The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Collegedale

The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of Excellence is a memory care community in Collegedale, Tennessee, serving the surrounding areas including Ooltewah, East Brainerd, and Apison. The community is part of Morning Pointe Senior Living, which has operated senior living communities across the Southeast since 1997.

The community provides specialized memory care services for residents in the early to moderately severe stages of Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss. Care is delivered in a single-story, home-like environment designed without elevators or institutional hallways. Licensed nurses are available on campus around the clock to provide oversight of health, wellness, and medication management, along with personal care assistance such as help with grooming, bathing, and dressing.

Daily life at the community includes restaurant-style dining prepared by a culinary team using local farm-fresh ingredients, with accommodations for specialized diets. Residents participate in exercise classes, live entertainment, organized group outings, and intergenerational programming with local schools and colleges. Programming is designed around individual interests, life experiences, and personal strengths to provide personalized support.

The community offers open studio memory care apartments with spacious designs chosen for convenience and safety. Paint colors and other environmental details are purposefully selected to promote peace and calm. Residents receive 24-hour emergency pendants, and family members can decorate private apartments to make them feel like home. The Lantern is located on the same campus as Morning Pointe of Collegedale, an assisted living community.