Find Senior Living & Care in Murfreesboro, TN

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161,445

Population of Murfreesboro

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17,180

Residents aged 65 and older in Murfreesboro

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89

Senior Living & Care Options in Murfreesboro

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$5,377/Month

Average cost of Senior Living & Care in the area.

Murfreesboro, with a population of 161,445, is home to 17,180 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 89 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $5,377.

The City of Murfreesboro says the town became the Rutherford County seat and, in 1818, was named Tennessee's capital for its central location. Two centuries later, that old center still shapes senior living in Murfreesboro, TN.

The Lytle Creek Trail is the most urban part of the City's greenway. It passes within a block of historic downtown. Along the creek, it runs 1.1 miles from Cannonsburgh Village to Old Fort Park. So a creekside walk can start just a block from downtown.

Cannonsburgh Village, a City site on South Front Street, shows about 100 years of early Tennessee life. Self-guided tours are free and take in a gristmill, a schoolhouse, a general store, and a blacksmith's shop. Private rentals sometimes close the village, so the City suggests calling before you go.

Saturday mornings from spring into fall, the Murfreesboro Saturday Market sets up around the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse. Main Street Murfreesboro, a local nonprofit, runs it, not the City. Expect locally grown produce, local meat, fresh eggs, baked goods, area crafters, and local musicians.

Stones River National Battlefield offers a quieter outing. The National Park Service counts nearly seven miles of trails there, and the half-mile Cotton Field trail is paved and accessible. So a short walk there can stay on pavement.

NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals, taken at its Murfreesboro 5 N station, show an average January low of 27.5°F. That's well below freezing, and July's average high climbs to 89.2°F. Plan on warm coats for winter mornings and early starts for summer walks.

Medicare's hospital data lists Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital on Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro, TN. It's an acute care hospital, and emergency services are part of what it offers. Acute care means treatment for a sudden or serious illness or injury. That kind of care is close by if it's needed. The hospital, now called Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, says its emergency department provides care at all hours, every day. Veterans can walk in any day at the urgent care clinic of the VA's Alvin C. York medical center on Lebanon Pike. For emergencies, the VA points veterans to its Nashville, TN, emergency department.

Further down, the page takes each kind of care in turn, from help at home through skilled nursing. Read the one that matches today's needs and the one just past it. Browsing is free for families, and the next step is yours to choose.

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Murfreesboro, TN at a Glance

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The City's St. Clair Senior Center has served older adults since 1980.
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Murfreesboro Transit runs eight bus routes, and every bus is ADA-accessible.
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At MTSU, Tennessee residents 60 and up can audit classes tuition-free, space permitting.
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January low 27.5°F, July high 89.2°F (NOAA normals, 1991 to 2020).

Home Care in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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With home care in Murfreesboro, TN, a person keeps living at home. A paid aide picks up the chores that have grown tiring. An aide might lend a hand with showering, dressing, making lunch, laundry, or a pharmacy run. Some households want two mornings a week. Others want help from breakfast to supper. Aides don't provide medical treatment, and nobody stays overnight unless you set that up. It usually makes sense when the house is still a good match and only some hours of the day need covering. Food is one piece the area already helps with. Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency runs a Meals on Wheels and Senior Dining Program. It serves hot meals at the St. Clair Senior Center and brings meals to homebound residents on weekdays. The Greater Nashville Regional Council, the area's aging agency, also refers Rutherford County residents to Mid-Cumberland for home-delivered meals. When meals are covered, paid hours can go toward bathing, errands, or a walk outside. Each agency works a little differently from the next. On the phone, it helps to find out whether you'll see one regular aide or a rotating crew. You might ask about the shortest shift they'll book and how quickly hours can grow if needs do. It's good to know what background checks and training each aide gets before day one. You may also want to learn who on staff checks in on the work, and how often. Ask what the backup plan is when an aide can't come. If errands and appointments are on the list, it's fair to ask whether aides drive and whose car gets used. Find out, too, how the plan shifts when someone comes home from the hospital. It's also reasonable to ask how the agency staffs a holiday week, when regular aides may be away. A one-page task list, marked with the days each chore falls on, keeps every call on the same script. With that page in hand, the Murfreesboro, TN, home care agencies below are easier to tell apart. The average price of Home Health services in the area is $31 - $32 per hour.
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Independent Living & Active Adult Living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Independent living in Murfreesboro, TN, is a good match for adults who handle their own care. Mowing, gutter cleaning, and fixing drips become someone else's job. Residents live in their own apartments or cottages, often with dining, outings, and transportation on hand. Retirement communities bundle these extras in their own ways, so read the fine print. The city also makes it easy to get outside. A community close to a trailhead makes those outings simpler still. The City's Murfreesboro Greenway System has over 17 miles of trails, bridges, and boardwalks for people of all abilities. Its 16 trailheads open at daylight and close a half hour before sunset. The system's backbone, the Stones River Trail, is an asphalt path that winds 10.5 miles beside the West Fork Stones River. The well-lit Gateway Island Trail stays open until 10 p.m. for after-dinner walks. A 1.4-mile spur from the West College Street Trailhead reaches the battlefield's visitor center. Old Fort Park adds 50 acres, with a large picnic pavilion, restrooms, and a link to the greenway. When it's cold or rainy, Patterson Park Community Center has a 1/8-mile indoor track and an indoor pool. Its field has a 1/5-mile outdoor walking track, and its pass has a seniors category for ages 60 and up. On visits to senior living communities in Murfreesboro, TN, it's smart to find out exactly what the monthly fee buys. Then ask what carries an added charge. You may want to learn whether a shuttle runs to the greenway, the grocery store, and medical offices. Ask for last month's activity calendar, and plan to eat a meal there. It helps to know the pet policy and whether family can stay in a guest suite. You might also ask what support is on site if needs grow, and whether assisted living shares the campus. Once the answers are on paper, the independent living communities in Murfreesboro, TN, below that suit your routine will stand out.
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Assisted Living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Assisted living in Murfreesboro, TN, gives residents their own apartment plus a staff that steps in every day. The help covers the basics of daily life, like a morning shower, getting dressed, keeping medicines on schedule, and getting to meals. Daily, hands-on care is what separates it from independent living. Each resident's plan is written around what they need and updated as that changes. A nursing home serves a different group. It's for people who need skilled nursing care day and night, which assisted living doesn't provide. Tennessee's rules give you a useful tool for comparing assisted living communities in Murfreesboro, TN. State rules call for an unannounced inspection of every licensed assisted living community within 15 months of the last one. If inspectors find a problem, the community gets a written statement of deficiencies. It then has 10 days to send back a plan of correction. When you ask to see a community's latest inspection, look for those two papers side by side. One shows what the state found, and the other shows how the community said it would fix it. During a visit, you might ask who writes each care plan and when it's reviewed. It's good to learn about overnight staffing and the usual wait after a call light goes on. You may want to hear how medicines move from the pharmacy to the resident. Find out what happens after a fall. The same question goes for a resident's return from a hospital stay. It's useful to learn which services fall outside the base rate, and what would push the monthly charge higher. Lunch is a good time to stop by, because a busy dining room reveals how staff and residents interact. You can also ask how the activity schedule includes residents who move slowly or use a wheelchair. A return trip on a Saturday can show you a different crew. Hold each assisted living community in Murfreesboro, TN, below to the same short list, and the gaps between them will show. The average price of care for Assisted Living in the area is $4,753 - $5,047 per month.
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Memory Care in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Memory care in Murfreesboro, TN, is for adults with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. It gives more support and supervision than assisted living does. Doors are secured, the day usually follows a calm and steady routine, and activities are shaped around memory loss. Some communities also add an enclosed garden or courtyard. Not every one has it, so it's a good thing to look for on a visit. Staff get training in dementia care, and that training is a fair topic to dig into. Tennessee's rules draw a clear line. An assisted living community, a secured memory care unit included, can't admit or keep a resident who needs continuous nursing care. That's the point where a nursing home usually takes over. So on each tour, it's smart to ask which health changes would lead to a move. It's also good to know where residents tend to go from there. Family caregivers in Rutherford County have backup, too. The Greater Nashville Regional Council's Family Caregiver Support program offers referrals to services, support groups, and counseling. It also teaches caregivers about Alzheimer's disease and dementia. For those who qualify, it can fund respite care, such as adult day care or in-home respite. When you weigh dementia care in Murfreesboro, TN, make sure to ask what dementia training each caregiver completes. Find out, too, whether it's repeated over time. It's good to ask how the team handles wandering, agitation, or a night when sleep won't come. Ask someone to walk you through an average day, hour by hour, including time outdoors. It helps to know how staff make sure residents eat and drink enough. You might ask how and when the team updates family, and whether relatives can drop in for meals or activities. Ask, too, how a newcomer is gently eased into the daily routine. Listen for answers that describe real residents and real days. They'll give you a clear picture of each memory care community in Murfreesboro, TN, below.
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Long Term Care & Skilled Nursing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Nursing homes in Murfreesboro, TN, give skilled nursing care. They serve people whose health needs a nurse's attention every day, not just a hand with routines. Nurses are on duty 24 hours a day, and therapy is usually part of the care. Some residents stay a short while to get stronger after surgery or a hospital stay. Others make it a long-term home because of a serious, ongoing illness. Assisted living and memory care give personal help and supervision, but they aren't set up for that level of medical care. Before calling, it's a good idea to pull up every home you're weighing in Medicare's Care Compare. On the phone with a home, you might ask how therapy is scheduled and who covers nights and weekends. You could also ask how staff prepare someone to head home. Lay your call notes beside each Care Compare profile, and the skilled nursing homes around Murfreesboro, TN, below get easier to sort. The average price of care for Long Term Care in the area is $8,706 - $9,244 per month.
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Compare Assisted Living Costs in Tennessee

Tennessee's monthly figure for assisted living sits beside the national one in this chart.

Our Tennessee page goes further. It shows what families across the state spend on assisted living, independent living, and home care, plus nursing homes, and how they cover it.

We haven't put memory care prices on our Tennessee page yet. The Greater Nashville Regional Council's Information and Assistance helpline is a good place to start with questions about it.

Tennessee -
$4,900
National Average -
$5,350

Local Resources for Older Adults in Murfreesboro, TN

Older adults in Murfreesboro, TN, and the wider Rutherford County area can turn to these offices and programs. Each link leads to the group itself, so you can confirm hours and details.

  • St. Clair Senior Center. Run by Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation, with classes, fitness, trips, and support groups. St. Clair Senior Center
  • Greater Nashville Regional Council. The state-designated aging and disability agency for Rutherford County, with a no-cost helpline and caregiver support. Aging and Disability Services
  • Murfreesboro Transit accessible service. Lift-equipped buses, ADA paratransit, and Mid-Cumberland mini-buses, explained in one place. Accessible Service
  • Murfreesboro Greenway System. The City's trails, bridges, and boardwalks, with trailhead hours. Greenway System
  • Linebaugh Public Library. Computers, printing, and notary service at the county library's West Vine Street branch. Library locations
  • Mid-Cumberland Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Helps residents and prospective residents of nursing homes and assisted living, in confidence. Mid-Cumberland ombudsman service
  • Medicare Care Compare. Search Medicare's nursing home records by name or by place. Medicare's lookup

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The St. Clair Senior Center, at 325 St. Clair St., is run by Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation. The City says the center has served seniors "without regard to socioeconomic status" since 1980. It's open seven days a week, with early weekday hours and shorter hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Classes cover language, computers, crafts, dance, and health. The center also offers health screenings, fitness, day trips, and volunteer work. There are support groups for caregivers, for people coping with grief, and for people living with Parkinson disease. It's a good place to meet neighbors, whatever kind of care someone chooses.

Murfreesboro Transit, the City's bus system, runs eight routes from its Transit Center on New Salem Highway. Buses run between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, with limited Saturday service. Every bus has a wheelchair lift. The City says not every stop is accessible, though, so it helps to know your stop ahead of time.

For riders who can't use the bus, the City offers complimentary ADA paratransit. Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency runs it. New applicants must live close to a fixed route: within three-quarters of a mile. A professional, usually a primary doctor, also completes a verification. Mid-Cumberland's MCHRA Public Transit runs lift-equipped mini-buses on weekdays, too, requested the day before. The City's transit office can explain which ride fits.

The Greater Nashville Regional Council is the Area Agency on Aging and Disability for Murfreesboro, TN. The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability gave it that job for 13 Middle Tennessee counties. Its Information and Assistance helpline helps older adults and people with disabilities sort out local help and long-term care.

Counselors take calls on weekdays, and talking with one costs nothing. A call before you start touring can turn up services you didn't know to look for, from meals to caregiver support.

Begin with a short list covering daily care needs, the budget, and where family lives. Then tour the assisted living communities on this page that match it. The State of Tennessee lists Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency as the long-term care ombudsman for Rutherford County. Its ombudsman service helps people still deciding on assisted living, not only current residents.

Mid-Cumberland assigns an ombudsman to each county and each community, and it keeps every matter confidential. Seeing a community twice, at different times of day, shows more than one visit can. Bring the same written questions both times, so the answers are easy to compare.

Yes. Middle Tennessee State University's Senior Adult program lets Tennessee residents 60 and older audit classes without tuition charges when space allows. People 65 and older can also register for classes for credit by paying a service fee. Costs for materials and some course fees still apply.

To audit is to attend a class just for the learning, with no grade and no credit. Space is decided class by class. So it helps to contact the university before the term starts to ask how to sign up. For someone weighing independent living, a university in town can add a lot to an ordinary week.

Linebaugh Public Library, a Rutherford County Library System branch at 105 W. Vine St., has a computer lab with printing, a copier, a scanner, and a fax machine. It also offers a driver's license kiosk, notary service, and Wi-Fi, so a few small errands can happen in one stop.

The system's Myrtle Glanton Lord branch, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., is also in Murfreesboro, TN. The library system has a Bookmobile available for bookings in Rutherford County, too. On a tour, you might ask whether the community ever books it for residents.

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Sources, checked Oct. 13, 2026: City of Murfreesboro history, St. Clair Senior Center, Senior Center Activities, Murfreesboro Public Transit, Accessible Service, Murfreesboro Greenway System, Greenway Sections, Old Fort Park, Cannonsburgh Village, Patterson Park Community Center, Greater Nashville Regional Council, GNRC aging services, GNRC Family Caregiver Support, GNRC meals, Tennessee Disability and Aging, Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency, CMS hospital data, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, National Park Service, Murfreesboro Saturday Market, Rutherford County Library System, Middle Tennessee State University, NOAA climate normals, Tennessee assisted care living rules, and Medicare Care Compare.