Our campus visitation is being guided by public health and state and local guidelines. These include Governor Lee’s thresholds for visitation to senior communities, which are set at no more than 10 new cases per 100,000 people in the county. See Tennessee’s Epicurves page for current county information. Our current visitation details are below.

Screening & Safety Measures: We all have a responsibility to support and protect each other. All persons entering our community will follow our screening procedures, which includes a temperature check and questionnaire. All residents, associates, and visitors are required to wear a mask on campus and to practice physical distancing.

Health Care Neighborhoods

Window and Virtual Visits: We are currently scheduling window and virtual visits for residents of our Assisted Living and Health Care Centers. To schedule a visit please contact:

Diane Hutchinson at the Health Care Center/Chestnut, 865-738-2852

Ivey Williamson at Assisted Living Legacy, 865-738-2803

Amy Wilson at Alpine/Beech, 865-738-2833

Residential Living

Residents who leave the community for errands or day trips are required to follow our screening process upon return. Residents who leave the campus for more than 24 hours are required to self-quarantine upon return.

Residents are required to contact Erin Butler 865-738-2841, ebutler@asbury.org if they have any symptoms, have been hospitalized, been out of town, or suspect exposure to COVID-19. Please also notify our Infection Preventionist, Lori Tucker, RN immediately at 865-738-2802 so that we may begin contact tracing on campus.

Self-quarantine: Residents who self-quarantine are required to self-isolate for 14 days. They may go outside and walk with Masks but we ask they do so privately during their quarantine period. We are currently providing delivery service of packages and meals for these individuals. For details contact Erin Butler.

External housekeeping vendors are permitted on campus and must follow our screening process before entering and when exiting. Both housekeeper and resident must wear masks, no deep cleaning, no vacuuming, resident and housekeeper must stay in separate rooms.

Dining Services

The Bistro is currently closed for dining in, but phased reopening plans are being developed. Daily (M-F) menus continue to be provided for residents, offering a wide range of fresh meal options. Delivery is available if needed.

Wellness Services

The Wellness Center is currently closed, but phased reopening plans are being developed. Walking trails are open! Exercise classes are being held several times a week other programs and events are being held via Zoom. Other outdoor fitness classes are being phased back in with appropriate distancing and masking, and we are scheduling one-on-one consultations. For a current schedule or more information call Rebekah Roberts, 865-738-2812, rroberts@asbury.org

Residential Common Areas & Amenities

• Bistro is open for meal pick-up (M-F)
• Housekeeping from external vendors for apartment and cottage residents is allowed. Screening is required.
• Pastoral care calls and visits are ongoing.
• Walking trails are open.
• Wood working shop will soon be open. Please follow sanitation, physical distancing and wear masks.

Mail and Packages: Residents of our apartments and cottages are receiving mail and packages as usual. Packages for residents of our Health Care Center should be brought to our screening location on the ground floor and then will be delivered to the resident. Packages for Assisted Living residents may be dropped off at the Legacy AL Building in the front lobby; for Alpine/Beech on the porch area; staff will see that they are delivered. No homemade food may be dropped off at this time for any residents. Store bought in the original container is okay.

On-Campus Grocery Services: Limited groceries are available on our campus through our dining partner Sodexo. They can be billed to residents and picked up or delivered contact-free (if service desired) to their home. Please contact The Bistro to order groceries: 865-238-9090. Grocery orders need to be placed 24 hours in advance.

Asbury Place Maryville underwent universal testing at our Health Care Center in late May and employees of our Health Care Center are being tested weekly per Governor Lee’s mandate. As of July 10, close to 4,000 tests have been administered across the Asbury Communities system, with a positivity rate of 1.6 percent.

Residential Living: A resident who believes they may have been exposed to COVID or is showing symptoms recognized by the CDC as being possible markers of COVID-19, should contact their physician for testing or visit a local testing center. Please also notify our Infection Preventionist, Lori Tucker, RN immediately at 865-738-2802 so that we may begin contact tracing on campus.

Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing: Residents are monitored daily for any signs identified as potentially symptomatic of COVID-19 per CDC guidelines. Additional measures are implemented in line with Asbury’s system-wide infection-control algorithm, including quarantine in a specially designed area of the building.