Ave Maria Home Assisted Living is a 101-bed assisted-care living facility at 2795 Charles Bryan Road in Bartlett, Shelby County, holding Tennessee Health Facilities Commission ACLF license #56, licensed through September 1, 2027; 15 of those beds are in a secured memory care unit.
What does Tennessee's license record show for Ave Maria Home Assisted Living?
Yes: the Health Facilities Commission lists Ave Maria Home Assisted Living as a licensed ACLF with 101 beds, larger than the 78-bed median for the 35 licensed ACLFs in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ACLF #56 (HFC), status Licensed |
| License expires | September 1, 2027 |
| First licensed | March 2, 2000 (about 26 years) |
| Licensed beds | 101 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 15 |
| Adult day care beds | 0 |
| Last state survey (HFC listing) | April 30, 2026 |
| Disciplinary actions listed by HFC | 0 |
First licensed in 2000, the license must be renewed each year; a lapse of more than 60 days means reapplying and a new inspection.
How recent is Ave Maria Home Assisted Living's last state survey?
According to the state listing, surveyors last visited Ave Maria Home Assisted Living on April 30, 2026 (6 months back).
That is within the 15-month cycle the ACLF rule sets for unannounced inspections (0720-26-.05(1)). Ask Ave Maria Home Assisted Living for the statement of deficiencies from that visit and its plan of correction; the rule gives facilities ten days to return a plan after deficiencies are cited.
Across all 35 licensed ACLFs in the three counties, the median gap since the last listed survey is 27 months.
Has Ave Maria Home Assisted Living been fined by the Health Facilities Commission?
HFC lists no disciplinary action for Ave Maria Home Assisted Living, and the Facility Action and Abuse Reports published since January 2025 do not name it.
A clean enforcement record is not the same as a clean inspection: routine deficiencies are cited and corrected without a penalty order. Ask for the latest statement of deficiencies.
Does Ave Maria Home Assisted Living have a secured memory care unit?
Yes: HFC's October 2026 bed report lists 15 secured beds at Ave Maria Home Assisted Living out of 101, which Tennessee defines as a distinct part of the facility where residents are intentionally denied egress except for life safety.
Tennessee's secured-unit rule asks for one awake attendant on the unit at all times, a three-person evaluation before admission, a quarterly review of whether the placement still fits, and yearly Alzheimer's training for 100% of unit staff (0720-26-.08(9)). Ask Ave Maria Home Assisted Living for its daily staffing pattern on the unit. See how Tennessee regulates secured units.
What are the alternatives to Ave Maria Home Assisted Living nearby?
The closest other licensed ACLF is American House Bartlett in Bartlett, in the same ZIP code, with 116 beds and 2 disciplinary actions on its HFC record.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | State disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American House Bartlett 3345 Kirby Whitten Road, 38134 | 0.0 | 116 | 0 | 04/20/2026 | 2 |
| Foxbridge Assisted Living and Memory Care 2180 Mangum Road, 38134 | 0.0 | 149 | 36 | 01/12/2022 | 3 |
| Quail Ridge Alzheimer's Special Care Center 2820 Kirby Whitten Parkway, 38134 | 0.0 | 66 | 66 | 12/06/2022 | 2 |
| Avaline at River Oaks 1645 West Massey Road, 38120 | 3.5 | 125 | 26 | 03/27/2026 | 4 |
| Belmont Village 6605 North QUAIL HOLLOW ROAD, 38120 | 3.5 | 120 | 24 | 12/08/2022 | 2 |
Which hospitals are near Ave Maria Home Assisted Living?
Ave Maria Home Assisted Living is in Bartlett, Shelby County; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, about 3.5 miles away by straight line.
Next is Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett at about 4.6 miles. Distances use ZIP-code centroids, so treat them as approximate.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Ave Maria Home (3.8 mi, CMS 2 of 5) and Signature Healthcare of Memphis (3.8 mi, CMS 5 of 5).
What should we ask on a tour of Ave Maria Home Assisted Living?
Use the state data to steer the tour: ask for the most recent HFC statement of deficiencies and how each item was corrected.
- 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.
