Knoxville Senior AdvisorSevierville, the Sevier County seat, and Pigeon Forge are best known for tourism, from Dollywood to the Parkway, but they are also home to a growing number of retirees. Sevierville has about 19,000 residents and Pigeon Forge about 6,600.
LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville is the county's hospital. Licensed assisted living is concentrated in Sevierville, including a building licensed entirely as secured memory care, and both towns have a nursing home. Seasonal traffic on the Parkway and US-441 can double travel times in summer and October.
How much licensed senior care is in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge, Tennessee?
Sevierville & Pigeon Forge had about 29,323 residents in the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, and the Health Facilities Commission lists 3 licensed assisted-care living facilities and 2 nursing homes with local addresses.
| License type | Licenses | Licensed beds |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted-care living facilities | 3 | 187 |
| ACLF secured (memory care) beds | — | 77 |
| Homes for the aged | 0 | 0 |
| Nursing homes | 2 | 218 |
| Home health agencies (office here) | 2 | — |
| Hospices (office here) | 2 | — |
For context, Sevier County as a whole has about 22,700 residents aged 65 and older (22.4% of the population) and 2,014 aged 85 and older.
What licensed assisted living is in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
State records show 3 licensed ACLFs in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge, ranging from Spring Arbor of Sevierville at 56 beds to Brookdale Sevierville at 70; 3 report a secured memory care unit.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Secured / Alzheimer's beds | Last state survey | HFC disciplinary actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Sevierville 1020 Middle Creek Road, 37862 | ACLF | 70 | 14 | 12/31/2024 | 0 |
| Freedom Senior Living, LLC 2951 Boyds Creek Highway, 37876 | ACLF | 61 | 7 | 10/12/2022 | 1 |
| Spring Arbor of Sevierville 1102 Medical Park Court, 37862 | ACLF | 56 | 56 | 12/11/2024 | 3 |
Where is memory care in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
3 licensed buildings in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge report 77 secured or Alzheimer's beds on the October 2026 bed report, and 1 of them is licensed entirely as secured memory care.
- Spring Arbor of Sevierville: 56 secured of 56 beds (assisted-care living facility)
- Brookdale Sevierville: 14 secured of 70 beds (assisted-care living facility)
- Freedom Senior Living, LLC: 7 secured of 61 beds (assisted-care living facility)
Tennessee has no memory care license; the bed report is the official record. See every secured unit in the seven counties.
What nursing homes serve Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
2 licensed nursing homes with 218 beds are in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge; 1 of the 2 rated by CMS hold four or five stars overall.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Latest CMS health inspection | Health deficiencies (latest cycle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center 415 Cole Drive, 37863 | 1 of 5 | 120 | January 5, 2024 | 7 |
| Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center 415 Catlett Road, 37862 | 4 of 5 | 98 | March 4, 2026 | 1 |
Which home health and hospice agencies have offices in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
2 licensed home health agencies and 2 licensed hospices list an office in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge; an agency's office location does not limit where it sends staff.
- Amedisys Home Health (Branch) (home health agency, license #150, licensed since 1984)
- University of TN Medical Center-Home Car (home health agency, license #156, licensed since 1983)
- Caris Healthcare (Branch) (hospice, license #611, licensed since 2003)
- Gentiva (Branch) (hospice, license #369, licensed since 1998)
Have Sevierville & Pigeon Forge facilities faced Tennessee enforcement?
Yes. The HFC listings show disciplinary actions for 3 licensed facilities in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge; the most recent on file is dated February 25, 2026, against Spring Arbor of Sevierville.
- Freedom Senior Living, LLC: 1 listed, latest September 5, 2018
- Spring Arbor of Sevierville: 3 listed, latest February 25, 2026
- Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center: 2 listed, latest October 23, 2024
An action from years ago is not proof of a current problem. Each facility's page links the orders; ask what changed.
Which hospitals are closest to Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
From the middle of Sevierville & Pigeon Forge, the nearest acute-care hospitals on the state's hospital report are Covenant Health LeConte, about 3.6 miles away, and Prisma Health-Blount Memorial Hospital, about 15.1 miles.
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is about 16.3 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centers, good for comparison but shorter than real drives.
Who provides free help for older adults in Sevierville & Pigeon Forge?
Sevier County residents reach ETHRA's AAAD at 1-866-836-6678 for program screening, meals and the county office on aging.
The East Tennessee District Long-Term Care Ombudsman at ETHRA (865-691-2551 ext. 4223) covers this county too, and TN SHIP (1-877-801-0044) gives free Medicare counseling.
