Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center is a 127-bed for-profit nursing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Vertical Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 77.6% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center
8249 Standifer Gap RoadChattanooga, TN 37421
Hamilton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Tennessee average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
77.6% of nursing staff at Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $6,509 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $6,509 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Vertical Health Services, 15 homes
- Legal name: Standifer Gap Rd Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1988
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Health Center at Standifer Place Chattanooga | 2.0 | 444 | 2.18 | 3.83 | 44.9% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Collegedale Collegedale | 3.5 | 124 | 1.91 | 3.35 | 35.8% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Ooltewah Ooltewah | 4.3 | 120 | 2.24 | 4.25 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of East Ridge Chattanooga | 6.5 | 108 | 2.37 | 4.43 | 48.0% | 3 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga Chattanooga | 8.5 | 200 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 51.0% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe | 9.3 | 135 | 1.82 | 3.31 | 58.2% | 5 | $16,530 |
| Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe | 9.7 | 120 | 1.58 | 2.70 | 47.4% | 3 | $10,699 |
| Life Care Center of Hixson Hixson | 10.3 | 108 | 2.50 | 4.17 | 44.0% | 1 | $22,205 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.