Life Care Center of East Ridge
Nursing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445528
1502 McDonald Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412 · Hamilton County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 108
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of East Ridge take Medicare and Medicaid?
Life Care Center of East Ridge 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of East Ridge 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
- 4.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.15
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.36
- Weekend total hours
- 3.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 21, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 5, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of East Ridge in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 86.5 residents live here, about 80% of its 108 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 86.5
- Certified since
- June 13, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of East Ridge
- Legal business name
- East Ridge SNF Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of East Ridge
- NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga2700 Parkwood Ave, Chattanooga 37404
- The Health Center at Standifer Place2626 Walker Rd, Chattanooga 37421
- Siskin Subacute West1 Sisken Plaza, Chattanooga 37403
- Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center8249 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga 37421
- Life Care Center of Collegedale9210 Apison Pike PO Box 658, Collegedale 37315
See also all nursing homes in Chattanooga.
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 6 in Chattanooga, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of East Ridge, 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 Life Care Center of East Ridge
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of East Ridge?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of East Ridge accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of East Ridge?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of East Ridge?
East Ridge SNF Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.