NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Dunlap, Tennessee, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 46.6% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie
360 Dell Trail PO Box 878Dunlap, TN 37327
Sequatchie 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, Sequatchie, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Tennessee average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 231 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.14 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 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
46.6% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie holds 5 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Sequatchie LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Soddy-Daisy Health Care Center Soddy-Daisy | 15.6 | 134 | 1.96 | 3.69 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| Ascension Living Alexian Village Tennessee Signal Mountain | 17.2 | 114 | 2.25 | 4.05 | 49.0% | 1 | $226,846 |
| Life Care Center of Hixson Hixson | 17.8 | 108 | 2.50 | 4.17 | 44.0% | 1 | $22,205 |
| Laurelbrook Nursing Home Dayton | 17.9 | 50 | 2.87 | 4.12 | 21.7% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center of Red Bank Chattanooga | 18.7 | 148 | 2.17 | 3.59 | 61.2% | 2 | $8,512 |
| Bledsoe County Nursing Home Pikeville | 20.7 | 50 | 1.77 | 3.26 | 46.2% | 4 | None |
| Siskin Subacute West Chattanooga | 23.2 | 108 | 2.81 | 5.86 | 26.4% | 5 | $93,919 |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga Chattanooga | 24.1 | 200 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 51.0% | 4 | 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.