NHC Healthcare, Knoxville
Nursing home in Knoxville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445098
809 East Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917 · Knox County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 127
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does NHC Healthcare, Knoxville take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Knoxville 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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, Knoxville 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
- 1.04
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.94
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.20
- Weekend total hours
- 3.56
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 29, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 15, 2023, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for NHC Healthcare, Knoxville in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 88.8 residents live here, about 70% of its 127 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 127
- Average residents per day
- 88.8
- Certified since
- January 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Knoxville
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Knoxville 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, Knoxville
- Creekview Health and Rehabilitation3300 Broadway NE, Knoxville 37917
- Fort Sanders Tcu1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville 37916
- NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders2120 Highland Ave, Knoxville 37916
- Island Home Park Health and Rehab1758 Hillwood Drive, Knoxville 37920
- Holston Health & Rehabilitation Center3916 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville 37914
See also all nursing homes in Knoxville.
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 13 in Knoxville, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run NHC Healthcare, Knoxville, 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, Knoxville
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Knoxville?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Knoxville accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Knoxville?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Knoxville?
NHC Healthcare-Knoxville LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.