NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga
Nursing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445013
2700 Parkwood Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 · Hamilton County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 200
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 16, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga 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 NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga 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
- 3.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.03
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.10
- Weekend total hours
- 3.14
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 13.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 16, 2024 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 12, 2022, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 177.5 residents live here, about 89% of its 200 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 177.5
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Chattanooga LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga
- Siskin Subacute West1 Sisken Plaza, Chattanooga 37403
- Life Care Center of East Ridge1502 McDonald Road, Chattanooga 37412
- Life Care Center of Red Bank1020 Runyan Dr, Chattanooga 37405
- The Health Center at Standifer Place2626 Walker Rd, Chattanooga 37421
- Life Care Center of Hixson5798 Hixson Home Place, Hixson 37343
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 NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga, 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, Chattanooga
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga?
NHC Healthcare-Chattanooga LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.