Buchanan Place
Nursing home in New Tazewell, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445156
902 Buchanan Rd, New Tazewell, TN 37825 · Claiborne County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 134
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 24, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,021 (1)
Does Buchanan Place take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Buchanan Place is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Buchanan Place reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.78
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.91
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.15
- Weekend total hours
- 3.32
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 24, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 29, 2022, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Buchanan Place 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,021 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 79.6 residents live here, about 59% of its 134 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 79.6
- Certified since
- February 10, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Buchanan Place
- Legal business name
- Claiborne Care Center
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 10 homes nationally under Exceptional Living Centers, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Buchanan Place
- Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center1850 Old Knoxville Road, Tazewell 37879
- Tri State Health and Rehabilitation Center600 Shawanee Rd, Harrogate 37752
- Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care165 Coffey Lane PO Box 26, Rutledge 37861
- Willow Ridge Center215 Richardson Way, Maynardville 37807
- Hancock Manor Nursing Home1423 Main Street, Sneedville 37869
Who inspects nursing homes in Tennessee
Tennessee's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Tennessee, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Buchanan Place, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Buchanan Place
What is the CMS star rating of Buchanan Place?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Buchanan Place accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Buchanan Place?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Buchanan Place?
Claiborne Care Center, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.