Knoxville Senior AdvisorThe Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff at 300 Briarcliff Avenue Building #1, Oak Ridge is an assisted-care living facility licensed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission under ACLF license #346 for 50 residents; 25 of its beds sit inside a secured (locked) unit, and the license runs through January 27, 2027.
Is The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff a state-licensed assisted living facility?
Yes. The Health Facilities Commission carries The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff on its active roster as ACLF #346, with 50 licensed beds and an expiration date of January 27, 2027.
| Field | From the state record |
|---|---|
| HFC license | Assisted-care living facility #346 |
| Licensed capacity | 50 beds |
| Secured memory care beds | 25 |
| Adult day care beds | 3 |
| Current license expires | January 27, 2027 |
| Original licensure | January 28, 2011 |
| Most recent survey on the HFC listing | March 3, 2020 |
| Disciplinary actions on the HFC listing | 1 |
| County | Anderson County |
Each Tennessee ACLF license is good for one year and must be renewed on its anniversary; this one was first issued January 28, 2011.
Where does The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff rank by size among Anderson County ACLFs?
At 50 licensed beds, The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff ranks 6th of 7 licensed ACLFs in Anderson County, one of the smaller buildings, and holds about 10% of the county's licensed assisted living beds.
The typical licensed ACLF in the Knoxville region has 70 beds. Families who want a small, household-style setting should also look at homes for the aged, while those who want an on-site salon, chapel and busy calendar usually end up in the larger buildings.
How current is the state inspection of The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff?
State surveyors' latest visit on record at The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff is dated March 3, 2020, roughly 80 months back.
Tennessee's ACLF rule calls for an unannounced visit within 15 months of the last one, so this date is older than the cycle. Public listings are sometimes updated late; ask the administrator for the most recent statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction that answered it.
For comparison, half of the region's 57 ACLFs show a listed survey more than 38 months old.
Does The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff offer locked memory care?
Yes. The October 2026 bed report credits The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff with 25 secured beds within its 50-bed license; Tennessee treats a secured unit as a distinct area where residents are deliberately kept from leaving except as fire safety requires.
Because the unit is locked, the state adds safeguards: a three-person admission evaluation (physician, registered nurse and a family member or advocate), quarterly reviews, a daily staffing record and a round-the-clock awake attendant on the unit itself. Read the full secured-unit rules.
Has The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff paid state penalties?
Yes. The state lists 1 disciplinary action for The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff, most recently on October 2, 2019; Tennessee can fine an ACLF up to $1,000 per violation for most care and records problems and up to $3,000 per resident for keeping someone the building is not allowed to serve.
- October 2, 2019: Assessed one (1) Civil Monetary Penalty (Violation of statutes/rules 1200-08-25-.08(1)(d) [Admissions})
Penalty amounts say little about seriousness on their own. Open the order linked from the HFC listing and ask how the plan of correction is being checked today.
What other licensed assisted living is near The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff?
The nearest other licensed ACLF is Alexander Guest House in Oak Ridge (same ZIP by straight line, 74 beds, 17 secured), and the closest acute-care hospital is Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge at about 0.0 miles.
| Facility | Miles (straight line) | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | HFC disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Guest House 83 Kentucky Avenue, 37830 | 0.0 | 74 | 17 | 06/05/2024 | 1 |
| The Glen at Oak Ridge 200 Bus Terminal Road, 37830 | 0.0 | 96 | 22 | 12/18/2024 | 1 |
| The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC 734 Emory Valley Road, 37830 | 0.0 | 94 | 20 | 12/03/2024 | 0 |
| Viva Senior Living at Oak Ridge 360 Laboratory Road, 37830 | 0.0 | 62 | 0 | 05/04/2022 | 2 |
| Autumn Care II, LLC 136 Canton Hollow Road, 37934 | 8.8 | 56 | 0 | 03/08/2023 | 1 |
For skilled nursing later on, the closest CMS-certified nursing homes are NHC HealthCare, Oakridge (4.8 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and Diversicare of Oak Ridge (5.1 mi, CMS 1 of 5).
Other licenses at the same street address: NHC HealthCare, Oakridge (nursing home #4).
These are straight-line miles from the center of ZIP code 37830; actual driving routes around Oak Ridge will be longer.
What should families ask on a tour of The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff?
Begin with the questions the public record itself raises: ask what surveyors found before the October 2, 2019 action and how the fix is being monitored now.
- The listed survey is 80 months old: ask for the newest statement of deficiencies and its plan of correction.
- Ask how medication errors are tracked and who on staff is responsible for the medication cart.
- Ask how quickly a call button is answered at 3 a.m., and how the building measures it.
- Ask to see the secured unit's daily staffing record and the date of each resident's last quarterly review.
- Ask whether a resident who runs out of savings could stay under TennCare CHOICES, and at what room-and-board rate.
- Ask for the fee schedule in writing; the rule requires 30 days' notice to residents before fees change.
