Fort Sanders Tcu
Nursing home in Knoxville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445328
1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 · Knox County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 24
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Fort Sanders Tcu take Medicare and Medicaid?
Fort Sanders Tcu is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Fort Sanders Tcu 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
- 7.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 3.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.59
- Weekend total hours
- 6.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 29.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 17, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 11, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Fort Sanders Tcu in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 18.9 residents live here, about 79% of its 24 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 24
- Average residents per day
- 18.9
- Certified since
- May 31, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Fort Sanders Tcu
- Legal business name
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Fort Sanders Tcu
- NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders2120 Highland Ave, Knoxville 37916
- NHC Healthcare, Knoxville809 East Emerald Ave, Knoxville 37917
- Island Home Park Health and Rehab1758 Hillwood Drive, Knoxville 37920
- Creekview Health and Rehabilitation3300 Broadway NE, Knoxville 37917
- Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center5837 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville 37919
See also all nursing homes in Knoxville.
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, the 13 in Knoxville, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Fort Sanders Tcu, 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 Fort Sanders Tcu
What is the CMS star rating of Fort Sanders Tcu?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fort Sanders Tcu accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fort Sanders Tcu?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fort Sanders Tcu?
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.