Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Knoxville, TN

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

Updated on December 8, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Knoxville has a total of 31 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,888 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Knoxville of 586,048, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 150.73 persons in Knoxville. There were 2,759 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 70.96 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, Knoxville 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 Knoxville and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.70	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	1.88	2.07 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.08	1.11 / 0.88
All Staff	3.66	3.78 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Knoxville 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 Knoxville there were a total of 4 new cases and 4 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Knoxville

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 Knoxville Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Knoxville 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
Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center 3916 BOYDS BRIDGE PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	9.33
Fort Sanders Tcu 1901 CLINCH AVE KNOXVILLE, TN	0.00
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home ONE VETERANS WAY KNOXVILLE, TN	4.67
Nhc Healthcare, Farragut 120 CAVETT HILL LANE KNOXVILLE, TN	32.00
Wellpark at Shannondale 7512 MIDDLEBROOK PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	10.00
Ocoee Transitional Care Center LLC 2320 EAST LAMAR ALEXANDER PKWY MARYVILLE, TN	32.00
Shannondale of Maryville Health Care Center 803 SHANNONDALE WAY MARYVILLE, TN	17.33
Life Care Center of Jefferson City 336 WEST OLD ANDREW JOHNSON HWY JEFFERSON CITY, TN	18.67
Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care 165 COFFEY LANE RUTLEDGE, TN	14.00
Island Home Park Health and Rehab 1758 HILLWOOD DRIVE KNOXVILLE, TN	3.33

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

Facility	Rating
Asbury Place at Maryville 2648 SEVIERVILLE RD MARYVILLE, TN	383.50
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
Diversicare of Oak Ridge 100 ELMHURST DR OAK RIDGE, TN	314.67
Summit View of Rocky Top 204 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD ROCKY TOP, TN	370.67
Smoky Mountain Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Cente 415 COLE DRIVE PIGEON FORGE, TN	226.67 /
Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center 5837 LYONS VIEW PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	365.33 /
Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center 283 W BROADWAY BLVD JEFFERSON CITY, TN	20.00
Andersonville Tn Opco LLC 3382 ANDERSONVILLE HIGHWAY ANDERSONVILLE, TN	20.00
West Hills Health and Rehab 6801 MIDDLEBROOK PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN	20.67

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