The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia

What is The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia licensed for in Columbia, TN?

The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia at 851 West James Campbell Blvd., Columbia, TN 38401 is an Assisted Care Living Facility licensed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission as ACLF #165, with 74 licensed beds. Its status in the Commission's October 2026 report is “Licensed”.

Does The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia have any state enforcement actions on record?

None reported. The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia (ACLF #165) 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 The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia offer memory care?

The state report lists no secured (dementia) beds for The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia, so it does not report a secured memory care unit. Residents with mild memory loss may still be accepted in assisted living; ask directly.

Licensed memory care nearby: Poplar Estates Retirement Center (16 secured beds), Morning Pointe of Columbia (15 secured beds).

How does The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia compare with other assisted living in Columbia?

By licensed beds, The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia is the largest of 4 licensed ACLFs in the Columbia area and 55th 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 Maury County have?

Maury County has 7 licensed ACLFs with 412 beds and 103 secured memory-care beds in the October 2026 HFC report, and The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia holds 18% of those beds.

0 of the county's 7 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 Columbia area.

Where do The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia 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. 5 CMS-certified nursing homes serve the Columbia area, the largest being Magnolia Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center with 181 certified beds.

• Magnolia Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center — Columbia, 181 beds, CCN 445465
• Life Care Center Of Columbia — Columbia, 123 beds, CCN 445236
• Nhc-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center — Columbia, 112 beds, CCN 445030
• Nhc Healthcare, Columbia — Columbia, 106 beds, CCN 445109
• Mt Pleasant Healthcare And Rehabilitation — Mount Pleasant, 72 beds, CCN 445374

Ask The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia 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 The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia provide under its license?

As an ACLF, The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia may provide room, board, personal care, medication administration and limited intermittent nursing; its licensed mix is 74 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. Because this community has no secured unit, a resident who begins to wander would usually need to move. Ask for the community's written admission and discharge criteria before signing.

What is the area around The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia like for seniors?

The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia sits in ZIP 38401, Columbia, in Maury County. Proximity to a hospital and to family matters more than most brochures admit. Major hospitals serving the Columbia area include Maury Regional Medical Center, NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center, TriStar Centennial (Nashville, north, regional).

Columbia is Maury County's seat, a historic city of about 42,000 with a growing industrial base, affordable housing, and a strong community identity — the Maury Regional Medical Center is the anchor health system for the entire south metro.

Maury Regional Medical Center anchors a value-priced south-metro market — Columbia has one of the larger nursing home inventories outside Davidson County, and families here lean on TennCare CHOICES at higher rates than in Williamson County.

Neighborhoods families in this area ask about include Downtown Columbia, Creekside, Highway 31 South, Bear Creek Pike, Westridge, Riverside area. See the Columbia senior care guide for local resources.

What does assisted living near The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia cost in 2026?

Assisted living in the Columbia area typically runs about $3,800–$4,600 a month in 2026. These are this site's area estimates, not The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia'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 The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia participates. More on assisted living costs in Columbia.

How should you evaluate The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia before signing?

Treat the state record as the floor, not the finish line. Confirm ACLF #165 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 The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia?

Ask The Bridge Assisted Living at Life Care Center of Columbia about overnight staffing, who gives medications, what the monthly rate includes, and which changes in health would require a move out.

• 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 long have the administrator and the lead nurse been in their roles?
• Can we read the most recent state survey and your plan of correction?
• Do you accept TennCare CHOICES, VA Aid & Attendance or long-term care insurance?