NHC Healthcare, Athens
Nursing home in Athens, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445099
1204 Frye St, Athens, TN 37303 · Mc Minn County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 86
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does NHC Healthcare, Athens take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Athens 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours NHC Healthcare, Athens 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
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.10
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.15
- Weekend total hours
- 3.16
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 10, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 24, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for NHC Healthcare, Athens in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.7 residents live here, about 88% of its 86 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 75.7
- Certified since
- November 16, 1971
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Athens
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Athens LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Athens
- Life Care Center of Athens1234 Frye Street PO Box 786, Athens 37371
- Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation886 Hwy 411 North, Etowah 37331
- Etowah Health and Rehabilitation409 Grady Road PO Box 957, Etowah 37331
- Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center332 River Road, Decatur 37322
- Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing978 Hwy 11 South, Sweetwater 37874
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 NHC Healthcare, Athens, 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 NHC Healthcare, Athens
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Athens?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Athens accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Athens?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Athens?
NHC Healthcare-Athens LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.