Southeast Memphis covers the neighborhoods south of Interstate 240 and east of the airport: Parkway Village and Oakhaven, Fox Meadows, Hickory Hill, Southwind and Riverdale, running out toward the Collierville and Mississippi state lines along Winchester Road, Kirby Parkway and Hacks Cross Road.
The area mixes mid-size assisted living buildings, including one built entirely as a secured Alzheimer's residence, with a couple of long-established nursing homes. For hospital care, residents typically use Baptist Memorial in East Memphis, Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown or Baptist Memorial-Collierville, depending on which side of the area they live on.
How many licensed senior care options are in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind?
Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission records list 4 licensed assisted-care living facilities (246 beds) and 2 nursing homes (300 beds) in the Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind part of Memphis (ZIP codes 38115, 38118, 38125, 38141, 38138).
| Available in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind | Not available in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (HFC records) | Assisted-care living facilities: 4, Nursing homes: 2, Home health agencies: 3, Hospices: 1 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Homes for the aged |
| Secured / Alzheimer's units | 4 buildings | — |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind?
Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind has 4 licensed ACLFs on the state's current records, 3 with a secured memory care unit; the largest is Southbreeze Assisted Living with 88 beds.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | State disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southbreeze Assisted Living 3168 Hacks Cross Road, 38125 | ACLF | 88 | 32 | 12/05/2022 | 1 |
| Heritage at Irene Woods 4580 Forest Hill Irene Road, 38125 | ACLF | 69 | 30 | 12/19/2022 | 0 |
| Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence 3575 Hacks Cross Road, 38125 | ACLF | 49 | 49 | 04/03/2025 | 1 |
| Fireside Villa 3535 Kirby Parkway, 38115 | ACLF | 40 | 0 | 03/02/2022 | 0 |
What nursing homes are in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind, and how does CMS rate them?
2 licensed nursing homes are in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind, with 300 licensed beds; 1 of the 2 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Blues Health & Rehabilitation 3933 Allenbrooke Cove, 38118 | 2 of 5 | 180 | October 2, 2025 | 1 |
| Kirby Pines Manor 3535 Kirby Parkway, 38115 | 5 of 5 | 120 | June 3, 2025 | 2 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind?
3 licensed home health agencies and 1 licensed hospice list an office in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind; agencies usually serve clients well beyond their office ZIP code.
- Beacon Home Health — home health agency, license #239, first licensed 1982
- Best Nurses, Inc. — home health agency, license #621, first licensed 2008
- Optum Women's and Children's Health, LLC — home health agency, license #459, first licensed 1998
- Gentiva (Branch) — hospice, license #369, first licensed 1998
Have any Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind facilities faced state enforcement?
Yes: HFC's listings show disciplinary actions on file for 2 licensed facilities in Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind, the most recent dated June 24, 2026 against Southbreeze Assisted Living.
- Apple Grove Alzheimer's and Dementia Residence: 1 action listed, latest April 7, 2021
- Southbreeze Assisted Living: 1 action listed, latest June 24, 2026
Each facility's page lists the orders and penalties. An old action is not the same as a current problem; ask what changed.
Which hospitals are closest to Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind?
Measured from the center of the area, the closest acute-care hospitals on the Health Facilities Commission's hospital report are Saint Francis Hospital (about 2.5 miles) and Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown (about 3.9 miles).
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis is about 5.6 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centroids, useful for comparison but not drive times.
