The Lodge at Natchez Trace

What is The Lodge at Natchez Trace licensed for in Nashville, TN?

The Lodge at Natchez Trace at 8207 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37221 is an Assisted Care Living Facility licensed by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission as ACLF #367, with 122 licensed beds, 18 of them secured memory-care beds. Its status in the Commission's October 2026 report is “Licensed”.

Does The Lodge at Natchez Trace have any state enforcement actions on record?

Yes. The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission's monthly Facility Action and Abuse Reports list 1 formal action against ACLF #367 between January 2025 and September 2026, most recently in April 2025.

• April 2025: Consent Order assessing one (1) Civil Monetary Penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) (Commission report)

A civil monetary penalty (CMP) is a fine the Commission assesses for violations found during a survey or complaint investigation. The reports list the order, not the underlying findings, so ask The Lodge at Natchez Trace to show you the survey behind the action and its accepted plan of correction.

Does The Lodge at Natchez Trace offer memory care?

Yes. The Lodge at Natchez Trace reports 18 secured beds to the state, 15% of its 122 licensed beds. Secured beds are the dementia unit Tennessee counts within an ACLF license; there is no separate memory care license.

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 The Lodge at Natchez Trace compare with other assisted living in Nashville?

By licensed beds, The Lodge at Natchez Trace is the 6th-largest of 26 licensed ACLFs in the Nashville area and 12th 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 Davidson County have?

Davidson County has 26 licensed ACLFs with 2,633 beds and 776 secured memory-care beds in the October 2026 HFC report, and The Lodge at Natchez Trace holds 5% of those beds.

5 of the county's 26 ACLFs appear in a Commission enforcement report between January 2025 and September 2026, and 4 Residential Homes for the Aged add 58 small-home beds. 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 Nashville area.

Where do The Lodge at Natchez Trace 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. 20 CMS-certified nursing homes serve the Nashville area, the largest being Trevecca Center For Rehabilitation And Healing Llc with 240 certified beds.

• Trevecca Center For Rehabilitation And Healing Llc — Nashville, 240 beds, CCN 445112
• Bethany Center For Rehabilitation And Healing Llc — Nashville, 180 beds, CCN 445159
• The Mckendree Post Acute & Rehabilitation — Hermitage, 180 beds, CCN 445491
• Green Hills Center For Rehabilitation And Healing — Nashville, 150 beds, CCN 445267
• Nashville Center For Rehabilitation And Healing Ll — Nashville, 142 beds, CCN 445512

Ask The Lodge at Natchez Trace 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 Lodge at Natchez Trace provide under its license?

As an ACLF, The Lodge at Natchez Trace may provide room, board, personal care, medication administration and limited intermittent nursing; its licensed mix is a 18-bed secured unit for residents with dementia, 104 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 The Lodge at Natchez Trace like for seniors?

The Lodge at Natchez Trace sits in ZIP 37221, Nashville, in Davidson County. Families usually shortlist communities within an easy drive of the people who visit most. Major hospitals serving the Nashville area include Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown, Ascension Saint Thomas West, TriStar Centennial Medical Center.

Nashville is Tennessee's capital and the metro's population hub, with about 700,000 residents in Davidson County and a fast-growing 65+ population spread across established neighborhoods from Green Hills and Belle Meade to the Hermitage and Antioch corridors.

Anchored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center — one of the Southeast's premier academic medical centers — and the Ascension Saint Thomas and TriStar networks, Nashville offers the widest range of TDH-licensed senior care in Tennessee, from Residential Homes for the Aged to large Assisted-Care Living Facilities and specialty memory-care programs.

Neighborhoods families in this area ask about include Green Hills, Belle Meade, West Nashville, East Nashville, Germantown, Antioch. See the Nashville senior care guide for local resources.

What does assisted living near The Lodge at Natchez Trace cost in 2026?

Assisted living in the Nashville area typically runs about $4,300–$5,200 a month in 2026, and memory care about $5,000–$6,200. These are this site's area estimates, not The Lodge at Natchez Trace'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 Lodge at Natchez Trace participates. More on assisted living costs in Nashville.

How should you evaluate The Lodge at Natchez Trace before signing?

A good decision rests on three checks: the state record, the contract and a second visit. Confirm ACLF #367 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. Ask what was corrected after the April 2025 action and how it is monitored now.
4. Read the admission agreement for discharge terms, rate-increase notice and care-level pricing.
5. Visit twice, once unannounced near a mealtime or shift change.
6. 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 Lodge at Natchez Trace?

Ask The Lodge at Natchez Trace about overnight staffing, who gives medications, what the monthly rate includes, and which changes in health would require a move out.

• Do you accept TennCare CHOICES, VA Aid & Attendance or long-term care insurance?
• 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?
• How many staff cover the 18-bed secured unit overnight?