Knoxville Senior AdvisorThe Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC at 734 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge is an assisted-care living facility licensed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission under ACLF license #128 for 94 residents; 20 of its beds sit inside a secured (locked) unit, and the license runs through September 24, 2027.
Is The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC a state-licensed assisted living facility?
Yes. The Health Facilities Commission carries The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC on its active roster as ACLF #128, with 94 licensed beds and an expiration date of September 24, 2027.
| Field | From the state record |
|---|---|
| HFC license | Assisted-care living facility #128 |
| Licensed capacity | 94 beds |
| Secured memory care beds | 20 |
| Adult day care beds | None reported |
| Current license expires | September 24, 2027 |
| Original licensure | October 1, 1999 |
| Most recent survey on the HFC listing | December 3, 2024 |
| Disciplinary actions on the HFC listing | 0 |
| County | Anderson County |
| Managed by (per HFC) | Premier Senior Living - Delaware, LLC, Mt Pleasant SC |
Licensed since 1999, the building must renew with HFC every year; a license that lapses for more than 60 days has to be applied for again.
Where does The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC rank by size among Anderson County ACLFs?
At 94 licensed beds, The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC ranks 2nd of 7 licensed ACLFs in Anderson County, one of the larger buildings, and holds about 20% of the county's licensed assisted living beds.
Across all seven counties the middle-sized ACLF has 70 beds. Size cuts both ways: a bigger building tends to offer more activities and staff depth, a smaller one fewer handoffs and quieter halls. Ask how many residents share each aide on the day shift and at night.
When was The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC last surveyed by the state?
The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC's last survey date in the state listing is December 3, 2024, 23 months ago at the time of this build.
Tennessee's ACLF rule calls for an unannounced visit within 15 months of the last one, so this date is older than the cycle. Public listings are sometimes updated late; ask the administrator for the most recent statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction that answered it.
This listing is newer than the seven-county median of 38 months.
Is there a secured unit for wandering residents at The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC?
Yes. The October 2026 bed report credits The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC with 20 secured beds within its 94-bed license; Tennessee treats a secured unit as a distinct area where residents are deliberately kept from leaving except as fire safety requires.
Because the unit is locked, the state adds safeguards: a three-person admission evaluation (physician, registered nurse and a family member or advocate), quarterly reviews, a daily staffing record and a round-the-clock awake attendant on the unit itself. Read the full secured-unit rules.
Has the Health Facilities Commission disciplined The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC?
No disciplinary action is listed: the HFC record for The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC shows none, and it is not named in the state's Facility Action and Abuse Reports from January 2025 onward.
An empty enforcement column only means no penalty order was issued. Routine survey citations are fixed through plans of correction and never show up here, so the survey report is still the document to read.
Which hospitals and alternatives are close to The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC in Oak Ridge?
The nearest other licensed ACLF is Alexander Guest House in Oak Ridge (same ZIP by straight line, 74 beds, 17 secured), and the closest acute-care hospital is Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge at about 0.0 miles.
| Facility | Miles (straight line) | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | HFC disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Guest House 83 Kentucky Avenue, 37830 | 0.0 | 74 | 17 | 06/05/2024 | 1 |
| The Courtyard Senior Living Briarcliff 300 Briarcliff Avenue Building #1, 37830 | 0.0 | 50 | 25 | 03/03/2020 | 1 |
| The Glen at Oak Ridge 200 Bus Terminal Road, 37830 | 0.0 | 96 | 22 | 12/18/2024 | 1 |
| Viva Senior Living at Oak Ridge 360 Laboratory Road, 37830 | 0.0 | 62 | 0 | 05/04/2022 | 2 |
| Autumn Care II, LLC 136 Canton Hollow Road, 37934 | 8.8 | 56 | 0 | 03/08/2023 | 1 |
If nursing care becomes necessary, the nearest certified homes are NHC HealthCare, Oakridge (4.8 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and Diversicare of Oak Ridge (5.1 mi, CMS 1 of 5).
Mileage uses ZIP-code centers, so two buildings in one ZIP show as the same spot; drive times along Kingston Pike, Alcoa Highway or I-40 can be much longer than the straight line.
Which questions does The Groves at Oak Ridge, LLC's record raise?
Begin with the questions the public record itself raises: the listed survey is 23 months old: ask for the newest statement of deficiencies and its plan of correction.
- Ask who gives medications: a licensed nurse, or a certified medication aide supervised by one.
- Ask how many staff are awake in the building between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
- Ask how the 20-bed secured unit is staffed at night and on weekends, and request the daily staffing log.
- Ask whether a resident who runs out of savings could stay under TennCare CHOICES, and at what room-and-board rate.
- Ask for the written disclosure of liability insurance and the medication disposal policy, both required before admission.
