Olive Branch Assisted Living

What is Olive Branch Assisted Living licensed for in Dickson, TN?

Olive Branch Assisted Living at 110 Luther Road, Dickson, TN 37055 is an Assisted Care Living Facility licensed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission as ACLF #81, with 58 licensed beds, 58 of them secured memory-care beds. Its status in the Commission's October 2026 report is “Licensed”.

Does Olive Branch Assisted Living have any state enforcement actions on record?

None reported. Olive Branch Assisted Living (ACLF #81) does not appear in any of the 20 monthly Facility Action and Abuse Reports the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission posted for January 2025 through September 2026.

These reports list formal board and executive-director orders such as fines, probation and admission suspensions. They do not list survey deficiencies that were corrected without a penalty, so a clean record here is a good sign but not the whole picture. Request the most recent survey through the Commission's public records portal or ask the community for it.

Does Olive Branch Assisted Living offer memory care?

Yes. Olive Branch Assisted Living reports 58 secured beds to the state, 100% of its 58 licensed beds. Secured beds are the dementia unit Tennessee counts within an ACLF license; there is no separate memory care license.

That is one of the larger secured units in the Dickson area. On a visit, ask how the secured unit is staffed at night, what dementia training staff complete, and which behaviors or care needs would mean a move to a nursing home.

How does Olive Branch Assisted Living compare with other assisted living in Dickson?

By licensed beds, Olive Branch Assisted Living is the largest of 2 licensed ACLFs in the Dickson area and 68th of 98 across the Nashville metro.

Sizes are licensed capacity from the October 2026 HFC report, not current occupancy. A larger community usually means more on-site services; a smaller one often means more consistent caregivers. See every metro ACLF.

How much licensed assisted living does Dickson County have?

Dickson County has 2 licensed ACLFs with 78 beds and 58 secured memory-care beds in the October 2026 HFC report, and Olive Branch Assisted Living holds 74% of those beds.

0 of the county's 2 ACLFs appear in a Commission enforcement report between January 2025 and September 2026. Secured beds make up a sizable share of supply here, which gives families more than one memory care option to compare. See every licensed facility in the Dickson area.

Where do Olive Branch Assisted Living residents go if they need nursing home care?

An ACLF cannot provide 24-hour skilled nursing, so a resident who needs it moves to a nursing home. 2 CMS-certified nursing homes serve the Dickson area, the largest being Nhc Healthcare, Dickson with 191 certified beds.

• Nhc Healthcare, Dickson — Dickson, 191 beds, CCN 445004
• Dickson Health And Rehab — Dickson, 70 beds, CCN 445477

Ask Olive Branch Assisted Living which of these it most often transfers residents to, whether it holds a resident's apartment during a short rehab stay, and how much notice it gives before a permanent move.

What level of care can Olive Branch Assisted Living provide under its license?

As an ACLF, Olive Branch Assisted Living may provide room, board, personal care, medication administration and limited intermittent nursing; its licensed mix is a 58-bed secured unit for residents with dementia, 0 general assisted living beds.

Tennessee's ACLF rule allows outside home health or hospice to serve residents, but a resident who needs continuous skilled nursing generally has to move to a nursing home. Residents can move from the general wing into the secured unit as dementia progresses, which avoids a second move for many families. Ask for the community's written admission and discharge criteria before signing.

What is the area around Olive Branch Assisted Living like for seniors?

Olive Branch Assisted Living sits in ZIP 37055, Dickson, in Dickson County. Proximity to a hospital and to family matters more than most brochures admit. Major hospitals serving the Dickson area include Horizon Medical Center (Dickson), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (regional), TriStar Centennial (Nashville, east).

Dickson is Dickson County's seat and the main commercial hub for the western Nashville fringe, a city of about 16,000 with affordable housing, a stable manufacturing economy, and Horizon Medical Center providing local hospital services.

Horizon Medical Center and NHC Healthcare Dickson anchor a western-fringe market with some of the metro's most affordable senior care — families here have good nursing home options and lean on TennCare CHOICES at high rates.

Neighborhoods families in this area ask about include Downtown Dickson, Highway 70 West corridor, East Dickson, Bakers Crossroads area, Charlotte Pike area. See the Dickson senior care guide for local resources.

What does assisted living near Olive Branch Assisted Living cost in 2026?

Assisted living in the Dickson area typically runs about $3,800–$4,600 a month in 2026, and memory care about $4,400–$5,450. These are this site's area estimates, not Olive Branch Assisted Living's prices, which the community sets itself.

Ask for an itemized rate sheet: base rent, the care-level or points fee, medication management, and any one-time community fee. Compare the all-in monthly figure for your parent's actual needs, not the starting rate. TennCare CHOICES and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs for those who qualify, so ask whether Olive Branch Assisted Living participates. More on assisted living costs in Dickson.

How should you evaluate Olive Branch Assisted Living before signing?

Treat the state record as the floor, not the finish line. Confirm ACLF #81 is active in the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission listings, read its enforcement history above, and request its most recent survey before you sign an admission agreement.

1. Verify the license and status in the HFC facility listings.
2. Request the latest survey and plan of correction through the Commission's records portal.
3. Read the admission agreement for discharge terms, rate-increase notice and care-level pricing.
4. Visit twice, once unannounced near a mealtime or shift change.
5. Ask the regional long-term care ombudsman whether there are complaint patterns you should know about.

What should you ask on a tour of Olive Branch Assisted Living?

Ask Olive Branch Assisted Living about overnight staffing, who gives medications, what the monthly rate includes, and which changes in health would require a move out.

• How are falls and hospital transfers communicated to family, day and night?
• How many caregivers are on duty overnight, and how many residents does each cover?
• Who administers medications, and how are errors reported to families?
• What is included in the base monthly rate, and how are care levels priced?
• What changes in health would require a move out, and how much notice do you give?
• How many staff cover the 58-bed secured unit overnight?