Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home is a 140-bed government-run nursing home in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Tennessee State Veterans' Home. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home
One Veterans WayKnoxville, TN 37931
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 Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Tennessee average. With about 128 residents a day, that works out to roughly 334 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 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
42.4% of nursing staff at Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 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. Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Chain: Tennessee State Veterans' Home, 5 homes
- Legal name: Tennessee State Veterans Home Board
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 18, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation Knoxville | 4.6 | 32 | 1.99 | 3.84 | — | 3 | None |
| Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation Knoxville | 4.6 | 176 | 1.95 | 3.33 | 63.6% | 1 | $74,633 |
| West Hills Health and Rehab Knoxville | 5.2 | 194 | 2.11 | 3.41 | 77.0% | 3 | None |
| Diversicare of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · SFF candidate | 7.1 | 120 | 1.55 | 2.96 | 58.0% | 1 | $205,329 |
| Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center Knoxville · SFF candidate | 7.6 | 222 | 2.01 | 3.55 | 59.4% | 1 | $12,038 |
| NHC Healthcare, Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | 7.7 | 128 | 2.13 | 3.86 | 57.5% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Farragut Knoxville | 8.1 | 106 | 2.04 | 4.15 | 46.2% | 5 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders Knoxville | 9.8 | 160 | 2.28 | 3.98 | 50.4% | 3 | $9,770 |
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.