What do Memphis Senior Advisor's guides cover?
Our 12 guides cover Tennessee's assisted-care living licenses, memory care rules, costs and TennCare CHOICES, hospital discharge in Memphis, and county-by-county help across Shelby, Fayette and Tipton, each sourced to Tennessee rules, Tennessee agencies or federal data.
New guides publish on a regular schedule; the newest appears in the footer of every page. Each guide opens with a short answer, includes at least one data table, and ends with the questions families ask about it.
How are the guides different from the rest of the site?
The rules, costs and directory pages are reference material; the guides take one situation or decision at a time and walk through it the way a family would face it, linking back to the reference pages for the full rules.
If a guide and a reference page ever disagree, the reference page is updated first and the guide is corrected.
Memphis Nursing Home Staffing: How to Read CMS Hours and Turnover
Star ratings get the attention, but staffing hours and turnover say more about daily life in a nursing home. What CMS's data shows for the Memphis area.
Read the guide →October 26, 2026Small Homes for the Aged in Memphis: What the License Allows, and Why So Few Remain
Tennessee's home for the aged license covers small, non-medical residences. Only a handful are active around Memphis today; the state's records show many more that closed.
Read the guide →October 21, 2026VA Aid and Attendance for Memphis and Millington Veterans: A Worked Example
How the VA pension's Aid and Attendance rate interacts with assisted living costs, with the 2025-26 rates and a simple worked example.
Read the guide →October 14, 2026Why Some Memphis Assisted Living Survey Dates Look Old, and What to Ask
Tennessee calls for ACLF inspections within 15 months, but many listed survey dates are older. What the gap means and the questions it should prompt.
Read the guide →October 12, 2026Too Much for TennCare, Not Enough for Years of Private Pay: Options for Middle-Income Memphis Families
Many Memphis families sit in the gap between TennCare eligibility and comfortable private pay. The programs and strategies that fill it.
Read the guide →October 7, 2026Covington, Atoka and Munford: Senior Care Options in Tipton County
Tipton County's licensed senior care is concentrated in Covington, while its fastest-growing towns sit closer to Millington and Bartlett. How families weigh the choices.
Read the guide →October 5, 2026Germantown, Collierville or Bartlett? Comparing Suburban Assisted Living Around Memphis
The three largest suburbs each have their own mix of licensed assisted living. How they compare on beds, secured units and state records.
Read the guide →September 30, 2026Fayette County Senior Care: The Oldest County in the Metro, With the Fewest Beds
A quarter of Fayette County residents are 65 or older, yet only a handful of licensed facilities serve the county. What Somerville, Oakland and Gallaway families can do.
Read the guide →September 23, 2026The First Week Home After a Memphis Hospital Stay: A Day-by-Day Plan
Most readmissions start with something small in the first week. A day-by-day plan for Memphis families bringing a parent home from the hospital.
Read the guide →September 16, 2026The Room-and-Board Gap: Budgeting for Memphis Assisted Living on TennCare CHOICES
TennCare CHOICES can pay for assisted living services in Tennessee, but not rent and meals. How Memphis families can tell whether the numbers work.
Read the guide →September 9, 2026Memphis Memory Care by the Numbers: Where the State Says the Secured Beds Are
Tennessee has no memory care license, but its bed report counts secured beds. Here is where they are across Memphis, the suburbs and Fayette and Tipton counties.
Read the guide →September 2, 2026How to Read a Tennessee Consent Order Before You Tour a Memphis Assisted Living Facility
Most Memphis-area assisted living facilities have at least one state disciplinary action on file. Here is how to read one, and what to ask.
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