Senior Care in Nashville

Senior care in the Nashville area includes accredited continuing-care communities, a long-running nonprofit hospice marking its 50th anniversary, and one of the country's few publicly traded senior-care companies headquartered locally, in Murfreesboro.

Every item on this page clears one bar: not commonplace, not everywhere. These are real, named resources with their actual verified designation or certification — not a generic "has a hospital" or "has a gym" list. We left out anything we couldn't independently verify or that didn't clearly clear that bar, the same honesty rule used throughout this site — a shorter, accurate list beats a padded one.

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CARF-CCAC accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community

The Blakeford at Green Hills

The Blakeford is accredited by CARF International's Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CARF-CCAC), a voluntary, rigorous accreditation for life plan communities that evaluates governance, financial stability, and resident care across the full continuum from independent living through skilled nursing.

Source: CARF International — provider record

Nashville's founding nonprofit hospice organization, marking 50 years in 2025

Alive Hospice

Founded in 1975, Alive Hospice is Nashville's original nonprofit hospice and palliative-care provider, marking its 50th anniversary in 2025 and continuing to serve Middle Tennessee with hospice, palliative, and grief-support care.

Source: Alive Hospice — 50th Anniversary

Publicly traded senior-care operator headquartered in Murfreesboro

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)

National HealthCare Corporation, headquartered in Murfreesboro, is a publicly traded company (NYSE American: NHC) operating skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior living communities across the Southeast — a rare case of a senior-care company keeping its corporate headquarters in a mid-sized Tennessee city rather than a national hub.

Source: NHC — corporate headquarters listing