Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Rutledge, Tennessee, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 23.3% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care
165 Coffey Lane PO Box 26Rutledge, TN 37861
Grainger 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 Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Tennessee average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 140 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 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
23.3% of nursing staff at Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1992
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Jefferson City Jefferson City | 11.1 | 121 | 1.94 | 3.54 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Morristown Morristown | 11.2 | 161 | 1.77 | 3.35 | 24.6% | 5 | None |
| Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center Jefferson City | 11.5 | 170 | 2.47 | 3.56 | 34.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| The Heritage Center Morristown | 12.4 | 197 | 1.96 | 3.64 | 37.4% | 3 | None |
| Buchanan Place New Tazewell | 12.5 | 134 | 2.10 | 3.65 | 36.7% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center Tazewell | 12.6 | 100 | 2.37 | 4.35 | — | 3 | None |
| Willow Ridge Center Maynardville | 14.6 | 77 | 1.84 | 3.11 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Jefferson County Nursing Home Dandridge | 17.9 | 160 | 2.90 | 4.40 | 28.4% | 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.