Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Pigeon Forge, TN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Pigeon Forge
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Updated on October 27, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Pigeon Forge has a total of 23 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,733 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Pigeon Forge of 6,266, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.29 persons in Pigeon Forge. There were 1,951 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 71.39 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, Pigeon Forge 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 Pigeon Forge and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.75	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.05	2.07 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.05	1.11 / 0.88
All Staff	3.86	3.78 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Pigeon Forge 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 Pigeon Forge there were a total of 3 new cases and 3 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Pigeon Forge

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 Pigeon Forge Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Pigeon Forge, 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 Pigeon Forge

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Pigeon Forge 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
Fort Sanders Tcu 1901 CLINCH AVE KNOXVILLE, TN	0.00
Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center 3916 BOYDS BRIDGE PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	9.33
Life Care Center of Jefferson City 336 WEST OLD ANDREW JOHNSON HWY JEFFERSON CITY, TN	18.67
Shannondale of Maryville Health Care Center 803 SHANNONDALE WAY MARYVILLE, TN	17.33
Ocoee Transitional Care Center LLC 2320 EAST LAMAR ALEXANDER PKWY MARYVILLE, TN	32.00
Island Home Park Health and Rehab 1758 HILLWOOD DRIVE KNOXVILLE, TN	3.33
Sevierville Health and Rehabilitation Center 415 CATLETT RD SEVIERVILLE, TN	22.00
Jefferson County Nursing Home 914 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD DANDRIDGE, TN	33.33
Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center 283 W BROADWAY BLVD JEFFERSON CITY, TN	20.00
Fairpark Health and Rehabilitation 307 N FIFTH ST BOX 5477 MARYVILLE, TN	93.67

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

Facility	Rating
Tsali Care Center 55 ECHOTA CHURCH ROAD CHEROKEE, NC	177.00
Asbury Place at Maryville 2648 SEVIERVILLE RD MARYVILLE, TN	383.50
Smoky Mountain Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Cente 415 COLE DRIVE PIGEON FORGE, TN	227.33 /
Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center 5837 LYONS VIEW PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	365.33 /
Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab 5321 BEVERLY PARK CIRCLE KNOXVILLE, TN	34.00 /
Creekview Health and Rehabilitation 3300 BROADWAY NE KNOXVILLE, TN	57.33
Newport Tn Opco LLC 135 GENERATION DRIVE NEWPORT, TN	51.33
Tennova Newport Convalescent Center 450 COLLEGE ST NEWPORT, TN	34.83
Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville 809 EAST EMERALD AVE KNOXVILLE, TN	40.67 /
Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders 2120 HIGHLAND AVE KNOXVILLE, TN	51.33

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