Diversicare of Copper Basin: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diversicare of Copper Basin is a 135-bed nonprofit nursing home in Copperhill, Tennessee, part of Diversicare Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Tennessee average of 2.12.
Diversicare of Copper Basin
166 Industrial Drive PO Box 518Copperhill, TN 37317
Polk 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 Diversicare of Copper Basin, nurse aides logged 1.60 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Tennessee average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 61 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.60 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.86 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Diversicare of Copper Basin in this release. 2 administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Diversicare of Copper Basin holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Diversicare of Copper Basin
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Diversicare Healthcare, 44 homes
- Legal name: Dac of Copperhill LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Diversicare of Copper Basin
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge Blue Ridge | 9.5 | 101 | 2.06 | 3.70 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Murphy | 15.0 | 134 | 2.16 | 3.40 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay Ellijay | 22.4 | 110 | 2.26 | 3.92 | 45.9% | 3 | None |
| Union County Nursing Home Blairsville | 24.4 | 150 | 1.92 | 3.54 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
| Etowah Health and Rehabilitation Etowah | 25.1 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.22 | — | 1 | $21,692 |
| Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation Etowah | 27.1 | 88 | 1.97 | 3.98 | — | 5 | $8,697 |
| Murray Woods of Journey LLC Chatsworth | 27.3 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.27 | 18.4% | 1 | $15,092 |
| Life Care Center of Cleveland Cleveland | 31.3 | 142 | 1.92 | 3.73 | 32.9% | 2 | None |
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.