Life Care Center of East Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of East Ridge is a 108-bed for-profit nursing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 48.0% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Life Care Center of East Ridge
1502 McDonald RoadChattanooga, TN 37412
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 Life Care Center of East Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.37 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Tennessee average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.37 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.43 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.07 | 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
48.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of East Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 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. Life Care Center of East Ridge holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of East Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: East Ridge SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 13, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of East Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe | 3.2 | 135 | 1.82 | 3.31 | 58.2% | 5 | $16,530 |
| Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe | 3.3 | 120 | 1.58 | 2.70 | 47.4% | 3 | $10,699 |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga Chattanooga | 4.6 | 200 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 51.0% | 4 | None |
| The Center for Advanced Rehab at Parkside Rossville | 4.6 | 125 | 2.61 | 4.32 | 45.5% | 3 | None |
| NHC Healthcare Rossville Rossville | 5.3 | 112 | 1.83 | 3.10 | 57.5% | 2 | $57,077 |
| The Health Center at Standifer Place Chattanooga | 6.0 | 444 | 2.18 | 3.83 | 44.9% | 4 | None |
| Siskin Subacute West Chattanooga | 6.3 | 108 | 2.81 | 5.86 | 26.4% | 5 | $93,919 |
| Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center Chattanooga | 6.5 | 127 | 1.70 | 3.22 | 77.6% | 1 | $6,509 |
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.