Tennova Newport Convalescent Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tennova Newport Convalescent Center is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Newport, Tennessee. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 36.6% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Tennova Newport Convalescent Center
450 College StNewport, TN 37821
Cocke 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 Tennova Newport Convalescent Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Tennessee average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 100 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.37 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
36.6% of nursing staff at Tennova Newport Convalescent Center 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 Mar 8, 2023. 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. Tennova Newport Convalescent Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Tennova Newport Convalescent Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Tennova Newport Convalescent Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Newport TN Opco LLC Newport | 3.7 | 150 | 1.85 | 3.28 | 57.0% | 3 | None |
| Jefferson Park at White Pine White Pine | 8.0 | 30 | 3.92 | 5.76 | 43.1% | 4 | None |
| Jefferson County Nursing Home Dandridge | 14.5 | 160 | 2.90 | 4.40 | 28.4% | 3 | None |
| The Heritage Center Morristown | 18.8 | 197 | 1.96 | 3.64 | 37.4% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Morristown Morristown | 18.8 | 161 | 1.77 | 3.35 | 24.6% | 5 | None |
| Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center Jefferson City | 20.8 | 170 | 2.47 | 3.56 | 34.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Life Care Center of Jefferson City Jefferson City | 21.0 | 121 | 1.94 | 3.54 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Sevierville Health and Rehabilitation Center Sevierville | 21.2 | 98 | 2.10 | 3.71 | 42.4% | 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.