Whitehaven and South Memphis stretch south of downtown from the river through South Memphis, Westwood and Whitehaven to the Mississippi line, along Elvis Presley Boulevard, Third Street and Interstate 55, with Orange Mound and the airport area on the eastern side. Methodist South Hospital on Wesley Drive is the area's acute-care hospital.
Licensed senior care here is concentrated in a few large nursing homes rather than assisted living, and HFC's records show far fewer ACLF options than in the eastern half of the city. Families in these ZIP codes who want assisted living often look at Southeast Memphis or, across the state line, DeSoto County, where Mississippi's rules apply instead of Tennessee's.
How many licensed senior care options are in Whitehaven & South Memphis?
Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission records list 0 licensed assisted-care living facilities (0 beds) and 2 nursing homes (360 beds) in the Whitehaven & South Memphis part of Memphis (ZIP codes 38106, 38109, 38114, 38116, 38132).
| Available in Whitehaven & South Memphis | Not available in Whitehaven & South Memphis | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (HFC records) | Homes for the aged: 1, Nursing homes: 2 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Assisted-care living facilities, Home health agencies, Hospices |
| Secured / Alzheimer's units | — | No secured unit in Whitehaven & South Memphis |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Whitehaven & South Memphis?
Whitehaven & South Memphis has 0 licensed ACLFs and 1 home for the aged on the state's current records, 0 with a secured memory care unit; the largest is Ashley's Total Home Care with 6 beds.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | State disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley's Total Home Care 1741 Holman Pl, 38114 | RHA | 6 | 0 | 05/29/2019 | 0 |
What nursing homes are in Whitehaven & South Memphis, and how does CMS rate them?
2 licensed nursing homes are in Whitehaven & South Memphis, with 360 licensed beds; 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1250 Farrow Road, 38116 | 1 of 5 | 240 | May 13, 2025 | 10 |
| Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center 200 South Parkway West, 38109 | 3 of 5 | 120 | August 5, 2025 | 5 |
Have any Whitehaven & South Memphis facilities faced state enforcement?
Yes: HFC's listings show disciplinary actions on file for 2 licensed facilities in Whitehaven & South Memphis, the most recent dated February 25, 2026 against Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
- Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: 4 actions listed, latest February 25, 2026
- Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center: 2 actions listed, latest February 1, 2023
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 Whitehaven & South Memphis?
Measured from the center of the area, the closest acute-care hospitals on the Health Facilities Commission's hospital report are Methodist South (about 2.9 miles) and Methodist University Hospital (Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals, Union Ave.) (about 4.9 miles).
Regional One Health is about 6.0 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centroids, useful for comparison but not drive times.
