Elmcroft Senior Living

The Elmcroft way of caring for seniors begins with committed, caring people in a warm and welcoming environment where residents receive personalized senior living services and opportunities for meaningful social interaction and recreation. 

The residents of Elmcroft delight in a full schedule of enriching social activities, highlighted by three healthy, specially prepared meals each day. With the comfort a licensed staff on-hand 24 hours a day, residents can relax and enjoy their greatest level of independence.

Elmcroft takes pride in its associates, carefully selecting only those who demonstrate a generous heart, a warm spirit and a genuine compassion for others. Each day, our caregivers put their hearts to work. Together, they create a special bond with the people they serve - making everyone feel like they're a part of the Elmcroft family.

While many places can meet a resident's everyday needs, Elmcroft focuses on enriching every day of each resident's life. The Elmcroft way nourishes the mind, body and spirit.

Elmcroft Senior Living FAQ

Q: What is senior living?
A: The Senior Living Federation of America (ALFA) defines an Senior Living residence as a special combination of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the needs -- both scheduled and unscheduled -- of those who need help with activities of daily living.
Q: What is the philosophy of senior living?
A: ALFA members subscribe to a 10-point philosophy of care:
  1. Offering cost-effective quality care that is personalized for individual needs
  2. Fostering independence for each resident
  3. Treating each resident with dignity and respect
  4. Promoting the individuality of each resident
  5. Allowing each resident choice of care and lifestyle
  6. Protecting each resident's right to privacy
  7. Nurturing the spirit of each resident
  8. Involving family and friends, as appropriate, in care planning and implementation
  9. Providing a safe, residential environment
  10. Making the senior living residence a valuable community asset
Q: What is senior living and how is it different from a nursing home?
A: The key difference between a senior living community and a nursing home is that an senior living community does not provide complex nursing care. Some senior living communities are set-up to meet the needs of Alzheimer's and dementia residents while others are not.

A senior living community provides help to residents with their activities of daily living or ADLs. (See question #3 above regarding services offered in senior living residences.) In addition, a senior living community provides transportation to and from medical appointments, as well as arranges social activities and outings.
Q: How do I know if it's time for me to look at senior living?
A: The answer to this question is as unique as each individual person and their needs. Typically, the move to senior living is based on a person's need for some help with activities of daily living. Since there are a variety of senior living communities and service offerings, it can also be an option for family members that are out of the area who want their loved one to have someone around to help them if need be and in a safe environment.
Q: What Financial Options are available?
A: There are many different financial options. There are traditional options such as cash, CDs, Retirement Savings, Pensions, Social Security, and home sale. There are also home equity options, insurance options, life care funding, Government options, and more. Click here to learn more about financial options available.
Q: My dad is a veteran of war. Are there any benefits provided to veterans and their widows?
A: After you subtract all medical deductions from your monthly income, is your income $975/month for a single veteran or $1500/month for a veteran with one dependent? Many items you might not imagine can be included in the subtracted medical deductions to offset your monthly income, such as prescriptions including over-the-counter medications if written on your doctor’s prescription form, mileage to doctor’s appointments, doctor visits, emergency room visits, special shoes, hearing aids, walkers and wheelchairs, etc. Call us or your local Department of Verterans Service for more information.
Q: What should I look for during a tour?
A: "Expect staff members to know the residents by their names."
– When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone

"Warnings include an arts-and-crafts room that seems unused and few people in the common areas and activities. (This may signal a half-full and financially unstable community.) Look for genuinely warm relationships between staff and residents. Request a copy of the contract and house rules; consider reluctance to part with such crucial information "a red flag."
– Consumer Reports Complete Guide to Health Service for Seniors

"Ask to see rooms that are not part of the regular tour. "For example, most communities will happily show off their dining area but not volunteer to let you go backstage to the kitchen. Many have model rooms or apartments . . . ask if you can see one that's currently occupied."
– The Unofficial Guide to Eldercare

"Consider your needs six months from now. "For example, [you] now walk with a cane but may need a wheelchair next year (even if only for part of the day). Are there access ramps? Ask about kitchen modifications, an emergency pull cord, accessible shelving units. Who pays if these modifications are needed?"
– How to Care for Your Parents

"Consider the mix of residents. Are they at a comparable level of functioning? Are they active and interesting? Do they share your interests? If a community has shared rooms, how are roommates matched, and what happens if you don't like your roommate?"
– How to Care for Aging Parents

"For residents with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, the nature of the relationship between staff and residents is particularly critical. Most personnel will tell you they are experienced, but "you want staff trained to provide special attention to residents . . . not merely to shuttle them from one place or activity to another."
– Beat the Nursing Home Trap
Q: Under what circumstances can they ask me to move out?
A: "When a resident is in the hospital, many communities send a representative to talk with hospital staff about her post-release care needs. The community "may refuse to take her back until she has reached a lower level of care."
– When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone

"All communities have move-out policies, but many are more flexible with established residents than with prospective ones – for example, by allowing them to contract privately for additional health care so they can remain."
– Beat the Nursing Home Trap
Q: I don't like being told how to live, but I need some help. To what extent can I retain my autonomy in an senior living environment?
A: "Residents in senior living communities "usually maintain a relatively high degree of independence and privacy. They generally have their own phones, many have at least minimal private cooking facilities, and are usually free to entertain guests and visitors just as they would in a private apartment situation."
– The Unofficial Guide to Eldercare

Contact Information

Address: Three Locations
Website: http://elmcroftal.com/
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8024 Gleason Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 690-3550
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7521 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938
(865) 925-2668
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901 Teasel Drive, Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 245-7212
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