Covenant Living Communities and Presbyterian Homes of Tennessee Have Closed on an Affiliation

Covenant Living Communities and Services and Presbyterian Homes of Tennessee, have closed on an affiliation with two communities in the metropolitan area of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Shannondale of Knoxville, located in Knoxville, Tennessee sits on 50 acres and offers independent living and assisted living comprising of 228 apartments, homes, and duplexes. Shannondale of Maryville, just 24 miles south of Knoxville, sits on 34 acres and offers independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing with 237 apartments, homes and duplexes.

Covenant Living is among the nation’s top ten nonprofit senior living organizations in the country. Under the agreement, the two communities are now affiliate members and governed, operated, and managed by Covenant Living.

“This affiliation is really bringing together two organizations with very similar missions and values of providing exceptional services for both residents and employees,” said David Erickson, president and CEO of Covenant Living. “We currently operate in 10 states, and this gives Covenant Living an opportunity to expand our services to older adults in the Southeastern part of the country and adding an eleventh state to our portfolio.”

“Covenant Living’s reputation and sound financial practices will provide additional strength and access to resources for operational efficiencies, national contracts, management expertise, as well as capital improvements,” said Scott Phillips, president and CEO of Shannondale. “Shannondale has a rich 57-year history and by affiliating with Covenant Living, the two communities are poised with strength to continue well into the future.”

There are approximately 170 full and part-time employees between the two communities and Covenant Living has started on their transition of employment through onboarding to their benefits with the organization.

Since 2019, Covenant Living also added Covenant Living at Inverness in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Three Crowns Park in Evanston, Illinois and Covenant Living of Keene in Keene, New Hampshire.