Knoxville Senior AdvisorWhat do the Knoxville Senior Advisor guides cover?
The guides dig into one question at a time for families in the seven counties around Knoxville: how to read a Tennessee facility record, where secured memory care beds are, how TennCare CHOICES works with assisted living, and what to do after a hospital stay.
There are 12 guides so far, each built on state or federal data and dated. The newest is listed first.
How are the guides researched?
Every figure comes from the Health Facilities Commission's reports and listings, CMS Care Compare, Census estimates or the program pages cited in the guide, and each guide ends with a short set of frequently asked questions.
Our editorial standards explain the process.
Senior Care in Roane and Union Counties: Rural Options and Where Families Look
Two counties with fewer licensed choices and longer drives. What exists locally, and how families fill the gaps.
Read the guide →October 22, 2026VA Aid and Attendance for a Knoxville Veteran: A Worked Example
How the pension math works when care costs are subtracted from income, using 2025-26 rates and a typical West Knoxville assisted living bill.
Read the guide →October 20, 2026Why So Many Knoxville Assisted Living Survey Dates Look Old
Tennessee's rule says every 15 months. The public listing says otherwise for most buildings. What that does and does not mean.
Read the guide →October 15, 2026The First 72 Hours After a Parent's Knoxville Hospital Discharge
Discharge decisions happen fast. A checklist for the days before and after a parent leaves the hospital in East Tennessee.
Read the guide →October 13, 2026Medicare-Only Nursing Homes Around Knoxville: Why Certification Matters
6 certified homes in the seven counties take Medicare but not Medicaid. That matters the day rehab ends.
Read the guide →October 8, 2026Maryville and Blount County Assisted Living, Compared on the Record
Six licensed ACLFs and six nursing homes serve the county at the foot of the Smokies. How they compare on size, memory care and inspections.
Read the guide →October 6, 2026Senior Care in Oak Ridge: What the State and CMS Records Show
The Secret City has more licensed assisted living beds than any city outside Knox County. A record-by-record look.
Read the guide →October 1, 2026TennCare CHOICES and Assisted Living: The Room-and-Board Gap, Explained
TennCare can pay for the care in a Knoxville assisted living community. It cannot pay the rent. Here is how to plan around that.
Read the guide →September 24, 2026Knoxville-Area Nursing Home Staffing and Turnover, Home by Home
CMS publishes payroll-based nurse hours and turnover for every certified home. Here is how the 30 homes in the seven counties compare.
Read the guide →September 17, 2026Tellico Village and the Lake Communities: Planning for Care Before You Need It
Loudon County is the oldest county in the region. Many retirees there have no family nearby. A plan made now saves a scramble later.
Read the guide →September 10, 2026Where the Locked Memory Care Beds Are Around Knoxville, Area by Area
Tennessee's bed report is the only official map of secured dementia units. We broke it down by part of town and by city.
Read the guide →September 3, 2026How to Read a Tennessee Assisted Living Record Before You Tour in Knoxville
Five fields in the state's facility listing tell you more than a brochure. Here is what each one means and what to ask about it.
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