Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence is a 49-bed assisted-care living facility at 3575 Hacks Cross Road in Memphis, Shelby County, holding Tennessee Health Facilities Commission ACLF license #301, licensed through May 21, 2027; every bed is in a secured unit.
Is Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence in Memphis licensed by the state of Tennessee?
HFC's listing shows ACLF license #301 for Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence, 49 beds and an expiration date of May 21, 2027; at 49 beds it is smaller than the typical licensed ACLF in the three counties (78 beds).
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ACLF #301 (HFC), status Licensed |
| License expires | May 21, 2027 |
| First licensed | March 18, 2009 (about 17 years) |
| Licensed beds | 49 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 49 |
| Adult day care beds | 30 |
| Last state survey (HFC listing) | April 3, 2025 |
| Disciplinary actions listed by HFC | 1 |
First licensed in 2009, the license must be renewed each year; a lapse of more than 60 days means reapplying and a new inspection.
Is Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence's state inspection up to date?
HFC's facility listing gives April 3, 2025 as the date of Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence's last survey, about 18 months before this page was built.
That is longer than the 15-month interval Tennessee's ACLF rule sets for unannounced inspections (0720-26-.05(1)). The public listing can lag behind actual visits, so ask Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence for its most recent statement of deficiencies and plan of correction, which it should be able to produce.
Across all 35 licensed ACLFs in the three counties, the median gap since the last listed survey is 27 months.
Has Tennessee taken disciplinary action against Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence?
Yes. HFC lists 1 disciplinary action against Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence, the most recent dated April 7, 2021; Tennessee's civil penalties for ACLFs run up to $1,000 per violation for care and records problems and up to $3,000 per resident for keeping an inappropriately placed resident.
- April 7, 2021: 3 CMPs assessed for a total assessment of $1,000.00 — Violation affecting the health, safety and welfare of residents.
Penalties alone do not tell you how serious the problem was. Read the order linked from the HFC listing, then ask how the plan of correction is being monitored.
How many memory care beds does Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence have?
Yes: HFC's October 2026 bed report lists 49 secured beds at Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence, the whole building, which Tennessee defines as a distinct part of the facility where residents are intentionally denied egress except for life safety.
A secured unit must keep at least one awake attendant physically on the unit around the clock, admit residents only after a physician, a registered nurse and a family member or advocate evaluate them, review each placement quarterly, and train every unit worker each year (0720-26-.08(9)). Ask Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence for its daily staffing pattern on the unit. See how Tennessee regulates secured units.
Which assisted living facilities are closest to Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence?
The closest other licensed ACLF is Heritage at Irene Woods in Memphis, in the same ZIP code, with 69 beds and 0 disciplinary actions on its HFC record.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | State disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage at Irene Woods 4580 Forest Hill Irene Road, 38125 | 0.0 | 69 | 30 | 12/19/2022 | 0 |
| Southbreeze Assisted Living 3168 Hacks Cross Road, 38125 | 0.0 | 88 | 32 | 12/05/2022 | 1 |
| Brookdale Germantown 7701 Poplar Avenue, 38138 | 4.1 | 54 | 0 | 04/14/2026 | 0 |
| Ciel of Germantown 8199 Poplar Avenue, 38138 | 4.1 | 60 | 26 | 06/26/2025 | 1 |
| Gardens of Germantown 3179 Professional Plaza Drive, 38138 | 4.1 | 62 | 62 | 05/13/2024 | 3 |
Which hospitals are near Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence?
Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence is in the Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind part of Memphis; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown, about 4.1 miles away by straight line.
Next is Saint Francis Hospital at about 4.9 miles. Distances use ZIP-code centroids, so treat them as approximate.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Kirby Pines Manor (3.6 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and The Village at Germantown (4.0 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
What should families ask Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence before moving in?
Start with what its own record raises: ask what led to the April 7, 2021 order and what monitoring is in place now.
- The listed survey date is 18 months old; ask for the most recent survey report and plan of correction.
- Ask how many staff are awake overnight, and whether medications are given by licensed nurses or certified medication aides.
- Ask to see the secured unit's daily staffing log; the rule requires it to be recorded every day.
- Ask whether the facility accepts TennCare CHOICES members for Assisted Care Living Facility services, and what room and board costs if it does.
- Ask for the written fee schedule; Tennessee requires 30 days' notice of any fee change and written disclosure of liability insurance before admission.
