Life Care Center of Rhea County
Nursing home in Dayton, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445494
10055 Rhea County Highway, Dayton, TN 37321 · Rhea County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 89
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Rhea County take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Rhea County 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 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 Life Care Center of Rhea County 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
- 3.50
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.97
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.11
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 8, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 21, 2022, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Rhea County in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.8 residents live here, about 85% of its 89 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 89
- Average residents per day
- 75.8
- Certified since
- October 29, 2009
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Rhea County
- Legal business name
- Dayton Medical Investors, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Rhea County
- Laurelbrook Nursing Home200 Sanitarium Circle, Dayton 37321
- Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center332 River Road, Decatur 37322
- Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center331 Hinch Street, Spring City 37381
- Bledsoe County Nursing Home107 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville 37367
- NHC Healthcare, Athens1204 Frye St, Athens 37303
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 Life Care Center of Rhea County, 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 Rhea County
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Rhea County?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Rhea County accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Rhea County?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Rhea County?
Dayton Medical Investors, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.