Pricing ranges from
    $4,787 – 6,223/month

    The Lantern at Morning Pointe

    9647 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Compassionate professional dementia care team

    I placed my mom here and am very pleased - the caring, knowledgeable staff (Macy, Jessica, Lisa and many others) made the transition smooth and provide strong Alzheimer's/dementia expertise. The facility is beautiful, clean, and home-like; excellent meals, therapy, and daily activities keep residents engaged, nurses and management communicate clearly, and staff know residents by name, which gives us real peace of mind. I'd recommend this compassionate, professional team to other families.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Pet friendly
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    5.00·(17)

    Overall rating

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    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, name-aware caregiving staff
    • Dementia- and Alzheimer’s-trained memory-care team
    • Effective physical and occupational therapy programs
    • Meaningful cognitive and mental-stimulation programs
    • Active schedule of social and daily entertainment activities
    • Responsive nursing and reception personnel
    • Clear communication and routine care-plan visits
    • On-site management and administrative oversight
    • Clean, well-maintained, attractively decorated interior
    • Comfortable, home-like resident rooms and accommodations
    • Nutritious, well-regarded meals and laundry service
    • Safe environment with attention to resident security
    • Smooth transitions into the community
    • Observable rehabilitation and recovery outcomes
    • Family-focused staff willingness to go above and beyond

    Cons

    • Experience variability tied to staff assignments
    • Adjustment period during initial transition to the community
    • Occasional care-coordination challenges for complex clinical cases

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The Lantern at Morning Pointe is consistently described as a well-kept, home-like memory-care community with a strong emphasis on person-centered caregiving, therapy-driven rehabilitation, and active social programming. Families and visitors commonly highlight compassionate staff, dementia-specific training, and a visible focus on resident engagement and recovery. The facility’s physical environment, decor, and housekeeping are repeatedly characterized as clean and attractive, and on-site management presence is cited as a stabilizing operational feature.

    Care quality and clinical services: Reviews emphasize effective physical and occupational therapy that supports measurable rehabilitation outcomes and increased independence for residents. Nursing staff and medication oversight are described as responsive, and routine care-plan visits and clear communication with families are noted as regular practices. The community’s memory-care expertise is a recurring theme — staff are regularly described as trained in dementia care and knowledgeable about Alzheimer’s-related needs.

    Staff and management: Staff behavior is a dominant positive; caregivers are described as attentive, smiling, and familiar with residents by name, and several individual employees were singled out for praise. Management presence on-site and receptive administrative staff contribute to perceptions of coordination and accountability. Reviewers frequently communicate a sense that staff go beyond minimum expectations to address family concerns and adapt care plans.

    Dining, activities, and daily life: Dining and support services such as laundry receive favorable mention; meals are described as good and services reliable. The community offers a broad calendar of activities — physical exercise, cognitive stimulation, and social events — that families report as meaningful and engaging for residents. These programs are credited with promoting resident happiness and contributing to a peaceful, thriving atmosphere.

    Facilities and transitions: The Lantern’s rooms and common areas are portrayed as comfortable and well-maintained, with an attractive location that families appreciate. Several accounts describe smooth transitions into the community and early signs of resident adjustment and improvement. That said, reviewers also note an expected transition period for some residents as they acclimate to communal living and memory-care routines.

    Notable patterns and caveats: The dominant pattern in these reviews is positive: consistent praise for staff compassion, memory-care competence, therapy outcomes, and engaging programming. Operationally, a few practical caveats emerge — experience can vary with staff assignments, some residents require an adjustment period during admission, and complex clinical situations occasionally create care-coordination challenges. Prospective families should consider discussing shift-to-shift staffing, transition supports, and care-coordination processes during touring and admission to set expectations and confirm alignment with individual needs.

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    Location

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    The Lantern at Morning Pointe is located at 9647 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37922.

    About The Lantern at Morning Pointe

    The Lantern at Morning Pointe sits in Knoxville, Tennessee, as part of a larger Morning Pointe Senior Living campus, and folks will find that it's a memory care community that has a state-of-the-art, one-story layout built to keep residents safe and comfortable if they're living with memory loss, so you'll see a secure environment and round-the-clock supervision given by licensed nurses and trained clinical staff who help with things like health, medication, bathing, grooming, and dressing. The Lantern Alzheimer's Center of Excellence divides its care into two key programs: the Lamplight Program for people with early to moderate Alzheimer's and dementia, and the Lantern Program for folks in the more advanced stages, which means residents get pretty specialized and personalized support matching their needs. The community offers private suites with soft lighting, comfortable beds, and calming decor, and rooms come in studio or two-bedroom setups with sizes at 338 and 577 square feet, and it's pet friendly, so residents can bring their animals, which most say is a comfort in itself.

    There's plenty of community areas, with inviting common spaces like sitting areas arranged in a circle for easier conversation, lots of spots with comfortable seats and big windows for natural light, and a welcoming lobby that feels calm and home-like. Residents can eat and visit at the cafe, or enjoy treats at Mert & Perry's ice cream parlor, and the dining rooms are spacious, bright, and often decorated with touches like chandeliers or cheerful wallpaper. Folks who want fresh air can sit on rocking chairs in the screened porch, walk by the courtyard fountain, or visit the gardens and outdoor spaces. For group fun, there are activity rooms, an area with a community piano, and dedicated rooms for recreation and life enrichment, and residents take part in daily exercise, creative arts, sensory and cognitive programs, and lifelong learning, plus there are intergenerational activities with local schools and colleges, which makes for some livelier days.

    Staff plans care personally with each resident, changing plans as a person's needs change, so residents can get anything from minimal help to comprehensive care, and the staff always checks in regularly to see everyone is alright. The building's two stories include not only advanced memory care in The Lantern section, but also other senior living options on the Morning Pointe campus, like assisted living and independent living, so families can pick what's needed. Transportation is available for appointments or outings, and group trips, live entertainment, and volunteer projects all give residents a chance to participate in the community. Everything is structured to support people with Alzheimer's or dementia at every stage, focusing on safety, engagement, and comfort so they can live in a warm place with both independence and help, and there's a simplicity to the layout and amenities that most would appreciate when looking for a steady, supportive environment for memory care.

    About Morning Pointe Senior Living

    The Lantern at Morning Pointe is managed by Morning Pointe Senior Living.

    Morning Pointe Senior Living, founded in 1997 in Chattanooga, TN, by Greg Vital and Franklin Farrow, operates 41 assisted living and Alzheimer's memory care communities across five southeastern states. Headquartered in Ooltewah, TN, the company serves 2,000+ residents with compassionate care emphasizing hospitality and dignity.

    People often ask...

    The Lantern at Morning Pointe offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,787 per month.

    The Lantern at Morning Pointe offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 18 photos of The Lantern at Morning Pointe on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 9647 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922.

    No, The Lantern at Morning Pointe does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Tennessee, the Department of Health licenses long-term care facilities and publishes board actions and disciplinary records, including consent orders and civil penalties.

    License number0537-00000495
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeAssisted Care Living Facility
    License classLicensed
    Capacity70 residents
    LicenseeAnita Estes
    EffectiveAugust 28th, 2020
    ExpiresAugust 27th, 2026

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