4
The staff and facility have been really good. [Name removed], who was the director when we got there, has left and he was great. I haven't had much interaction with the new director. The facility is always clean. I would recommend the bridge to others. The cost seems a little expensive, but I ...
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Cedar Hills Senior Living in Cookeville, TN

5.0
When we had my loved one living here it worked out well, for her. We did not experience problems.

Watkins review score based on 432 family reviews

8.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 432 reviews of 70 Watkins assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Watkins review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Watkins review score compared against nearby cities

8.7
Watkins, TN70 facilities
8.0
Smithville, TN9 facilities
8.6
Dowelltown, TN10 facilities

Review subcategories for Watkins assisted living

When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 432 reviews of 70 Watkins assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Watkins resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Watkins, TN averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
4.1
Care services
3.5
3.8
Staff
3.8
4.0
Meals & dining
3.3
3.6
Activities
3.4
3.7
Value for cost*
3.5
3.7
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Watkins assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Watkins assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Watkins, 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 Watkins assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Watkins that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
61.4%
53.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
44.3%
34.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
97.1%
98.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.4%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
70%
57.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
40%
30.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.1%
99.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
67.1%
49.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
72.9%
54.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Watkins assisted living

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 Watkins Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Watkins, TNNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
65.7%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
37.1%
32.8%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
51.4%
42.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
11.4%
14%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Watkins assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Watkins partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Watkins, TNNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
42.9%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
42.9%
40.6%
No sugar
No sugar
35.7%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.1%
36%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.1%
13.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Watkins assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Watkins communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Watkins, TNNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.1%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
52.9%
42.6%
Room service
Room service
25.7%
36.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.9%
18.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Watkins assisted 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 assisted living communities in Watkins offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Watkins, TNNational
Activity director
Activity director
51.4%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.3%
31.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.9%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
60%
50.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
57.1%
49.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61.4%
53.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
41.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31.4%
34.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40%
38%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.4%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
54.3%
47.4%
Dances
Dances
30%
29.9%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.9%
24.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
51.4%
46.3%
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State regulations for assisted living in Watkins

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Tennessee assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Watkins protect seniors.
Learn about Tennessee assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Vitality Living Hendersonville, Legacy Village of Hendersonville and Harmony at Victory Station are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Watkins, Tennessee. See full list of communities.
There are 75 assisted living facilities near Watkins, Tennessee. See the full list.
The best assisted living facility near you in Watkins, Tennessee is Traditions of Mill Creek. This assisted living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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