Memory Care in Bartlett, TN: Costs and How to Choose

In Bartlett, TN, memory care comes in two different settings. At Ave Maria Home, it's St. Luke's Cottage, which Ave Maria describes as 15 studio apartments in a secure setting, and its fee isn't posted. Quail Ridge Senior Living is devoted to memory care and lists it from $6,700 a month, adjusted to each resident's level of care. The cottage is for residents with dementia and early to mid-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Memory care in Bartlett, TN. AI interpretation of Bartlett, TN, with approximate buildings and layout
Last Updated: October 2026
8-minute read| Author: Seth Burney
Published: October 2026
8-minute read | Author: Seth Burney | Date Published: October 2026 | Last Updated: October 2026

Key Takeaways

A first aid case and a stethoscope, for Tennessee's secured unit rules, part of our guide to memory care in Bartlett, TN
Tennessee's assisted care rule calls for at least one awake attendant on a secured unit, 24 hours a day, every day.
Soft lights over a small stage, for the Memory Cafe in Bartlett, TN, part of our memory care guide
Memory Makers of the Midsouth holds a Memory Cafe at the Bartlett Public Library on Stage Road, usually the third Friday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Armchairs around a table, for memory care communities in Bartlett, TN
St. Luke's Cottage at Ave Maria Home has 15 studio apartments for residents with dementia and early to mid-stage Alzheimer's disease.
A market stand, for memory care prices in Bartlett, TN
Quail Ridge Senior Living is devoted to memory care and lists it from $6,700 a month.

Two Ways Memory Care Is Priced in Bartlett, TN

Chart of monthly costs for scale: Tennessee assisted living median $5,845, Quail Ridge memory care starting price $6,700, Tennessee nursing home shared room $9,429 and private room $10,038, part of our guide for Bartlett, TN

Quail Ridge Senior Living's $6,700 starting rate includes help with medicines, grooming, bathing and dressing, and meals made by a chef. It also covers memory care features like wellness programs and filtered air. Ave Maria Home doesn't post a number. It lists "predictable monthly fees" and three levels of care.

As published by each community, checked Oct. 16, 2026.

Ave Maria Home's three levels go by how many daily tasks a resident needs help with. Interactive Living covers up to three, Assisted Living up to four, and Enhanced Care five or more. The tasks it counts are bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, incontinence care, escorting and transfers, such as moving from a bed to a chair.

A few things cost extra at St. Luke's Cottage. Direct nursing care, therapy, foot care from a podiatrist, mobile dental visits and the beauty salon carry their own charges.

Memory Care Communities in Bartlett, TN

Ave Maria Home and Quail Ridge Senior Living each hold a Tennessee license as an assisted care living facility. The state's license search shows each one's total beds. It doesn't show how many are for memory care.

St. Luke's Cottage sits on Ave Maria Home's Charles Bryan Road campus, which also has assisted living and a licensed nursing home. Ave Maria writes a care plan for each resident after a formal evaluation. The fee covers professional care around the clock, three home-cooked meals a day and help with medicines. Housekeeping, linens and laundry are part of it, too, along with chapel services and social services.

Quail Ridge Senior Living is devoted to memory care. It also offers transitional assisted living. Suites come in three kinds: private, semi-private and companion. Its team has training in dementia care and cognitive support. Pull cords and motion sensors in each room alert staff. Meals are made by a chef and inspired by the MIND diet. Its HOPE BLOOMS activities are inspired by the Montessori approach. It also lists a sensory spa and a VR (virtual reality) Bucket List Program.

Memory Care in Bartlett, TN

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Memory Care Communities and Their Assisted Care Licenses

Dementia Care at Home Through a Bartlett, TN, Agency

Hands holding a heart beside a meal, for dementia care at home in Bartlett, TN, part of our memory care guide

ComForCare - Memphis East has an office on Stage Road in Bartlett, TN. It runs a dementia program called DementiaWise. The agency gives non-medical help. Its list includes dementia care, safety supervision, medicine reminders and family respite. Respite is a short break for the person who usually gives care. The help comes to the house.

ComForCare's address and its free in-home visit are in the assisted living guide for Bartlett, TN, along with two Medicare-certified home health agencies with offices in Bartlett, TN.

What a Tennessee Secured Unit Shows at Its Annual Survey

What a Tennessee secured memory care unit must show: a team evaluation before move-in, an awake attendant around the clock, daily group activities with attendance records, all shown at the annual survey, part of our guide for Bartlett, TN

What a secured unit is. Tennessee's assisted care rule defines a secured unit as a distinct part of an assisted care living facility where residents are intentionally kept from leaving. The one exception is when life safety rules call for it.

A team check before move-in. At its annual survey, a community with a secured unit has to give survey staff 12 months of records for the unit. One is proof that a team evaluated each resident before move-in. The team includes at least a doctor, a registered nurse and a family member or patient advocate, someone who speaks up for the resident.

Someone awake on the unit. The rule calls for a staffing record kept every day. The staffing plan has to keep at least one attendant awake, on duty and on the unit, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Planned activities. The unit has to show surveyors a calendar of daily group activities. It also shows three months of attendance records.

In Bartlett, TN. Ave Maria Home describes St. Luke's Cottage as a secure setting, and Quail Ridge Senior Living lists a monitored environment. Both hold the assisted care license this rule falls under. Whether a community's memory care is a secured unit in the rule's sense is a good question for a tour.

Overnight Staff, Activities and Other Tour Questions in Bartlett, TN

Ave Maria Home shares a monthly activity calendar for its memory care, so a visit to St. Luke's Cottage can include a look at this month's plans.

  • Is this memory care a secured unit under Tennessee's assisted care rule?
  • Who was on the team that evaluated residents before move-in, and can family take part?
  • How many staff are on the unit overnight, and are they awake?
  • Could I see this month's activity calendar and who came to each activity?
  • At Ave Maria Home, which level of care would fit your family member, and what would move it up?
  • At Quail Ridge Senior Living, does the price change with the suite type, or only with the level of care?
  • What are the visiting hours on the unit?

Private Pay, Insurance and Help for Caregivers in Shelby County

Family Caregiver Support, through the Aging Commission of the Mid-South. This Shelby County program helps people caring for someone of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. It also helps adults caring for someone 60 or older. It gives information and help finding services, plus counseling, support groups and training. Respite and extra services go to caregivers of older adults who can't do at least two daily tasks or need a lot of supervision.

For the memory care itself, it's good to ask Ave Maria Home and Quail Ridge Senior Living in Bartlett, TN, which payments each takes, including private pay and long-term care insurance. A veteran's family can also ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about Aid and Attendance, an added amount paid with a VA pension to a veteran who needs another person's help with daily tasks. Medicare says it doesn't pay for long-term care, such as help with bathing and dressing, so the daily care at St. Luke's Cottage or Quail Ridge Senior Living falls outside it. The assisted living guide for Bartlett, TN explains who qualifies for Aid and Attendance and the state's other payment programs.

Memory Cafe, Caregiver Groups and Dementia Help Near Bartlett, TN

  • Memory Cafe at the Bartlett Public Library. Memory Makers of the Midsouth holds a Memory Cafe at the library on Stage Road. It usually meets on the third Friday of the month, from 1 to 3 p.m. People with memory loss and their caregivers share company and activities, and they learn about help in the area. The group wants memory cafes to meet regularly around greater Memphis, close to where people live. It's good to check the City of Bartlett's calendar for the next session.
  • Alzheimer's Association Tennessee Chapter. The chapter serves families in Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis, and it has a Memphis office. Trained leaders run free support groups for caregivers and for people living with dementia. Groups meet by phone, by video or in person. There are early-stage groups and an online community, too. The chapter also offers the Alzheimer's Association's 24/7 Helpline.
  • Caregiver tip sheets from the state. Tennessee's Department of Disability and Aging offers short guides for family caregivers. Topics include home safety, driving, medicines, and sleep and rest. Others cover bathing, toileting and eating. Some help with the times when someone resists help or feels anxious, angry or upset. You can ask for printed copies by email.

Frequently Asked Questions

At Quail Ridge Senior Living in Bartlett, TN, memory care starts at $6,700 a month and is adjusted to each resident's level of care. A statewide average isn't available, because CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey leaves memory care out. Ave Maria Home sorts residents into three levels of care by how many daily tasks each one needs help with, and it doesn't post a fee.

Quail Ridge Senior Living in Bartlett, TN, lists memory care from $6,700 a month, about $2,700 below Tennessee's 2025 CareScout median of $9,429 for a shared nursing home room. Price isn't the only difference. Under Tennessee's assisted care rule, a community can't keep a resident who needs nursing care all the time.

For someone who qualifies for TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, the benefit to ask about is CHOICES. Its benefit table includes an assisted care living facility service, with room and board paid by the member. Ave Maria Home and Quail Ridge Senior Living in Bartlett, TN, can each say whether they take CHOICES for memory care. For care at home, the Aging Commission of the Mid-South's caregiver program offers counseling, support groups and training. Some caregivers can get respite, too.

At St. Luke's Cottage in Bartlett, TN, Ave Maria Home's 15 studios sit in what it calls a secure setting. Whether that, or Quail Ridge Senior Living's monitored environment, is a secured unit under Tennessee's assisted care rule is a good question for a tour. Under the rule, a secured unit is a distinct part of an assisted care community where residents are kept from leaving. Life safety rules are the one exception.

The Alzheimer's Association Tennessee Chapter has a Memphis office. It runs free support groups by phone, by video or in person. The Alzheimer's Association also has a Helpline that's open 24/7. Closer to home, Memory Makers of the Midsouth holds a Memory Cafe at the Bartlett Public Library, usually on the third Friday of the month. The state's Department of Disability and Aging adds tip sheets for caregivers on topics like home safety and sleep.

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Checked Oct. 16, 2026.

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