NHC Healthcare, Knoxville: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare, Knoxville is a 127-bed for-profit nursing home in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 57.7% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
NHC Healthcare, Knoxville
809 East Emerald AveKnoxville, TN 37917
Knox 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 NHC Healthcare, Knoxville, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Tennessee average. With about 96 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 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
57.7% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare, Knoxville left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 29.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. NHC Healthcare, Knoxville holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare, Knoxville
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Knoxville LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Knoxville
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Creekview Health and Rehabilitation Knoxville | 0.7 | 91 | 1.89 | 3.37 | 66.7% | 2 | None |
| Fort Sanders Tcu Knoxville · many days without an RN | 2.4 | 24 | 1.63 | 5.18 | — | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders Knoxville | 2.4 | 160 | 2.28 | 3.98 | 50.4% | 3 | $9,770 |
| Island Home Park Health and Rehab Knoxville | 3.1 | 95 | 1.96 | 3.37 | 39.1% | 4 | $21,715 |
| Holston Health & Rehabilitation Center Knoxville | 3.8 | 94 | 2.28 | 3.76 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab Knoxville | 4.1 | 271 | 1.79 | 3.13 | 66.7% | 3 | None |
| Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center Knoxville · SFF candidate | 5.7 | 222 | 2.01 | 3.55 | 59.4% | 1 | $12,038 |
| West Hills Health and Rehab Knoxville | 6.4 | 194 | 2.11 | 3.41 | 77.0% | 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.