Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Chattanooga, TN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Chattanooga
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Chattanooga has a total of 25 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,393 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Chattanooga of 415,501, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 122.46 persons in Chattanooga. There were 2,358 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 69.50 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Chattanooga has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Chattanooga and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.63	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.09	2.07 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.05	1.11 / 0.88
All Staff	3.76	3.78 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Tennessee.

COVID-19 Infections in Chattanooga Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Chattanooga there were a total of 3 new cases and 3 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Chattanooga

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Chattanooga Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Chattanooga, TN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Chattanooga

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Chattanooga based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Dade Health and Rehab 1234 HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH TRENTON, GA	4.00
Life Care Center of Hixson 5798 HIXSON HOME PLACE HIXSON, TN	16.67
Life Care Center of East Ridge 1502 MCDONALD ROAD CHATTANOOGA, TN	18.67
The Center For Advanced Rehab at Parkside 110 PARK CITY ROAD ROSSVILLE, GA	9.33
Life Care Center of Ooltewah 5911 SNOW HILL ROAD OOLTEWAH, TN	8.67
Life Care Center of Collegedale 9210 APISON PIKE COLLEGEDALE, TN	17.33
Life Care Center of Cleveland 3530 KEITH ST NW CLEVELAND, TN	24.67
Nhc Healthcare, Chattanooga 2700 PARKWOOD AVE CHATTANOOGA, TN	24.00
The Health Center at Standifer Place 2626 WALKER RD CHATTANOOGA, TN	16.67
Nhc Healthcare, Sequatchie 360 DELL TRAIL DUNLAP, TN	18.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Chattanooga based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Nhc Healthcare Rossville 1425 MCFARLAND AVE ROSSVILLE, GA	349.83 /
Ascension Living Alexian Village Tennessee 671 ALEXIAN WAY SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN	143.33
Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe 2403 BATTLEFIELD PKWY FORT OGLETHORPE, GA	38.67
Life Care Center of Red Bank 1020 RUNYAN DR CHATTANOOGA, TN	87.33
Viviant Healthcare of Chattanooga 8249 STANDIFER GAP ROAD CHATTANOOGA, TN	95.67
Bradley Health Care and Rehab 2910 PEERLESS RD CLEVELAND, TN	23.33 /
Soddy-Daisy Health Care Center 701 SEQUOYAH ROAD SODDY-DAISY, TN	22.67
Siskin Subacute West 1 SISKEN PLAZA CHATTANOOGA, TN	298.50
Ridgewood Manor Health and Rehabilitation 1110 BURLEYSON DRIVE DALTON, GA	26.67
Regency Park Health and Rehabilitation 1212 BROADRICK DRIVE DALTON, GA	50.00

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