Shelby County is the urban core of the region: the City of Memphis plus Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Arlington, Lakeland and Millington, with about 910,226 residents in 2025 Census estimates. Nearly all of the region's hospitals and most of its licensed senior care are here.
Because Shelby County is so large, we break it down by Memphis area and by suburb; the links below go to each one. The county is part of the Aging Commission of the Mid-South's four-county area, which is also the Memphis Delta ombudsman district.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Shelby County, Tennessee?
Shelby County had about 151,180 residents 65 and older (16.6% of 910,226) and 14,390 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission lists 31 licensed ACLFs, 4 homes for the aged and 25 nursing homes there.
| Available in Shelby County | Not available in Shelby County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (HFC records) | Assisted-care living facilities: 31, Homes for the aged: 4, Nursing homes: 25, Home health agencies: 27, Hospices: 10 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Every category is represented |
| Secured / Alzheimer's units | 28 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located within Shelby County?
Of Shelby County's 31 licensed ACLFs, 16 have Memphis or Cordova addresses and 15 are in the suburban cities; the table breaks both down.
Where do Shelby County families get free senior help?
Shelby County is served by the Aging Commission of the Mid-South, the Area Agency on Aging and Disability for Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Lauderdale counties, at (901) 222-4111; the long-term care ombudsman for the same counties is the Memphis Delta District program at MIFA (901-529-4565).
Licensing complaints go to the Health Facilities Commission at 1-877-287-0010; suspected abuse goes to Adult Protective Services at 1-888-277-8366. As of October 2026, no PACE organization serves the county; TennCare CHOICES and OPTIONS for Community Living are the main public programs for care at home.
Which hospitals serve Shelby County seniors?
The Health Facilities Commission's hospital report lists 9 adult acute-care hospital campuses in Shelby County run by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Baptist Memorial, Saint Francis and Regional One Health, plus inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals.
- Regional One Health (Memphis)
- Methodist University Hospital (Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals, Union Ave.) (Memphis)
- Methodist South (Memphis)
- Methodist North (Memphis)
- Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown (Germantown)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (Memphis)
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville (Collierville)
- Saint Francis Hospital (Memphis)
- Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett (Bartlett)
