Wexford House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wexford House is a 174-bed for-profit nursing home in Kingsport, Tennessee, part of Ahava Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 65.0% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Wexford House
2421 John B Dennis HighwayKingsport, TN 37660
Sullivan 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 Wexford House, nurse aides logged 1.77 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Tennessee average. With about 123 residents a day, that works out to roughly 218 aide hours a day, or about 27 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) | 1.77 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.72 | 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
65.0% of nursing staff at Wexford House left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Wexford House holds 1 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Wexford House
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ahava Healthcare, 16 homes
- Legal name: Wexford Operating Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 12, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wexford House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare, Kingsport Kingsport | 0.4 | 90 | 2.55 | 4.53 | 34.1% | 5 | None |
| Holston Rehabilitation and Care Center Kingsport | 1.5 | 204 | 2.18 | 3.63 | 68.1% | 1 | $10,868 |
| Orchardview Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Kingsport | 2.0 | 180 | 2.03 | 3.39 | 70.8% | 2 | $94,905 |
| Nova Health and Rehab Weber City | 5.3 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.24 | 55.0% | 5 | None |
| Asbury Place Kingsport Kingsport | 6.1 | 67 | 1.71 | 3.48 | 34.5% | 5 | $23,604 |
| Greystone Health Care Center Blountville | 7.3 | 160 | 2.41 | 4.17 | 54.6% | 1 | $15,041 |
| Life Care Center of Gray Gray | 11.0 | 133 | 1.88 | 3.40 | 33.3% | 1 | $10,039 |
| Waters of Bristol a Rehabilitation and Nursing Blountville | 12.2 | 120 | 1.82 | 3.01 | 32.4% | 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.