Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Etowah, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Tennessee average of 2.12.
Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation
886 Hwy 411 NorthEtowah, TN 37331
Mc Minn 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 Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Tennessee average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 1.97 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 14, 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 2 fines totaling $8,697 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Fine | $4,680 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lifepoint Health, 8 homes
- Legal name: Athens Regional Medical Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 5, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Etowah Health and Rehabilitation Etowah | 2.6 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.22 | — | 1 | $21,692 |
| Life Care Center of Athens Athens · abuse citation | 7.2 | 128 | 2.03 | 3.54 | 29.4% | 2 | $19,145 |
| NHC Healthcare, Athens Athens | 7.6 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.07 | 50.8% | 5 | None |
| Monroe Health and Rehabilitation Center Madisonville | 12.6 | 85 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 43.5% | 3 | None |
| Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing Sweetwater | 15.1 | 90 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 53.1% | 2 | None |
| Wood Village Sweetwater | 16.7 | 89 | 2.01 | 3.48 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Decatur | 19.1 | 88 | 2.27 | 3.52 | 58.6% | 3 | None |
| Bradley Health Care & Rehab Cleveland | 23.5 | 213 | 1.89 | 3.42 | 51.0% | 1 | $8,999 |
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.