The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna

    10540 Cedar Grove Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Friendly staff and compassionate care

    I'm very pleased with this facility. The staff are friendly, caring, and knowledgeable - management communicates well and consistently. My mom is happy, well cared for, and comfortable; move-in help, 24-hour nursing, great food, and plenty of activities gave us real peace of mind. Clean, well-appointed, and welcoming - I would recommend it to families seeking compassionate, dependable care.

    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
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • 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

    4.11·(61)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      4.1
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • 24-hour nursing availability
    • Varied, large-portion meal offerings
    • Table service by waitstaff
    • Weekly housekeeping services
    • Diverse activity programming (bingo, bowling, seasonal events)
    • Multiple common areas and on-site amenities (gym, library, gathering rooms)
    • On-site transportation services
    • Apartment-style assisted living layout
    • Proactive move-in assistance and transition support
    • Family-owned, resident-centered organizational focus
    • Affordable and competitive pricing
    • Close proximity to a hospital
    • Welcoming, compassionate staff and personalized attention
    • Well-maintained, hotel-like interior aesthetics

    Cons

    • High frontline staff turnover
    • Inconsistent staff coverage and shift reliability
    • Delays in attending to residents and incontinence-care response
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation standards
    • Gaps in dementia/memory-care preparedness
    • Inconsistent medication-administration practices
    • Inconsistent meal-service timing and occasional quality decline
    • Insufficient supervisory training and oversight of new hires
    • Personal-item management and tracking gaps
    • Gaps in fall-detection and clinical-incident response
    • Variable family communication and staff conduct

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed but clear pattern: the community offers a number of tangible amenities and conveniences that many families value, yet operational inconsistencies create variability in day‑to‑day resident experience. Strengths commonly cited include a 24-hour nurse presence, an apartment-style assisted living layout, robust common spaces, and an active events calendar. The dining program and larger dining rooms are also frequently praised for varied menus, large portions, and table service. Many families also comment positively on proactive move‑in assistance, the facility’s aesthetic (hotel-like interiors), and its proximity to local medical resources.

    Care and staffing: Care quality descriptions are polarized. Numerous accounts praise individual caregivers as compassionate, attentive, and effective at helping residents settle and socialize. At the same time, there are recurrent operational concerns: high turnover among frontline staff, reports of inconsistent shift coverage (including night shifts), and instances of delayed response to resident needs. Several reviewers raised concerns about timeliness of incontinence care and delays in locating or responding to falls. There are also comments suggesting gaps in supervisory training and that new hires are sometimes oriented by peers rather than through formal management oversight. Together these patterns point to variability in reliability and continuity of direct care.

    Dining and housekeeping: The facility’s food program receives substantial positive feedback for variety, portion size, and social dining. However, reviews also note inconsistent meal‑service timing (including delayed meals) and occasional declines in food quality or overcooked items. Housekeeping is provided on a weekly schedule and many find the building well maintained, yet there are recurring reports of inconsistent room cleaning, spotty housekeeping execution, and localized odor concerns. These mixed observations suggest the housekeeping program functions adequately in many areas but may lack consistent coverage or quality control in others.

    Activities and facilities: The community’s activity offerings and physical layout are frequently described as strengths. Large meeting rooms, a gym, library, seasonal programming, church services, bingo, and outings (including on-site bowling in some descriptions) contribute to social engagement and a “resort-like” feel for many residents. At the same time, a subset of families felt activity options were insufficiently tailored or limited for residents with advanced cognitive, vision, or communication impairments, indicating variability in programming inclusivity.

    Management, policies, and notable patterns: The operator’s family-owned, resident-centered branding is reflected in positive reports of supportive management and standout staff members, but there are also repeated concerns about leadership consistency and staff conduct toward families. Operational gaps identified across reviews include medication-administration inconsistencies, personal-item security and tracking problems (lost hearing aids/glasses), and uneven communication with families. There are also expressed concerns about the facility’s readiness to manage more advanced dementia needs. Prospective families should weigh the facility’s clear amenity and staffing advantages against the variability in day‑to‑day operations and may wish to verify current staffing levels, dementia-care protocols, medication administration safeguards, housekeeping schedules, and personal-item policies during their tour or decision process.

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    Location

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    The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna is located at 10540 Cedar Grove Rd, Smyrna, TN, 37167.

    About The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna

    The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna serves seniors who need extra help with daily activities and offers care for residents with memory loss like Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, and the community has 92 apartments, with 68 for assisted living and 24 set aside for memory care, so there's a range of support depending on each person's needs, and residents get 24-hour supervision with certified staff always on duty to help with bathing, dressing, or taking medicine, while the memory care program includes tailored routines and activities focused on safety and keeping skills sharp, as well as spaces specially designed for comfort and familiarity, like a memory care sitting area with armchairs and a bookcase. Meals come from a professional chef and are served in an elegant dining room with allergy and diabetes-friendly choices, plus vegetarian options, and there's a popular assisted living coffee and beverage bar with Folgers coffee and refreshments. Apartments are comfortable, including private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, telephones, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and emergency alert systems for peace of mind, and there's housekeeping, laundry service, and all utilities included, so residents don't need to worry about chores.

    The community has lots of spaces for relaxing and meeting others, such as a Florida Room, a movie theater with reclining chairs, a library, a TV lounge with a fireplace, a game room, and a garden for walking or sitting, as well as an enclosed courtyard and porches with rocking chairs. Residents can join community-sponsored outings, art and music programs, games, fitness or wellness activities, and devotional services both on and off site, helping everyone stay active and connected, plus short-term respite care is available through the Guestpitality program for families who need a break. The staff members, including Certified Nursing Assistants and a dedicated team led by administrator Jennifer Langford, provide care that covers physical, emotional, and spiritual needs while always aiming for kindness and patience. Special training helps staff deliver reminiscence therapy and support for those with dementia, and the building's design-like a welcoming living room with a fireplace, an elegant staircase, and plenty of natural light-adds to an inviting, safe feel. Suites for assisted living include cozy features like a recliner, TV, wall art, and comfortable beds, and the on-site salon offers hair styling with all the usual equipment.

    The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna is licensed and regularly checked by the State of Tennessee, and the community's received recognition for having high-quality care and engaging activities, and there's easy access for wheelchairs, pet access, and parking. Transportation for errands or outings is available, either complimentary or at an extra charge, and residents can attend a full calendar of social, educational, and entertainment activities. There's a focus on encouraging independence, so the care team works with each resident to set up personalized plans built around their skills, routines, and what makes them comfortable-whether that's health needs, social interests, spiritual activities, or life enrichment opportunities-and seniors can count on safety features like secure spaces for those in memory care and emergency call systems throughout the building. Meals are nutritious, adjusted for dietary needs, and prepared with quality ingredients to support health, and residents over 55 can find companionship, comfort, and activities that add purpose to every day while skilled nursing and rehabilitation are also available if needed. As part of the larger Tennessee Health Care Association, with connections to nurse training and education programs, the Pavilion does its best to help seniors feel safe, valued, and as independent as possible, with a staff that understands the ups and downs of later life.

    People often ask...

    The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,711 per month.

    The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna offers assisted living and memory care.

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    The full address for this community is 10540 Cedar Grove Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167.

    No, The Pavilion Senior Living Smyrna 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 number0537-00000296
    StatusLapsed
    Facility typeAssisted Care Living Facility
    License classLapsed
    Capacity92 residents
    LicenseeJennifer Langford
    EffectiveDecember 11th, 2009
    ExpiresJune 3rd, 2026

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