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Four Chattanooga assisted living facilities named among best in US

Staff File Photo / The Bridge at Ooltewah, an assisted living community that opened in 2014, was named among the best older adult living communities in the U.S. in 2026 by U.S. News & World Report.
Staff File Photo / The Bridge at Ooltewah, an assisted living community that opened in 2014, was named among the best older adult living communities in the U.S. in 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. Staff File Photo / The Bridge at Ooltewah, an assisted living community that opened in 2014, was named among the best older adult living communities in the U.S. in 2026 by U.S. News & World Report.

Four Chattanooga assisted living facilities were named among the best in the country on the U.S. News & World Report list of top older adult living communities published Tuesday.

One of the facilities, American House Hamilton Place on Gunbarrel Road, was recognized as high performing in both assisted living and memory care.

The list is separate from a U.S. News & World Report list of top nursing homes, which was released in November and included four Chattanooga facilities.

Top Chattanooga senior living facilities

— American House Hamilton Place, 1502 Gunbarrel Road: High performing on assisted living with accolades for management and staff, enrichment, location and food. High performing on memory care with accolades for management and staff, care and location

— American House Shallowford, 7127 Lee Highway: High performing on assisted living with accolades for management and staff, care, enrichment, location and food

— Brookdale Hixson, 4515 Hixson Pike: High performing on assisted living with accolades for management and staff, care, location and food

— The Bridge at Ooltewah, 5901 Snow Hill Road: High performing on assisted living with accolades for management and staff, care, enrichment and food

Source: U.S. News & World Report Best Senior Living Communities 2026

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