Jefferson County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Jefferson County Nursing Home is a 160-bed government-run nursing home in Dandridge, Tennessee. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 37% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 28.4% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Jefferson County Nursing Home
914 Industrial Park RdDandridge, TN 37725
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.90 hours per resident per day, 37% above the Tennessee average. With about 141 residents a day, that works out to roughly 410 aide hours a day, or about 51 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.90 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
28.4% of nursing staff at Jefferson County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Jefferson County Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Jefferson County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 22, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Jefferson County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center Jefferson City | 7.2 | 170 | 2.47 | 3.56 | 34.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Life Care Center of Jefferson City Jefferson City | 7.5 | 121 | 1.94 | 3.54 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Jefferson Park at White Pine White Pine | 9.6 | 30 | 3.92 | 5.76 | 43.1% | 4 | None |
| Newport TN Opco LLC Newport | 10.8 | 150 | 1.85 | 3.28 | 57.0% | 3 | None |
| Sevierville Health and Rehabilitation Center Sevierville | 12.6 | 98 | 2.10 | 3.71 | 42.4% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Morristown Morristown | 13.4 | 161 | 1.77 | 3.35 | 24.6% | 5 | None |
| Tennova Newport Convalescent Center Newport | 14.5 | 56 | 2.14 | 3.37 | 36.6% | 4 | None |
| The Heritage Center Morristown | 14.6 | 197 | 1.96 | 3.64 | 37.4% | 3 | 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.