Life Care Center of Jefferson City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Jefferson City is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Jefferson City, Tennessee, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 52.6% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Life Care Center of Jefferson City
336 West Old Andrew Johnson HwyJefferson City, TN 37760
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 Life Care Center of Jefferson City, nurse aides logged 1.94 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Tennessee average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 183 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 1.94 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.89 | 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
52.6% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Jefferson City left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 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. Life Care Center of Jefferson City holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Jefferson City
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Jefferson City Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 21, 1992
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Jefferson City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center Jefferson City | 0.4 | 170 | 2.47 | 3.56 | 34.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Jefferson County Nursing Home Dandridge | 7.5 | 160 | 2.90 | 4.40 | 28.4% | 3 | None |
| Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care Rutledge | 11.1 | 132 | 1.81 | 3.27 | 23.3% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Morristown Morristown | 11.5 | 161 | 1.77 | 3.35 | 24.6% | 5 | None |
| The Heritage Center Morristown | 13.1 | 197 | 1.96 | 3.64 | 37.4% | 3 | None |
| Jefferson Park at White Pine White Pine | 14.4 | 30 | 3.92 | 5.76 | 43.1% | 4 | None |
| Sevierville Health and Rehabilitation Center Sevierville | 17.0 | 98 | 2.10 | 3.71 | 42.4% | 4 | None |
| Newport TN Opco LLC Newport | 17.6 | 150 | 1.85 | 3.28 | 57.0% | 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.