Life Care Center of Sparta
Nursing home in Sparta, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445421
508 Mose Drive, Sparta, TN 38583 · White County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Sparta take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Sparta 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Sparta 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
- 3.82
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.25
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.22
- Weekend total hours
- 3.42
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 12, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 14, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Sparta in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 73.7 residents live here, about 74% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 73.7
- Certified since
- October 18, 2000
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Life Care Center of Sparta
- Legal business name
- Sparta Medical Investors LP
- 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 Sparta
- NHC Healthcare, Sparta34 Gracey St, Sparta 38583
- NHC Healthcare, Cookeville815 South Walnut Avenue, Cookeville 38501
- Grandview Post Acute444 One Eleven Place, Cookeville 38506
- Generations Center of Spencer87 Generations Drive, Spencer 38585
- Wharton Nursing Home878-880 West Main Street, Pleasant Hill 38578
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 Sparta, 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 Sparta
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Sparta?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Sparta accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Sparta?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Sparta?
Sparta Medical Investors LP, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.